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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pioneer Secondary Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 625 | 7.7% | 11.4% |
|
Healing Academy
Grimsby, DN41 7QD |
Secondary | 778 | 10.2% | 13.4% |
|
Highsted Grammar School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT |
Secondary | 832 | 4.8% | 12.1% |
|
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy
Alford, LN13 9HY |
Secondary | 533 | 4.9% | 13.9% |
|
Debenham High School
Stowmarket, IP14 6BL |
Secondary | 699 | 9.6% | 13% |
|
Linslade School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA |
Secondary | 661 | 13.8% | 10.4% |
|
Bowland High
Clitheroe, BB7 4QS |
Secondary | 615 | 9.8% | 8.5% |
|
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School
Upminster, RM14 2QR |
Secondary | 829 | 8.3% | 11.5% |
|
Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR |
Secondary | 720 | 12.6% | 11.7% |
|
Sexey's School
Bruton, BA10 0DF |
Secondary | 668 | 11.1% | 8.7% |
|
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
Sleaford, NG34 7RS |
Secondary | 756 | 5.3% | 9.4% |
|
Fulbrook School
Milton Keynes, MK17 8NP |
Secondary | 555 | 12.6% | 15.9% |
|
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Blackburn, BB2 2LD |
Secondary | 736 | 12.9% | 12.2% |
|
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Horncastle, LN9 5AD |
Secondary | 788 | 7.5% | 8.9% |
|
Desborough College
Maidenhead, SL6 2QB |
Secondary | 580 | 10.6% | 16.4% |
|
Boston High School
Boston, PE21 9PF |
Secondary | 816 | 7.6% | 12.5% |
|
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER |
Secondary | 602 | 14.3% | 12.3% |
|
Madeley High School
Crewe, CW3 9JJ |
Secondary | 769 | 11.2% | 14.7% |
|
Woodhouse Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7DR |
Secondary | 420 | 8.1% | 13.4% |
|
Windsor Girls' School
Windsor, SL4 3RT |
Secondary | 795 | 5.8% | 13.8% |
|
Westwood College
Leek, ST13 8NP |
Secondary | 771 | 12.1% | 12.9% |
|
Hexham Middle School
Hexham, NE46 3JB |
Secondary | 606 | 11.1% | 14.7% |
|
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
Wedmore, BS28 4ND |
Secondary | 620 | 11% | 14.4% |
|
Bredon Hill Academy
Evesham, WR11 7SW |
Secondary | 478 | 13.2% | 12.8% |
|
Barlby High School
Selby, YO8 5JP |
Secondary | 480 | 10.4% | 14.4% |
|
Oldfields Hall Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7PL |
Secondary | 511 | 15.1% | 10.8% |
|
Burscough Priory Academy
Ormskirk, L40 7RZ |
Secondary | 712 | 10.5% | 15% |
|
Prudhoe Community High School
Prudhoe, NE42 5LJ |
Secondary | 736 | 13.9% | 14.4% |
|
St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
Richmond, DL10 7DA |
Secondary | 607 | 13.9% | 11.4% |
|
Ryedale School
York, YO62 7SL |
Secondary | 704 | 7.5% | 16.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pioneer Secondary Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 625 | Sign in to see | |
|
Debenham High School
Stowmarket, IP14 6BL |
Secondary | 699 | ||
|
The Academy, Selsey
Chichester, PO20 9EH |
Secondary | 501 | ||
|
Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR |
Secondary | 720 | ||
|
Woodbrook Vale School
Loughborough, LE11 2ST |
Secondary | 830 | ||
|
Kibworth Mead Academy
Leicester, LE8 0LG |
Secondary | 829 | ||
|
Fulbrook School
Milton Keynes, MK17 8NP |
Secondary | 555 | ||
|
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU |
Secondary | 643 | ||
|
Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN |
Secondary | 719 | ||
|
Bedford Free School
Bedford, MK42 9AD |
Secondary | 526 | ||
|
Ark Greenwich Free School
London, SE18 4LH |
Secondary | 601 | ||
|
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Nuneaton, CV13 6BF |
Secondary | 752 | ||
|
St Bernard's Catholic High School
Rotherham, S65 3BE |
Secondary | 821 | ||
|
The Castle Rock School
Coalville, LE67 4BR |
Secondary | 1,145 | ||
|
Long Field Spencer Academy
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN |
Secondary | 935 | ||
|
Beis Yaakov High School
Salford, M7 4FF |
Secondary | 285 | ||
|
Holywell School
Bedford, MK43 0JA |
Secondary | 711 | ||
|
One In A Million Free School
Bradford, BD8 7DX |
Secondary | 367 | ||
|
St Clement's High School
King's Lynn, PE34 4LZ |
Secondary | 709 | ||
|
St Peter's Church of England Middle School
Windsor, SL4 2QY |
Secondary | 289 | ||
|
Allenbourn Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 1PL |
Secondary | 512 | ||
|
Dedworth Middle School
Windsor, SL4 5PE |
Secondary | 533 | ||
|
Canary Wharf College Crossharbour
London, E14 9GL |
Secondary | 462 | ||
|
Alvechurch CofE Middle School
Birmingham, B48 7TA |
Secondary | 438 | ||
|
Emmanuel Church of England Middle School
Verwood, BH31 6JF |
Secondary | 439 | ||
|
Bronte Girls' Academy
Bradford, BD4 7EB |
Secondary | 715 | ||
|
St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
Richmond, DL10 7DA |
Secondary | 607 | ||
|
Outwood Academy Riverside
Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD |
Secondary | 693 | ||
|
Wolsingham School
Bishop Auckland, DL13 3DJ |
Secondary | 745 | ||
|
City Academy
Birmingham, B15 2EF |
Secondary | 619 | ||