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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sidmouth College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 872 | 17.1% | 19.6% |
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW |
Secondary | 800 | 20.9% | 18.9% |
Kingsmead Academy
Taunton, TA4 2NE |
Secondary | 925 | 13.8% | 17.1% |
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3JD |
Secondary | 984 | 14% | 19.1% |
Stanchester Academy
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG |
Secondary | 791 | 16.2% | 18.2% |
Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT |
Secondary | 872 | 17.9% | 22.7% |
Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH |
Secondary | 969 | 16.6% | 22% |
Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT |
Secondary | 938 | 18% | 20.1% |
Wootton Upper School
Bedford, MK43 9HT |
Secondary | 890 | 16.1% | 18.1% |
Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD |
Secondary | 918 | 16.9% | 20% |
St Bernard's Catholic High School
Rotherham, S65 3BE |
Secondary | 811 | 19% | 21% |
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QB |
Secondary | 839 | 19.5% | 20.6% |
Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT |
Secondary | 848 | 19.1% | 18.3% |
The Catholic High School, Chester
Chester, CH4 7HS |
Secondary | 806 | 19.1% | 19.7% |
The Beaconsfield School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ |
Secondary | 838 | 17% | 17.8% |
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 964 | 19% | 19.7% |
Winton Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4HT |
Secondary | 910 | 16.2% | 17.6% |
Glenmoor Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4EX |
Secondary | 892 | 13.3% | 21.8% |
Court Fields School
Wellington, TA21 8SW |
Secondary | 798 | 17.9% | 20.2% |
Sir John Talbot's School
Whitchurch, SY13 2BY |
Secondary | 860 | 14% | 20.1% |
Outwood Academy Bydales
Redcar, TS11 6AR |
Secondary | 805 | 16.5% | 19.6% |
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB |
Secondary | 954 | 15.8% | 20.3% |
Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR |
Secondary | 901 | 15.8% | 20.3% |
Yate Academy
Yate, BS37 4DX |
Secondary | 818 | 16.3% | 20.3% |
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY |
Secondary | 913 | 15.6% | 19.7% |
The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP |
Secondary | 862 | 15.3% | 21.2% |
Uplands Academy
Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ |
Secondary | 800 | 16.5% | 19.8% |
King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX |
Secondary | 912 | 20.5% | 18.1% |
Huxlow Academy
Irthlingborough, NN9 5TY |
Secondary | 855 | 14.1% | 20.7% |
Anthony Gell School
Matlock, DE4 4DX |
Secondary | 824 | 16.8% | 19.7% |
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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Sidmouth College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 872 | Sign in to see | |
Landau Forte College
Derby, DE1 2LF |
Secondary | 1,240 | ||
The St Lawrence Academy
Scunthorpe, DN15 7DF |
Secondary | 798 | ||
De Warenne Academy
Doncaster, DN12 3JY |
Secondary | 754 | ||
Ormiston Venture Academy
Gorleston, NR31 7JJ |
Secondary | 889 | ||
St Aldhelm's Academy
Poole, BH12 4HS |
Secondary | 844 | ||
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy
Bradford, BD3 0LT |
Secondary | 805 | ||
Chulmleigh Community College
Chulmleigh, EX18 7AA |
Secondary | 752 | ||
The Academy, Selsey
Chichester, PO20 9EH |
Secondary | 494 | ||
Nottingham Girls' Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3LD |
Secondary | 890 | ||
Dene Magna School
Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN |
Secondary | 680 | ||
Easington Academy
Peterlee, SR8 3AY |
Secondary | 797 | ||
Gartree High School
Leicester, LE2 5TQ |
Secondary | 889 | ||
Ark Greenwich Free School
London, SE18 4LH |
Secondary | 600 | ||
St Bernard's Catholic High School
Rotherham, S65 3BE |
Secondary | 811 | ||
LeAF Studio
Bournemouth, BH11 9JW |
Secondary | 447 | ||
Long Field Spencer Academy
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN |
Secondary | 929 | ||
Sacred Heart Catholic School
London, SE5 0RP |
Secondary | 863 | ||
Outwood Academy Brumby
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NT |
Secondary | 737 | ||
Wye School
Wye, TN25 5EJ |
Secondary | 598 | ||
Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Chichester, PO20 3UE |
Secondary | 697 | ||
Christ's College, Guildford
Guildford, GU1 1JY |
Secondary | 713 | ||
Ealing Fields High School
London, W5 4EJ |
Secondary | 741 | ||
Park Lane Academy
Halifax, HX3 9LG |
Secondary | 430 | ||
Alvechurch CofE Middle School
Birmingham, B48 7TA |
Secondary | 440 | ||
The Green School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 6AU |
Secondary | 783 | ||
Peacehaven Community School
Peacehaven, BN10 8RB |
Secondary | 917 | ||
St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
Richmond, DL10 7DA |
Secondary | 608 | ||
Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS |
Secondary | 702 |