Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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Sedgefield Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 988 | 15% | 24.2% |
Dixons City Academy
Bradford, BD5 7RR |
Secondary | 934 | 13.9% | 24.9% |
King's Lynn Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 4QG |
Secondary | 963 | 16.6% | 25.6% |
Richmond Park Academy
London, SW14 8RG |
Secondary | 1,011 | 16.9% | 25.1% |
Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
Teignmouth, TQ14 9HZ |
Secondary | 943 | 17.8% | 23.1% |
The Arnewood School
New Milton, BH25 6RS |
Secondary | 959 | 16.9% | 24.2% |
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW |
Secondary | 985 | 15.6% | 21.9% |
Upper Shirley High School
Southampton, SO15 7QU |
Secondary | 1,063 | 13.3% | 25.2% |
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Tamworth, B79 8AH |
Secondary | 929 | 12.7% | 25.4% |
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB |
Secondary | 946 | 16% | 22.6% |
Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG |
Secondary | 1,007 | 15.6% | 26.6% |
Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH |
Secondary | 969 | 16.6% | 22% |
Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ |
Secondary | 1,062 | 14.4% | 24.6% |
Writhlington School
Radstock, BA3 3NQ |
Secondary | 927 | 17.4% | 24.5% |
St Helena School
Colchester, CO3 3LE |
Secondary | 1,006 | 14.9% | 26.2% |
The Cowplain School
Waterlooville, PO8 8RY |
Secondary | 997 | 13.1% | 25.5% |
Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW |
Secondary | 978 | 13.3% | 23.9% |
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG |
Secondary | 1,054 | 13% | 25% |
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF |
Secondary | 990 | 17% | 23.5% |
The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF |
Secondary | 1,038 | 13.2% | 23.3% |
Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon, SN2 2NQ |
Secondary | 1,039 | 18.4% | 26.3% |
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH |
Secondary | 1,047 | 14.5% | 22.7% |
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Bedlington, NE22 6ED |
Secondary | 1,108 | 15.6% | 24.1% |
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ |
Secondary | 1,003 | 12.9% | 24.9% |
Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ |
Secondary | 1,042 | 12.9% | 25.4% |
Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,079 | 12.8% | 24.7% |
Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ |
Secondary | 926 | 13.3% | 23.1% |
Kingsdown School
Swindon, SN2 7SH |
Secondary | 990 | 17.6% | 25.6% |
Chilton Trinity School
Bridgwater, TA6 3JA |
Secondary | 970 | 17.9% | 26.6% |
Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD |
Secondary | 1,000 | 12% | 26.5% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 26 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Sedgefield Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 988 | Sign in to see | |
Sheffield Springs Academy
Sheffield, S12 2SF |
Secondary | 1,058 | ||
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP |
Secondary | 1,087 | ||
Madeley Academy
Telford, TF7 5FB |
Secondary | 1,271 | ||
Oasis Academy Immingham
Immingham, DN40 1JU |
Secondary | 606 | ||
The Marsh Academy
New Romney, TN28 8BB |
Secondary | 1,028 | ||
Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR6 7EF |
Secondary | 1,242 | ||
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Peterlee, SR8 1AU |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA |
Secondary | 1,162 | ||
Malmesbury School
Malmesbury, SN16 0DF |
Secondary | 1,470 | ||
Writhlington School
Radstock, BA3 3NQ |
Secondary | 927 | ||
Nailsea School
Bristol, BS48 2HN |
Secondary | 1,118 | ||
Isca Academy
Exeter, EX2 6AP |
Secondary | 988 | ||
Wardle Academy
Rochdale, OL12 9RD |
Secondary | 1,367 | ||
Outwood Academy Newbold
Chesterfield, S41 8BA |
Secondary | 1,011 | ||
Beechwood School
Slough, SL2 1QE |
Secondary | 849 | ||
The Birley Academy
Sheffield, S12 3BP |
Secondary | 1,092 | ||
Everest Community Academy
Basingstoke, RG24 9UP |
Secondary | 695 | ||
West Exe School
Exeter, EX2 9JU |
Secondary | 1,236 | ||
The Laurel Academy
Mexborough, S64 9SD |
Secondary | 705 | ||
St Luke's Church of England School
Exeter, EX1 3RD |
Secondary | 844 | ||
Freebrough Academy
Saltburn-By-the-Sea, TS12 2SJ |
Secondary | 836 | ||
Laurence Jackson School
Guisborough, TS14 6RD |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
The Lowry Academy
Manchester, M28 0SY |
Secondary | 882 | ||
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG |
Secondary | 726 | ||
Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, DE24 0AN |
Secondary | 882 |