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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Leigh Academy Rainham
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 632 | 21.7% | 19.2% |
Wellacre Technology Academy
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Secondary | 687 | 18.1% | 18.5% |
Hurworth School
Darlington, DL2 2JG |
Secondary | 669 | 20.3% | 20.3% |
Woodland Middle School Academy
Bedford, MK45 1NP |
Secondary | 712 | 24.6% | 17.3% |
The Roseland Academy
Truro, TR2 5SE |
Secondary | 654 | 17.9% | 18.8% |
Parkside Community College
Cambridge, CB1 1EH |
Secondary | 737 | 20% | 17.3% |
Ansford Academy
Castle Cary, BA7 7JJ |
Secondary | 547 | 19.7% | 17.1% |
Sir William Romney's School
Tetbury, GL8 8AE |
Secondary | 511 | 22.2% | 19.6% |
Henley In Arden School
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF |
Secondary | 699 | 17.7% | 17.9% |
Alcester Academy
Alcester, B49 6QQ |
Secondary | 635 | 19.4% | 18.7% |
Whitstone
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF |
Secondary | 585 | 20% | 21.7% |
Brooklands Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PF |
Secondary | 601 | 22.5% | 18% |
Shipston High School
Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4DY |
Secondary | 595 | 20% | 20% |
Iceni Secondary Academy
Thetford, IP26 4PE |
Secondary | 752 | 20.5% | 19.9% |
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Winslow, MK18 3GH |
Secondary | 601 | 23.1% | 22.6% |
Wye School
Wye, TN25 5EJ |
Secondary | 598 | 21.4% | 18.1% |
Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Chichester, PO20 3UE |
Secondary | 697 | 17% | 18.4% |
The Island Free School
Ventnor, PO38 1BG |
Secondary | 623 | 17.2% | 18.5% |
Ingleby Manor Free School & Sixth Form
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0FA |
Secondary | 653 | 18.7% | 20.2% |
Broadstone Middle School
Broadstone, BH18 8AE |
Secondary | 670 | 17.2% | 18.2% |
The Lacon Childe School
Kidderminster, DY14 8PE |
Secondary | 548 | 17.7% | 19.3% |
Hoe Valley School
Woking, GU22 0NH |
Secondary | 801 | 21.9% | 21% |
Christ's College, Guildford
Guildford, GU1 1JY |
Secondary | 713 | 17.4% | 21.3% |
Avon Valley Academy
Salisbury, SP4 8HH |
Secondary | 507 | 22.7% | 18.9% |
Mullion School
Helston, TR12 7EB |
Secondary | 561 | 23.4% | 20.9% |
Long Stratton High School
Norwich, NR15 2XR |
Secondary | 695 | 18.2% | 17.7% |
King's Academy Ringmer
Lewes, BN8 5RB |
Secondary | 611 | 22.8% | 22.7% |
Theale Green School
Reading, RG7 5DA |
Secondary | 762 | 21.8% | 20.1% |
Mary Webb School and Science College
Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG |
Secondary | 647 | 19.3% | 19.6% |
Hope Valley College
Hope Valley, S33 6SD |
Secondary | 543 | 20.5% | 20.7% |
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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Leigh Academy Rainham
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 632 | Sign in to see | |
The Hereford Church of England Academy
Hereford, HR2 7NG |
Secondary | 616 | ||
Stratford School Academy
London, E7 9PR |
Secondary | 1,492 | ||
Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ |
Secondary | 1,091 | ||
Aureus School
Didcot, OX11 6FF |
Secondary | 545 | ||
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
Birmingham, B42 2SY |
Secondary | 620 | ||
The WREN School
Reading, RG30 2BB |
Secondary | 1,005 | ||
Heathside Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2JP |
Secondary | 305 | ||
North Brent School
London, NW10 2UF |
Secondary | 81 | ||
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
London, N1 5JU |
Secondary | 783 | ||
Wren Academy Enfield
Enfield, EN2 8GH |
Secondary | 736 | ||
Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ |
Secondary | 844 | ||
Putteridge High School
Luton, LU2 8HJ |
Secondary | 1,200 | ||
Reading Girls' School
Reading, RG2 7PY |
Secondary | 873 | ||
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ |
Secondary | 767 | ||
Bolder Academy
Isleworth, TW7 5DB |
Secondary | 919 | ||
Laurus Ryecroft
Manchester, M43 7LJ |
Secondary | 1,051 | ||
Stone Lodge School
Dartford, DA2 6FY |
Secondary | 935 | ||
Castle Mead Academy
Leicester, LE3 5QT |
Secondary | 1,227 | ||
Trinity Academy
Bristol, BS7 9BY |
Secondary | 813 | ||
The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP |
Secondary | 862 | ||
Prince Albert High School
Birmingham, B42 2TU |
Secondary | 570 | ||
Trinity Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7QL |
Secondary | 722 | ||
The High School Leckhampton
Cheltenham, GL51 3FS |
Secondary | 392 | ||
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Birmingham, B14 4HN |
Secondary | 591 | ||
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Birmingham, B31 4BP |
Secondary | 751 | ||
Barton Manor School
Canterbury, CT1 1SU |
Secondary | 300 | ||
The Kingsbrook School
Aylesbury, HP22 7BR |
Secondary | 393 | ||
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
Peterborough, PE4 7EP |
Secondary | 271 | ||
Houstone School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX |
Secondary | 517 |