Whitelands Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Whitelands Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 576 28% 18.4%
Parkside Community College
Cambridge, CB1 1EH
Secondary 694 22.3% 17.9%
Sir William Romney's School
Tetbury, GL8 8AE
Secondary 500 24.6% 21.8%
Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN
Secondary 719 22.4% 18.3%
The Roundhill Academy
Leicester, LE4 8GQ
Secondary 731 22.7% 20.8%
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
Dorchester, DT2 8SA
Secondary 445 27.2% 17.1%
Iceni Secondary Academy
Thetford, IP26 4PE
Secondary 584 26% 22.3%
Lakelands Academy
Ellesmere, SY12 0EA
Secondary 581 21.7% 20.7%
The Reach Free School
Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB
Secondary 753 25.2% 19.3%
Wye School
Wye, TN25 5EJ
Secondary 576 22.3% 22.6%
Ixworth High School
Ixworth, IP31 2HS
Secondary 548 26.1% 20.3%
Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Chichester, PO20 3UE
Secondary 698 18.9% 20.2%
Fairfield High School
Hereford, HR2 0SG
Secondary 613 28.6% 17.5%
Ingleby Manor Free School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0FA
Secondary 665 21.5% 21.7%
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA
Secondary 454 23.4% 18.7%
Digitech Studio School
Bristol, BS30 8XQ
Secondary 594 32.2% 19.6%
Trevelyan Middle School
Windsor, SL4 3LL
Secondary 589 20.7% 13.9%
Deer Park School
Southampton, SO30 2HT
Secondary 698 19.5% 19.5%
Icknield Community College
Watlington, OX49 5RB
Secondary 766 27% 13.8%
Mullion School
Helston, TR12 7EB
Secondary 557 26.8% 23.2%
Penkridge Middle School
Stafford, ST19 5BW
Secondary 500 20.8% 17%
King's Academy Ringmer
Lewes, BN8 5RB
Secondary 642 22.1% 21.7%
Mary Webb School and Science College
Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG
Secondary 654 21% 20.6%
Broadwater School
Godalming, GU7 3BW
Secondary 721 26.9% 17.5%
Leigh Academy Rainham
Gillingham, ME8 8GS
Secondary 796 26% 21.1%
The Kingsbrook School
Aylesbury, HP22 7BR
Secondary 570 30.4% 19.3%
The Priory Church of England School
Dorking, RH4 3DG
Secondary 672 20.9% 17.4%
Nidderdale High School
Harrogate, HG3 5HL
Secondary 396 28.9% 20.8%
Carisbrooke College
Newport, PO30 5QU
Secondary 598 23.2% 24.9%
Highworth Warneford School
Swindon, SN6 7BZ
Secondary 630 19.8% 18.6%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Whitelands Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 576 Sign in to see
Ark St Alban's Academy
Birmingham, B12 0YH
Secondary 828
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EE
Secondary 713
Thomas Keble School
Stroud, GL6 7DY
Secondary 722
South Nottinghamshire Academy
Nottingham, NG12 2FQ
Secondary 952
Dixons Kings Academy
Bradford, BD7 2AN
Secondary 837
Stockland Green School
Birmingham, B23 7JH
Secondary 761
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Warrington, WA1 4PF
Secondary 808
The Archer Academy
London, N2 8GA
Secondary 810
The Reach Free School
Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB
Secondary 753
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Winslow, MK18 3GH
Secondary 632
Wye School
Wye, TN25 5EJ
Secondary 576
The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Atherstone, CV9 1LZ
Secondary 724
The Island Free School
Ventnor, PO38 1BG
Secondary 619
Ingleby Manor Free School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0FA
Secondary 665
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
Coventry, CV1 4FS
Secondary 599
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
Nottingham, NG7 2PL
Secondary 916
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading, RG1 5SL
Secondary 889
Hoe Valley School
Woking, GU22 0NH
Secondary 856
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Secondary 693
XP East
Doncaster, DN4 5NG
Secondary 282
Chertsey High School
Addlestone, KT15 2EP
Secondary 920
Bullers Wood School for Boys
Bromley, BR1 2NW
Secondary 898
Atlantic Academy
Bideford, EX39 5DW
Secondary 228
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY
Secondary 870
Pakefield High School
Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ
Secondary 702
Millbay Academy
Plymouth, PL1 3EG
Secondary 550
Callerton Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4JQ
Secondary 479
Carisbrooke College
Newport, PO30 5QU
Secondary 598
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, CB6 1EW
Secondary 532