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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Ashby School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,528 | 10.6% | 10.7% |
Greensward Academy
Hockley, SS5 5HG |
Secondary | 1,584 | 13.3% | 9.6% |
The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF |
Secondary | 1,542 | 9.2% | 12% |
Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY |
Secondary | 1,441 | 13% | 11.6% |
Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ |
Secondary | 1,562 | 14% | 11.1% |
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Reading, RG4 8LR |
Secondary | 1,563 | 12% | 8.6% |
John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,512 | 9.2% | 8.5% |
Redborne Upper School and Community College
Bedford, MK45 2NU |
Secondary | 1,580 | 7.8% | 9.8% |
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL |
Secondary | 1,507 | 10.2% | 8.4% |
Highcliffe School
Christchurch, BH23 4QD |
Secondary | 1,509 | 12.1% | 12.2% |
Hayesfield Girls School
Bath, BA2 3LA |
Secondary | 1,497 | 10.8% | 11% |
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Winscombe, BS25 5QN |
Secondary | 1,590 | 7.7% | 9.8% |
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB |
Secondary | 1,517 | 13.9% | 9.3% |
Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE |
Secondary | 1,549 | 11.8% | 13% |
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY |
Secondary | 1,541 | 13.1% | 8.7% |
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT |
Secondary | 1,605 | 8% | 11.7% |
Sandbach School
Sandbach, CW11 3NS |
Secondary | 1,520 | 13.7% | 11.7% |
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA |
Secondary | 1,468 | 11.5% | 10.9% |
Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Norwich, NR1 3PB |
Secondary | 1,599 | 10.1% | 10.4% |
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU |
Secondary | 1,570 | 12% | 13% |
Blackfen School for Girls
Sidcup, DA15 9NU |
Secondary | 1,486 | 6.7% | 11.1% |
Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL |
Secondary | 1,613 | 10.5% | 10.6% |
Lutterworth College
Lutterworth, LE17 4EW |
Secondary | 1,565 | 12.3% | 9.3% |
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP |
Secondary | 1,415 | 8.2% | 11% |
Silverdale School
Sheffield, S11 9QH |
Secondary | 1,469 | 10% | 11% |
The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT |
Secondary | 1,472 | 12.3% | 11.3% |
Alsager School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2HR |
Secondary | 1,537 | 7.8% | 11.5% |
Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF |
Secondary | 1,422 | 9.9% | 10.8% |
Egglescliffe School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0LA |
Secondary | 1,532 | 14.9% | 10.3% |
Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH |
Secondary | 1,431 | 14.5% | 12.7% |
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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Ashby School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,528 | Sign in to see | |
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Smethwick, B66 4ND |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
Chadwell Heath Academy
Romford, RM6 4RS |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF |
Secondary | 1,557 | ||
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,842 | ||
Garforth Academy
Leeds, LS25 1LJ |
Secondary | 1,900 | ||
Newstead Wood School
Orpington, BR6 9SA |
Secondary | 1,264 | ||
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,672 | ||
Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS |
Secondary | 1,839 | ||
Hayes School
Bromley, BR2 7DB |
Secondary | 1,762 | ||
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW |
Secondary | 2,124 | ||
Myton School
Warwick, CV34 6PJ |
Secondary | 1,759 | ||
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Ashbourne, DE6 1EP |
Secondary | 1,359 | ||
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR |
Secondary | 1,383 | ||
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB |
Secondary | 1,517 | ||
The Blue School
Wells, BA5 2NR |
Secondary | 1,434 | ||
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT |
Secondary | 1,110 | ||
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF |
Secondary | 1,206 | ||
Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
Stratton School
Biggleswade, SG18 8JB |
Secondary | 783 | ||
St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ |
Secondary | 1,216 | ||
The Dukeries Academy
Newark, NG22 9TD |
Secondary | 777 | ||
Sutton Community Academy
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1EE |
Secondary | 847 | ||
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL |
Secondary | 2,053 | ||
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,710 | ||
Phoenix Academy
London, W12 0RQ |
Secondary | 566 | ||
Callington Community College
Callington, PL17 7DR |
Secondary | 890 | ||
Harton Academy
South Shields, NE34 6DL |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS |
Secondary | 1,729 | ||
Ernest Bevin Academy
London, SW17 7DF |
Secondary | 767 |