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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Hall Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 789 | 15.3% | 26.3% |
Richard Rose Morton Academy
Carlisle, CA2 6LB |
Secondary | 897 | 15.8% | 26.3% |
Dixons Kings Academy
Bradford, BD7 2AN |
Secondary | 849 | 11.8% | 27.3% |
Cromer Academy
Cromer, NR27 0EX |
Secondary | 668 | 14.4% | 24.6% |
The Thomas Lord Audley School
Colchester, CO2 8NJ |
Secondary | 898 | 18.6% | 27.4% |
Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE |
Secondary | 752 | 19.3% | 26.2% |
Arrow Vale High School
Redditch, B98 0GF |
Secondary | 869 | 14.2% | 25.4% |
Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY |
Secondary | 720 | 15.6% | 26.8% |
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ |
Secondary | 690 | 16.9% | 28.2% |
The Hathaway Academy
Grays, RM17 5LL |
Secondary | 676 | 15.3% | 28.1% |
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Dudley, DY1 3BY |
Secondary | 854 | 12.1% | 25.3% |
Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB |
Secondary | 875 | 15.4% | 26.4% |
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS |
Secondary | 770 | 18.8% | 25.3% |
Notre Dame RC School
Plymouth, PL6 5HN |
Secondary | 765 | 17.7% | 24.1% |
Michaela Community School
London, HA9 0UU |
Secondary | 725 | 12% | 27% |
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton, WV4 6AP |
Secondary | 789 | 13.3% | 28.4% |
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Redcar, TS10 1PJ |
Secondary | 730 | 16.5% | 24.8% |
Kempston Academy
Bedford, MK42 7EB |
Secondary | 835 | 16.9% | 29.1% |
Marshland High School
Wisbech, PE14 7HA |
Secondary | 827 | 21.1% | 25.4% |
Upper Batley High School
Batley, WF17 0BJ |
Secondary | 801 | 14.6% | 27.1% |
Sir Frederick Gibberd College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Secondary | 784 | 13.4% | 25.3% |
Queen's Park High School
Chester, CH4 7AE |
Secondary | 765 | 12% | 26.6% |
The Lenham School
Maidstone, ME17 2LL |
Secondary | 806 | 18.1% | 24.6% |
Five Acres High School
Coleford, GL16 7QW |
Secondary | 787 | 16.7% | 26.2% |
Reading Girls' School
Reading, RG2 7PY |
Secondary | 873 | 16.7% | 27% |
Bedlington Academy
Bedlington, NE22 7DS |
Secondary | 809 | 15.2% | 26.6% |
Stocksbridge High School
Sheffield, S36 1FD |
Secondary | 807 | 14.7% | 28.4% |
Belvidere School
Shrewsbury, SY2 5RJ |
Secondary | 855 | 18.4% | 25.5% |
Rye Hills Academy
Redcar, TS10 2HN |
Secondary | 829 | 16.6% | 27% |
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L23 5TF |
Secondary | 824 | 15.5% | 28.7% |
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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Mark Hall Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 789 | Sign in to see | |
New Rickstones Academy
Witham, CM8 2SD |
Secondary | 1,162 | ||
E-ACT Heartlands Academy
Birmingham, B7 4QR |
Secondary | 846 | ||
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Dunstable, LU5 5AB |
Secondary | 643 | ||
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF |
Secondary | 945 | ||
Colchester Academy
Colchester, CO4 3JL |
Secondary | 921 | ||
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
Harris Academy Beckenham
Beckenham, BR3 3SJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Hatfield, AL10 8NL |
Secondary | 949 | ||
Harris Academy Greenwich
London, SE9 5EQ |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ |
Secondary | 1,091 | ||
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 964 | ||
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS |
Secondary | 770 | ||
Aureus School
Didcot, OX11 6FF |
Secondary | 545 | ||
Workington Academy
Workington, CA14 4EB |
Secondary | 1,280 | ||
Manor Community Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 3PS |
Secondary | 1,047 | ||
Charlton School
Telford, TF1 3FA |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
Carrington School
Redhill, RH1 4AD |
Secondary | 1,002 | ||
Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,089 | ||
Katherine Warington School
Harpenden, AL5 5FH |
Secondary | 924 | ||
Yewlands Academy
Sheffield, S35 8NN |
Secondary | 932 | ||
Dixons Cottingley Academy
Bingley, BD16 1TZ |
Secondary | 883 | ||
Wilsthorpe School
Nottingham, NG10 4WT |
Secondary | 1,209 | ||
Farnborough Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8JW |
Secondary | 943 | ||
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH |
Secondary | 1,043 | ||
Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE |
Secondary | 896 | ||
Pix Brook Academy
Stotfold, SG5 4HB |
Secondary | 721 | ||
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD |
Secondary | 767 | ||
Gloucester Academy
Gloucester, GL4 6RN |
Secondary | 896 | ||
Werneth School
Stockport, SK6 3BX |
Secondary | 1,072 |