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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Whitelands Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 467 | 33.2% | 18.6% |
Pewsey Vale School
Pewsey, SN9 5EW |
Secondary | 346 | 38.7% | 23.7% |
Sir William Romney's School
Tetbury, GL8 8AE |
Secondary | 511 | 22.2% | 19.6% |
The Academy, Selsey
Chichester, PO20 9EH |
Secondary | 494 | 19.1% | 22.2% |
Brooklands Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PF |
Secondary | 601 | 22.5% | 18% |
Queen Elizabeth High School
Bromyard, HR7 4QS |
Secondary | 409 | 22.7% | 22% |
The Axholme Academy
Crowle, DN17 4HU |
Secondary | 534 | 24.9% | 23.6% |
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
Dorchester, DT2 8SA |
Secondary | 460 | 25.4% | 16.1% |
Lakelands Academy
Ellesmere, SY12 0EA |
Secondary | 576 | 28.3% | 20% |
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Winslow, MK18 3GH |
Secondary | 601 | 23.1% | 22.6% |
Wye School
Wye, TN25 5EJ |
Secondary | 598 | 21.4% | 18.1% |
Hadlow Rural Community School
Hadlow, TN11 0AU |
Secondary | 388 | 37.1% | 25.6% |
Fairfield High School
Hereford, HR2 0SG |
Secondary | 579 | 25% | 14.3% |
The Skipton Academy
Skipton, BD23 1UQ |
Secondary | 591 | 28.3% | 24.4% |
Digitech Studio School
Bristol, BS30 8XQ |
Secondary | 593 | 31.2% | 20.3% |
Avon Valley Academy
Salisbury, SP4 8HH |
Secondary | 507 | 22.7% | 18.9% |
The Deanes
Benfleet, SS7 2TD |
Secondary | 543 | 28.5% | 24.7% |
Heathside Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2JP |
Secondary | 305 | 23.6% | 20% |
XP East
Doncaster, DN4 5NG |
Secondary | 293 | 30.6% | 22.3% |
Mullion School
Helston, TR12 7EB |
Secondary | 561 | 23.4% | 20.9% |
King's Academy Ringmer
Lewes, BN8 5RB |
Secondary | 611 | 22.8% | 22.7% |
Chester International School
Chester, CH4 7AE |
Secondary | 281 | 34.5% | 21% |
Staindrop Academy
Darlington, DL2 3JU |
Secondary | 429 | 33.1% | 26.1% |
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reading, RG4 9LN |
Secondary | 456 | 30.5% | 22.8% |
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE |
Secondary | 677 | 27.2% | 23% |
Broadwater School
Godalming, GU7 3BW |
Secondary | 692 | 28.7% | 16.1% |
Holy Family Catholic High School, A Voluntary Academy
Goole, DN14 9NS |
Secondary | 314 | 32.8% | 23.9% |
Leigh Academy Rainham
Gillingham, ME8 8GS |
Secondary | 632 | 21.7% | 19.2% |
The Kingsbrook School
Aylesbury, HP22 7BR |
Secondary | 393 | 29.8% | 18.6% |
Nidderdale High School
Harrogate, HG3 5HL |
Secondary | 407 | 25.6% | 18.4% |
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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Whitelands Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 467 | Sign in to see | |
South Nottinghamshire Academy
Nottingham, NG12 2FQ |
Secondary | 893 | ||
Dixons Kings Academy
Bradford, BD7 2AN |
Secondary | 849 | ||
Hull Trinity House Academy
Hull, HU3 1UP |
Secondary | 820 | ||
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
Harrow, HA3 5DY |
Secondary | 706 | ||
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Warrington, WA1 4PF |
Secondary | 789 | ||
Greenwood Academy
Birmingham, B35 7NL |
Secondary | 972 | ||
Meopham School
Gravesend, DA13 0AH |
Secondary | 1,006 | ||
North Cambridge Academy
Cambridge, CB4 2JF |
Secondary | 687 | ||
The Archer Academy
London, N2 8GA |
Secondary | 809 | ||
The Reach Free School
Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB |
Secondary | 757 | ||
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Winslow, MK18 3GH |
Secondary | 601 | ||
Wye School
Wye, TN25 5EJ |
Secondary | 598 | ||
The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Atherstone, CV9 1LZ |
Secondary | 717 | ||
The Island Free School
Ventnor, PO38 1BG |
Secondary | 623 | ||
Ingleby Manor Free School & Sixth Form
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0FA |
Secondary | 653 | ||
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
Coventry, CV1 4FS |
Secondary | 609 | ||
Trinity Academy
London, SW2 1QS |
Secondary | 626 | ||
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading, RG1 5SL |
Secondary | 889 | ||
The Ongar Academy
Ongar, CM5 0AN |
Secondary | 556 | ||
Hoe Valley School
Woking, GU22 0NH |
Secondary | 801 | ||
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Bradford, BD9 6AL |
Secondary | 723 | ||
XP East
Doncaster, DN4 5NG |
Secondary | 293 | ||
Da Vinci Academy
Derby, DE21 4ET |
Secondary | 711 | ||
Castle View Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 4QP |
Secondary | 687 | ||
Atlantic Academy
Bideford, EX39 5DW |
Secondary | 246 | ||
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY |
Secondary | 877 | ||
Pakefield High School
Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ |
Secondary | 690 | ||
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE |
Secondary | 677 | ||
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, CB6 1EW |
Secondary | 505 |