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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Wolsingham School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 745 | 25.6% | 27.6% |
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Carlton Keighley
Keighley, BD20 6EB |
Secondary | 795 | 20.3% | 29.7% |
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Hurworth School
Darlington, DL2 2JG |
Secondary | 645 | 23.1% | 24.5% |
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North Kesteven Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AG |
Secondary | 611 | 22.9% | 29.6% |
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Witchford Village College
Ely, CB6 2JA |
Secondary | 768 | 22.4% | 25.9% |
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Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE |
Secondary | 757 | 20.2% | 29.2% |
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Ark Bolingbroke Academy
London, SW11 6BF |
Secondary | 770 | 19.4% | 28.7% |
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Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY |
Secondary | 723 | 20.9% | 28.4% |
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Waseley Hills High School
Birmingham, B45 9EL |
Secondary | 743 | 20.8% | 27.1% |
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St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield, WF2 6EQ |
Secondary | 763 | 19.1% | 26.5% |
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The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Atherstone, CV9 1LZ |
Secondary | 724 | 22% | 29.3% |
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Fareham Academy
Fareham, PO14 1JJ |
Secondary | 885 | 27.9% | 27.8% |
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The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS |
Secondary | 731 | 21.5% | 27.6% |
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Notre Dame RC School
Plymouth, PL6 5HN |
Secondary | 732 | 24.3% | 24.7% |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Redcar, TS10 1PJ |
Secondary | 744 | 18.6% | 29.6% |
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The Bishop David Brown School
Woking, GU21 5RF |
Secondary | 806 | 22.2% | 27.2% |
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Marshland High School
Wisbech, PE14 7HA |
Secondary | 811 | 26% | 24.9% |
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de Stafford School
Caterham, CR3 5YX |
Secondary | 816 | 28.7% | 26.4% |
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The Lenham School
Maidstone, ME17 2LL |
Secondary | 827 | 21.8% | 28.8% |
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Axe Valley Academy
Axminster, EX13 5EA |
Secondary | 757 | 30.9% | 29.1% |
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Sanders Draper
Hornchurch, RM12 6RT |
Secondary | 707 | 25.3% | 25.8% |
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E-Act Bourne End Academy
Bourne End, SL8 5BW |
Secondary | 748 | 28.5% | 29.1% |
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Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ |
Secondary | 840 | 23% | 27.3% |
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North Walsham High School
North Walsham, NR28 9HZ |
Secondary | 619 | 25.2% | 30.5% |
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Dawlish College
Dawlish, EX7 0BY |
Secondary | 777 | 24.2% | 28.5% |
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Thames Park Secondary School
Grays, RM17 5FP |
Secondary | 743 | 21.6% | 29.1% |
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St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LE |
Secondary | 674 | 23.4% | 28.5% |
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Sturminster Newton High School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT |
Secondary | 617 | 25.8% | 28.5% |
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King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Birmingham, B30 1DY |
Secondary | 825 | 22% | 29.2% |
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The Macclesfield Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR |
Secondary | 639 | 22.9% | 27.5% |
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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Wolsingham School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 745 | Sign in to see | |
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Debenham High School
Stowmarket, IP14 6BL |
Secondary | 699 | ||
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Winchcombe School
Cheltenham, GL54 5LB |
Secondary | 530 | ||
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Bowland High
Clitheroe, BB7 4QS |
Secondary | 615 | ||
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Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR |
Secondary | 720 | ||
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Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy
Leyland, PR26 9HH |
Secondary | 963 | ||
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Dene Magna School
Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU |
Secondary | 1,006 | ||
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Woodbrook Vale School
Loughborough, LE11 2ST |
Secondary | 830 | ||
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Kibworth Mead Academy
Leicester, LE8 0LG |
Secondary | 829 | ||
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Stamford Welland Academy
Stamford, PE9 1HE |
Secondary | 597 | ||
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Lady Hawkins' School
Kington, HR5 3AR |
Secondary | 253 | ||
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Fulbrook School
Milton Keynes, MK17 8NP |
Secondary | 555 | ||
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Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU |
Secondary | 643 | ||
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Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN |
Secondary | 719 | ||
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Ark Greenwich Free School
London, SE18 4LH |
Secondary | 601 | ||
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St Bernard's Catholic High School
Rotherham, S65 3BE |
Secondary | 821 | ||
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Thomas Estley Community College
Leicester, LE9 6PT |
Secondary | 895 | ||
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Long Field Spencer Academy
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN |
Secondary | 935 | ||
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The Priory Belvoir Academy
Nottingham, NG13 0AX |
Secondary | 695 | ||
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Holywell School
Bedford, MK43 0JA |
Secondary | 711 | ||
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St Clement's High School
King's Lynn, PE34 4LZ |
Secondary | 709 | ||
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Notre Dame RC School
Plymouth, PL6 5HN |
Secondary | 732 | ||
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Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
London, E17 5SD |
Secondary | 620 | ||
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The Trafalgar School at Downton
Salisbury, SP5 3HN |
Secondary | 795 | ||
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Emmanuel Church of England Middle School
Verwood, BH31 6JF |
Secondary | 439 | ||
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Outwood Academy Riverside
Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD |
Secondary | 693 | ||
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Pioneer Secondary Academy
Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB |
Secondary | 625 | ||
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Durham Academy
Durham, DH7 7NG |
Secondary | 396 | ||
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Castle Newnham School
Bedford, MK41 9DT |
Secondary | 750 | ||
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Cullompton Community College
Cullompton, EX15 1DX |
Secondary | 754 | ||