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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Countesthorpe Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,248 | 13% | 18% |
Harris Academy Falconwood
Welling, DA16 2PE |
Secondary | 1,303 | 15.1% | 16.2% |
Fulston Manor School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG |
Secondary | 1,333 | 15% | 18.9% |
Branston Community Academy
Lincoln, LN4 1LH |
Secondary | 1,243 | 17% | 18% |
Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS |
Secondary | 1,146 | 14.3% | 15.9% |
Ortu Gable Hall School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 8JT |
Secondary | 1,254 | 14.7% | 18.5% |
The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX |
Secondary | 1,237 | 12.5% | 19% |
Campion School
Northampton, NN7 3QG |
Secondary | 1,278 | 18.4% | 18% |
Harris Academy Beckenham
Beckenham, BR3 3SJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | 12.8% | 19.5% |
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AF |
Secondary | 1,308 | 16.9% | 16.3% |
The National CofE Academy
Nottingham, NG15 7DB |
Secondary | 1,176 | 8.3% | 18.1% |
William Edwards School
Grays, RM16 3NJ |
Secondary | 1,185 | 15.9% | 18.2% |
The Chalfonts Community College
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP |
Secondary | 1,247 | 12.5% | 18.4% |
The Eastwood Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU |
Secondary | 1,148 | 14% | 18.1% |
John Ferneley College
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH |
Secondary | 1,182 | 10.3% | 15.5% |
Cox Green School
Maidenhead, SL6 3AX |
Secondary | 1,204 | 13% | 16.4% |
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF |
Secondary | 1,206 | 14.7% | 17.9% |
The Earls High School
Halesowen, B63 3SL |
Secondary | 1,264 | 11.6% | 19.2% |
Hungerhill School
Doncaster, DN3 2JY |
Secondary | 1,177 | 12.2% | 16% |
The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH |
Secondary | 1,326 | 15.3% | 19.3% |
Mark Rutherford School
Bedford, MK41 8PX |
Secondary | 1,259 | 14% | 20.6% |
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB |
Secondary | 1,275 | 14.6% | 19.9% |
Putteridge High School
Luton, LU2 8HJ |
Secondary | 1,200 | 14.2% | 18% |
Okehampton College
Okehampton, EX20 1PW |
Secondary | 1,214 | 16.5% | 16.5% |
John Taylor Free School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA |
Secondary | 1,258 | 13.4% | 16.8% |
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ |
Secondary | 1,262 | 12.3% | 15.3% |
Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT |
Secondary | 1,223 | 11.5% | 19.2% |
Highfields School
Matlock, DE4 5NA |
Secondary | 1,321 | 11.8% | 20.1% |
Weaverham High School
Northwich, CW8 3HT |
Secondary | 1,168 | 16% | 17.9% |
Brighton Hill Community School
Basingstoke, RG22 4HS |
Secondary | 1,277 | 14.9% | 16.9% |
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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Countesthorpe Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,248 | Sign in to see | |
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
Aylward Academy
London, N18 1NB |
Secondary | 1,386 | ||
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ |
Secondary | 1,305 | ||
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,093 | ||
Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ |
Secondary | 1,560 | ||
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB |
Secondary | 1,444 | ||
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG |
Secondary | 1,340 | ||
Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP |
Secondary | 1,618 | ||
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW |
Secondary | 800 | ||
Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Secondary | 1,457 | ||
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB |
Secondary | 1,147 | ||
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 759 | ||
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP |
Secondary | 905 | ||
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,294 | ||
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
Carlton Academy
Nottingham, NG4 3SH |
Secondary | 1,336 | ||
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL |
Secondary | 1,300 | ||
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE |
Secondary | 948 | ||
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD |
Secondary | 1,425 | ||
Wreake Valley Academy
Leicester, LE7 1LY |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE |
Secondary | 1,224 | ||
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,492 | ||
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB |
Secondary | 1,350 | ||
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT |
Secondary | 1,346 |