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 23 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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Walbottle Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,729 | 17.9% | 46% |
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Macmillan Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG |
Secondary | 1,567 | 23.9% | 40.8% |
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City of London Academy (Southwark)
London, SE1 5LA |
Secondary | 1,580 | 17.6% | 43.8% |
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Lift Clacton
Clacton on Sea, CO15 3JL |
Secondary | 1,535 | 26.4% | 51.3% |
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Oasis Academy Shirley Park
Croydon, CR9 7AL |
Secondary | 1,675 | 14.4% | 47.2% |
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Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry, CV1 5LY |
Secondary | 1,502 | 21.7% | 46.8% |
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Discovery Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA |
Secondary | 1,439 | 21.4% | 48.6% |
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Ormiston Forge Academy
Cradley Heath, B64 6QU |
Secondary | 1,694 | 15.2% | 38.7% |
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Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS |
Secondary | 1,523 | 10.4% | 37.7% |
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Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG |
Secondary | 1,522 | 15.9% | 49.6% |
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Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE |
Secondary | 1,571 | 10.5% | 35.4% |
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Winifred Holtby Academy
Hull, HU7 4PW |
Secondary | 1,329 | 23.4% | 44.4% |
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Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Manchester, M16 8GW |
Secondary | 1,650 | 17.9% | 50.5% |
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Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX |
Secondary | 1,420 | 23.5% | 44% |
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Mulberry School for Girls
London, E1 2JP |
Secondary | 1,648 | 9.1% | 48.1% |
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Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA |
Secondary | 1,436 | 20% | 44.2% |
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Queen Katharine Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6HX |
Secondary | 1,690 | 14.8% | 44.7% |
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Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL |
Secondary | 1,811 | 18.6% | 46.2% |
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Q3 Academy Tipton
Tipton, DY4 7NR |
Secondary | 1,572 | 11.6% | 44.2% |
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Carlton Bolling
Bradford, BD3 0DU |
Secondary | 1,640 | 10.6% | 41.3% |
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Co-op Academy Grange
Bradford, BD5 9ET |
Secondary | 1,434 | 20.2% | 52.6% |
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Lister Community School
London, E13 9AE |
Secondary | 1,501 | 14.4% | 52.9% |
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Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP |
Secondary | 1,549 | 13.7% | 44% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 25 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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Walbottle Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,729 | Sign in to see | |
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Great Academy Ashton
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8RF |
Secondary | 1,304 | ||
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Sirius Academy West
Hull, HU4 7JB |
Secondary | 1,470 | ||
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Leigh Academy Wilmington
Wilmington, DA2 7DR |
Secondary | 1,383 | ||
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The UCL Academy
Camden, NW3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,017 | ||
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Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Dartford, DA2 7DA |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
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Cramlington Learning Village
Cramlington, NE23 6BN |
Secondary | 2,021 | ||
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Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW |
Secondary | 2,033 | ||
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Winifred Holtby Academy
Hull, HU7 4PW |
Secondary | 1,329 | ||
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Burntwood School
London, SW17 0AQ |
Secondary | 1,474 | ||
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Beal High School
Ilford, IG4 5LP |
Secondary | 2,612 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT |
Secondary | 1,452 | ||
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Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN |
Secondary | 763 | ||
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Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT |
Secondary | 1,783 | ||
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Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR |
Secondary | 792 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth High School
Hexham, NE46 3JB |
Secondary | 1,306 | ||
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Hexham Middle School
Hexham, NE46 3JB |
Secondary | 606 | ||
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Beechwood School
Slough, SL2 1QE |
Secondary | 830 | ||
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St Mary's College, Voluntary Catholic Academy
Hull, HU6 7TN |
Secondary | 2,439 | ||
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Horizon Community College
Barnsley, S70 6PD |
Secondary | 1,916 | ||
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Jesmond Park Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7DP |
Secondary | 2,085 | ||
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Co-op Academy Grange
Bradford, BD5 9ET |
Secondary | 1,434 | ||
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Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW |
Secondary | 900 | ||
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Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Rochdale, OL11 5EF |
Secondary | 1,171 | ||
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The Royal Harbour Academy
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH |
Secondary | 1,016 | ||