The Thomas Adams School

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • number of pupils
  • pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
  • pupils with special educational needs (SEN), or proportion of various SEN provisions for special schools
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
The Thomas Adams School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,207 13.2% 16.7%
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA
Secondary 1,182 12.2% 16%
Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD
Secondary 1,153 12.3% 16.6%
Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE
Secondary 1,166 12.1% 16.3%
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF
Secondary 1,204 14% 15%
Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS
Secondary 1,170 15.5% 17%
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS
Secondary 1,246 12% 15.4%
St Edward's College
Liverpool, L12 1LF
Secondary 1,162 15.3% 16.4%
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood, WS7 3QW
Secondary 1,128 15.8% 15.9%
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY
Secondary 1,130 11.6% 16%
The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX
Secondary 1,201 11.8% 20.2%
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,258 10.9% 16.1%
Chelmer Valley High School
Chelmsford, CM1 7ER
Secondary 1,157 15.3% 16.7%
John Ferneley College
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH
Secondary 1,194 11.9% 18.2%
Cox Green School
Maidenhead, SL6 3AX
Secondary 1,184 15% 17.5%
Sacred Heart High School
London, W6 7DG
Secondary 1,124 14.6% 16.6%
Brockington College
Leicester, LE19 4AQ
Secondary 1,199 14.6% 16.4%
St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL
Secondary 1,179 10.2% 17.7%
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6BW
Secondary 1,135 12.3% 18%
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD
Secondary 1,171 12% 16.8%
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX
Secondary 1,095 12.4% 17.7%
Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX
Secondary 1,292 13.3% 17%
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB
Secondary 1,231 13.9% 20.2%
Chew Valley School
Bristol, BS40 8QB
Secondary 1,189 13.6% 15%
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE5 6HN
Secondary 1,145 13.7% 17.1%
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ
Secondary 1,269 12% 16.4%
The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW
Secondary 1,220 11.8% 16.6%
Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN
Secondary 1,254 15.7% 16.3%
St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ
Secondary 1,313 14.3% 15%
Huish Episcopi Academy
LANGPORT, TA10 9SS
Secondary 1,250 12.1% 17.7%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 29 similar schools to benchmark this school against building cost categories, which includes utilities, cleaning and maintenance.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • gross internal floor area
  • average age of buildings
  • whether they are a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
The Thomas Adams School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,207 Sign in to see
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Watford, WD18 0AE
Secondary 1,430
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE
Secondary 1,125
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Chatham, ME4 6TJ
Secondary 987
Wellington School
Altrincham, WA15 7RH
Secondary 1,508
Reading School
Reading, RG1 5LW
Secondary 1,129
The Ravensbourne School
Bromley, BR2 9EH
Secondary 1,535
Bullers Wood School
Chislehurst, BR7 5LJ
Secondary 1,571
Rivers Academy West London
Feltham, TW14 9PE
Secondary 1,045
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB
Secondary 953
Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN
Secondary 992
Higham Lane School
Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ
Secondary 1,479
Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA
Secondary 1,170
The Earls High School
Halesowen, B63 3SL
Secondary 1,295
The Folkestone School for Girls
Folkestone, CT20 3RB
Secondary 1,159
Notre Dame High School
Sheffield, S10 3BT
Secondary 1,494
Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU
Secondary 879
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
Secondary 1,115
Guildford County School
Guildford, GU2 4LU
Secondary 1,194
Spalding Grammar School
Spalding, PE11 2XH
Secondary 995
Heron Hall Academy
Enfield, EN3 4SA
Secondary 1,242
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL
Secondary 1,191
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ
Secondary 1,441
Cockermouth School
Cockermouth, CA13 9HF
Secondary 1,285
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
Secondary 1,152
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS
Secondary 895
Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU
Secondary 966
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF
Secondary 1,106
The Grove School
Market Drayton, TF9 1HF
Secondary 831