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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Broadwater School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 692 | 28.7% | 16.1% |
Woodland Middle School Academy
Bedford, MK45 1NP |
Secondary | 712 | 24.6% | 17.3% |
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW |
Secondary | 800 | 20.9% | 18.9% |
Parkside Community College
Cambridge, CB1 1EH |
Secondary | 737 | 20% | 17.3% |
The Honywood Community Science School
Colchester, CO6 1PZ |
Secondary | 788 | 26.4% | 18% |
Thomas Keble School
Stroud, GL6 7DY |
Secondary | 707 | 19.9% | 13.9% |
Cirencester Kingshill School
Cirencester, GL7 1HS |
Secondary | 841 | 21.5% | 17.4% |
The King David High School
Manchester, M8 5DY |
Secondary | 773 | 21.9% | 12.7% |
The Corbet School
Shrewsbury, SY4 2AX |
Secondary | 732 | 21.7% | 12.6% |
Brooklands Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PF |
Secondary | 601 | 22.5% | 18% |
Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN |
Secondary | 680 | 19.7% | 15.6% |
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
Dorchester, DT2 8SA |
Secondary | 460 | 25.4% | 16.1% |
The Priory Belvoir Academy
Nottingham, NG13 0AX |
Secondary | 690 | 18.5% | 16.6% |
Lakelands Academy
Ellesmere, SY12 0EA |
Secondary | 576 | 28.3% | 20% |
King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN |
Secondary | 876 | 21.1% | 17.2% |
The Archer Academy
London, N2 8GA |
Secondary | 809 | 22.7% | 13.4% |
The Reach Free School
Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB |
Secondary | 757 | 23.6% | 18% |
Wye School
Wye, TN25 5EJ |
Secondary | 598 | 21.4% | 18.1% |
Fairfield High School
Hereford, HR2 0SG |
Secondary | 579 | 25% | 14.3% |
Hoe Valley School
Woking, GU22 0NH |
Secondary | 801 | 21.9% | 21% |
Digitech Studio School
Bristol, BS30 8XQ |
Secondary | 593 | 31.2% | 20.3% |
Scissett Middle School
Huddersfield, HD8 9JX |
Secondary | 608 | 24.8% | 12.7% |
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ |
Secondary | 767 | 22.2% | 11% |
Theale Green School
Reading, RG7 5DA |
Secondary | 762 | 21.8% | 20.1% |
Pix Brook Academy
Stotfold, SG5 4HB |
Secondary | 721 | 23.4% | 11.8% |
Whitelands Academy
Bicester, OX26 1AY |
Secondary | 467 | 33.2% | 18.6% |
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ |
Secondary | 721 | 19.3% | 16.8% |
Chipping Sodbury School
Bristol, BS37 6EW |
Secondary | 729 | 23.2% | 16.3% |
Leigh Academy Rainham
Gillingham, ME8 8GS |
Secondary | 632 | 21.7% | 19.2% |
Highworth Warneford School
Swindon, SN6 7BZ |
Secondary | 652 | 22.4% | 14.7% |
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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Broadwater School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 692 | Sign in to see | |
Havant Academy
Havant, PO9 5JD |
Secondary | 556 | ||
Oldfield School
Bath, BA1 9AB |
Secondary | 1,263 | ||
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES |
Secondary | 997 | ||
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Maidstone, ME16 8AH |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
The Kings of Wessex Academy
Cheddar, BS27 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE |
Secondary | 1,418 | ||
The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
Chesham Grammar School
Chesham, HP5 1BA |
Secondary | 1,318 | ||
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF |
Secondary | 981 | ||
The Westwood Academy
Coventry, CV4 8DY |
Secondary | 918 | ||
Biddulph High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7AR |
Secondary | 771 | ||
Formby High School
Liverpool, L37 3HW |
Secondary | 1,102 | ||
Witchford Village College
Ely, CB6 2JA |
Secondary | 752 | ||
Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
Surbiton, KT6 4TU |
Secondary | 1,210 | ||
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Bootle, L20 6AQ |
Secondary | 644 | ||
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT |
Secondary | 1,181 | ||
Eaton Bank Academy
Congleton, CW12 1NT |
Secondary | 1,091 | ||
John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB |
Secondary | 1,044 | ||
St Michael's Church of England High School
Crosby, L23 7UL |
Secondary | 683 | ||
Trafalgar School
Portsmouth, PO2 9RJ |
Secondary | 1,025 | ||
Ludlow Church of England School
Ludlow, SY8 1GJ |
Secondary | 612 | ||
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reading, RG4 9LN |
Secondary | 456 | ||
Fitzharrys School
Abingdon, OX14 1NP |
Secondary | 767 | ||
The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG |
Secondary | 656 | ||
Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN |
Secondary | 1,250 | ||
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE |
Secondary | 515 | ||
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Secondary | 953 | ||
Smestow Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU |
Secondary | 616 |