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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Sidmouth College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 854 | 20.8% | 22.2% |
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Clyst Vale Community College
Exeter, EX5 3AJ |
Secondary | 937 | 23.2% | 21.7% |
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Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT |
Secondary | 976 | 18.4% | 21.7% |
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Cottingham High School
Cottingham, HU16 5PX |
Secondary | 876 | 19.9% | 21.4% |
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Stanchester Academy
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG |
Secondary | 812 | 19.1% | 19.6% |
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Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT |
Secondary | 874 | 21% | 25.7% |
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Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH |
Secondary | 894 | 17% | 22.4% |
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Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT |
Secondary | 926 | 19.2% | 21.6% |
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The Newbridge School
Coalville, LE67 3SJ |
Secondary | 814 | 21.9% | 24% |
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St Bernard's Catholic High School
Rotherham, S65 3BE |
Secondary | 821 | 21.2% | 22.6% |
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Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT |
Secondary | 848 | 21.9% | 21.2% |
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The Wilnecote School
Tamworth, B77 5LF |
Secondary | 915 | 21.6% | 23% |
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Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 970 | 17.7% | 23.2% |
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Glenmoor Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4EX |
Secondary | 892 | 17.3% | 22.8% |
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Court Fields School
Wellington, TA21 8SW |
Secondary | 826 | 18% | 22.3% |
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Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER |
Secondary | 864 | 20.5% | 25.9% |
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Outwood Academy Bydales
Redcar, TS11 6AR |
Secondary | 825 | 18.4% | 22.2% |
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Robert Barclay Academy
Hoddesdon, EN11 8JY |
Secondary | 792 | 18.9% | 22.2% |
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Callington Community College
Callington, PL17 7DR |
Secondary | 862 | 20.5% | 24% |
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Stanley High School
Southport, PR9 9TF |
Secondary | 837 | 21.9% | 23.8% |
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Peacehaven Community School
Peacehaven, BN10 8RB |
Secondary | 903 | 18.6% | 22.5% |
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Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR |
Secondary | 898 | 18.1% | 21.5% |
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Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ |
Secondary | 953 | 18.9% | 21.7% |
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Yate Academy
Yate, BS37 4DX |
Secondary | 801 | 16.2% | 20.6% |
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Theale Green School
Reading, RG7 5DA |
Secondary | 808 | 22.6% | 22.2% |
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Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE |
Secondary | 835 | 25.2% | 22.4% |
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Bury Church of England High School
Bury, BL9 0TS |
Secondary | 828 | 23.2% | 21.4% |
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King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX |
Secondary | 909 | 23.1% | 21.3% |
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Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU |
Secondary | 909 | 22.2% | 23% |
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Anthony Gell School
Matlock, DE4 4DX |
Secondary | 781 | 21.9% | 22% |
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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Sidmouth College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 854 | Sign in to see | |
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Landau Forte College
Derby, DE1 2LF |
Secondary | 1,247 | ||
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St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Darlington, DL1 1LL |
Secondary | 597 | ||
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Red House Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5LN |
Secondary | 448 | ||
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De Warenne Academy
Doncaster, DN12 3JY |
Secondary | 760 | ||
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Ormiston Venture Academy
Gorleston, NR31 7JJ |
Secondary | 902 | ||
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St Aldhelm's Academy
Poole, BH12 4HS |
Secondary | 841 | ||
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The Academy at Shotton Hall
Peterlee, SR8 1AU |
Secondary | 1,164 | ||
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Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW |
Secondary | 1,061 | ||
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Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy
Bradford, BD3 0LT |
Secondary | 811 | ||
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Chulmleigh Community College
Chulmleigh, EX18 7AA |
Secondary | 742 | ||
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The Academy, Selsey
Chichester, PO20 9EH |
Secondary | 501 | ||
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Nottingham Girls' Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3LD |
Secondary | 911 | ||
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Dene Magna School
Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU |
Secondary | 1,006 | ||
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Easington Academy
Peterlee, SR8 3AY |
Secondary | 788 | ||
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Beamont Collegiate Academy
Warrington, WA2 8PX |
Secondary | 897 | ||
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Outwood Academy Brumby
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NT |
Secondary | 737 | ||
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Wye School
Wye, TN25 5EJ |
Secondary | 576 | ||
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Winton Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4HT |
Secondary | 907 | ||
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Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Chichester, PO20 3UE |
Secondary | 698 | ||
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Oasis Academy Arena
London, SE25 4QL |
Secondary | 371 | ||
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Christ's College, Guildford
Guildford, GU1 1JY |
Secondary | 669 | ||
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Ealing Fields Church of England High School
London, W5 4EJ |
Secondary | 763 | ||
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Park Lane Academy
Halifax, HX3 9LG |
Secondary | 472 | ||
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Alvechurch CofE Middle School
Birmingham, B48 7TA |
Secondary | 438 | ||
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Peacehaven Community School
Peacehaven, BN10 8RB |
Secondary | 903 | ||
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St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
Richmond, DL10 7DA |
Secondary | 607 | ||
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Broadoak Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP |
Secondary | 739 | ||
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Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS |
Secondary | 710 | ||
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Leigh Academy Hugh Christie
Tonbridge, TN10 4PU |
Secondary | 782 | ||