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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Seaham High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,122 | 20% | 40.3% |
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP |
Secondary | 1,087 | 16.8% | 37.7% |
The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU |
Secondary | 1,077 | 18.1% | 38.4% |
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Bromley, BR1 5EB |
Secondary | 1,197 | 20.9% | 42.1% |
Stockport Academy
Stockport, SK3 0UP |
Secondary | 1,015 | 19.8% | 39.4% |
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Telford, TF7 5HX |
Secondary | 1,081 | 19.1% | 37% |
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD |
Secondary | 1,181 | 20.2% | 43.1% |
The Winsford Academy
Winsford, CW7 2BT |
Secondary | 1,093 | 17.8% | 42.6% |
Lipson Co-operative Academy
Plymouth, PL4 7PG |
Secondary | 1,108 | 22% | 38.9% |
St Peter's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR |
Secondary | 1,085 | 19.5% | 39.7% |
The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP |
Secondary | 1,050 | 20.3% | 41% |
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD |
Secondary | 1,191 | 20% | 41.2% |
Montgomery Academy
Blackpool, FY2 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,186 | 17.6% | 39.4% |
Rockwood Academy
Birmingham, B8 3HG |
Secondary | 1,090 | 16.6% | 41.5% |
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB |
Secondary | 1,160 | 17.6% | 40.4% |
The James Hornsby School
Basildon, SS15 5NX |
Secondary | 1,006 | 17.8% | 40.9% |
Heron Hall Academy
Enfield, EN3 4SA |
Secondary | 1,193 | 16.3% | 42% |
The Telford Langley School
Telford, TF4 3JS |
Secondary | 1,100 | 20.7% | 41.8% |
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU |
Secondary | 1,116 | 15.9% | 38.4% |
Ernesford Grange Community Academy
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Secondary | 1,133 | 22.9% | 40.5% |
Outwood Academy City
Sheffield, S13 8SS |
Secondary | 1,190 | 22.1% | 42.9% |
Wednesfield Academy
Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES |
Secondary | 1,067 | 16.9% | 39.7% |
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey, CH45 3LN |
Secondary | 1,133 | 17% | 41.8% |
Noel-Baker Academy
Derby, DE24 0BR |
Secondary | 1,143 | 17.9% | 41.4% |
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB |
Secondary | 1,104 | 17.2% | 37.8% |
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4HA |
Secondary | 1,223 | 21.8% | 42.5% |
Castle Mead Academy
Leicester, LE3 5QT |
Secondary | 1,227 | 19.3% | 38.7% |
Grace College
Gateshead, NE9 6LE |
Secondary | 1,191 | 17.5% | 38.5% |
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Luton, LU3 3TL |
Secondary | 1,043 | 15.9% | 40.1% |
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN |
Secondary | 1,042 | 21.1% | 39.4% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 30 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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Seaham High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,122 | Sign in to see | |
Maltings Academy
Witham, CM8 1EP |
Secondary | 893 | ||
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, WR3 8HN |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Dartford, DA1 4RS |
Secondary | 1,076 | ||
Outwood Academy Adwick
Doncaster, DN6 7SF |
Secondary | 1,165 | ||
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ |
Secondary | 1,198 | ||
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Birmingham, B44 0HF |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
All Saints Church of England Academy
Plymouth, PL5 3NE |
Secondary | 617 | ||
North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY |
Secondary | 767 | ||
Sarum Academy
Salisbury, SP2 9HS |
Secondary | 744 | ||
Ryde Academy
Ryde, PO33 3LN |
Secondary | 1,480 | ||
Consett Academy
Consett, DH8 6LZ |
Secondary | 1,580 | ||
Campsmount Academy
Doncaster, DN6 9AS |
Secondary | 779 | ||
Chantry Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9LR |
Secondary | 950 | ||
Kings Langley School
Kings Langley, WD4 9HN |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
Kingsley Academy
Hounslow, TW3 1AX |
Secondary | 939 | ||
The Ruth Gorse Academy
Leeds, LS10 1HW |
Secondary | 1,275 | ||
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,168 | ||
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB |
Secondary | 735 | ||
The WREN School
Reading, RG30 2BB |
Secondary | 1,005 | ||
The Charter School East Dulwich
London, SE22 8RB |
Secondary | 1,262 | ||
The Prescot School
Liverpool, L34 3NB |
Secondary | 892 | ||
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR |
Secondary | 1,251 | ||
Reading Girls' School
Reading, RG2 7PY |
Secondary | 873 | ||
Ormiston SWB Academy
Bilston, WV14 0LN |
Secondary | 1,184 | ||
Ercall Wood Academy
Telford, TF1 2DT |
Secondary | 944 | ||
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
London, W5 2JX |
Secondary | 961 | ||
Great Western Academy
Swindon, SN25 2PP |
Secondary | 952 | ||
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH |
Secondary | 1,043 | ||
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE |
Secondary | 954 |