Smestow Academy
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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Smestow Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 616 | 8.8% | 46.4% |
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Oasis Academy Enfield
Enfield, EN3 7XH |
Secondary | 778 | 12.7% | 50.2% |
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Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Birmingham, B32 3AE |
Secondary | 657 | 9.5% | 48.6% |
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Whitefield School
London, NW2 1TR |
Secondary | 684 | 14.4% | 47.9% |
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Stockland Green School
Birmingham, B23 7JH |
Secondary | 754 | 17.2% | 45.1% |
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Marylebone Boys' School
London, W2 1QZ |
Secondary | 709 | 12.6% | 42.5% |
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Jewellery Quarter Academy
Birmingham, B1 3AA |
Secondary | 657 | 11.3% | 52.7% |
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Phoenix Academy
London, W12 0RQ |
Secondary | 566 | 17.2% | 44.2% |
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St James Academy
Dudley, DY1 3JE |
Secondary | 866 | 13.6% | 49.9% |
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Holy Trinity Catholic School
Birmingham, B10 0AX |
Secondary | 742 | 14.3% | 49.5% |
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Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Manchester, M8 8DT |
Secondary | 637 | 11.9% | 41.3% |
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Lordswood Boys' School
Birmingham, B17 8BJ |
Secondary | 542 | 9.4% | 43% |
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Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham, B8 3DT |
Secondary | 614 | 15% | 41% |
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The Laurel Academy
Mexborough, S64 9SD |
Secondary | 705 | 14.6% | 48.2% |
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Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA |
Secondary | 633 | 15.2% | 43.9% |
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Padgate Academy
Warrington, WA2 0LN |
Secondary | 632 | 12.9% | 45.7% |
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Hazel Wood High School
Bury, BL9 7QT |
Secondary | 728 | 12.1% | 48.8% |
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St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG |
Secondary | 669 | 19.9% | 49.9% |
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The Wells Academy
Nottingham, NG3 5LR |
Secondary | 704 | 14.4% | 46.9% |
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The Oaks Academy
Crewe, CW2 7NQ |
Secondary | 621 | 16.8% | 44.2% |
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Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Walsall, WS8 7QG |
Secondary | 721 | 19.6% | 48.3% |
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Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA |
Secondary | 665 | 14.8% | 48% |
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Ark Soane Academy
London, W3 8EA |
Secondary | 530 | 9.8% | 47.5% |
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Rayner Stephens High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BL |
Secondary | 581 | 15.5% | 46.9% |
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Turves Green Boys' School
Birmingham, B31 4BS |
Secondary | 538 | 11.4% | 42.5% |
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Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG |
Secondary | 726 | 17% | 44.1% |
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Bluecoat Trent Academy
Nottingham, NG5 1AJ |
Secondary | 655 | 14.5% | 47.2% |
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King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Birmingham, B31 4BP |
Secondary | 751 | 15.5% | 45.5% |
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Rokeby School
London, E16 4DD |
Secondary | 676 | 9.2% | 45.3% |
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Rhyddings
Accrington, BB5 3EA |
Secondary | 647 | 14.5% | 45.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Smestow Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 616 | Sign in to see | |
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Oldfield School
Bath, BA1 9AB |
Secondary | 1,263 | ||
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Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES |
Secondary | 997 | ||
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Oakwood Park Grammar School
Maidstone, ME16 8AH |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
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The Kings of Wessex Academy
Cheddar, BS27 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
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The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
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Chesham Grammar School
Chesham, HP5 1BA |
Secondary | 1,318 | ||
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Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF |
Secondary | 981 | ||
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The Westwood Academy
Coventry, CV4 8DY |
Secondary | 918 | ||
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Great Torrington School
Torrington, EX38 7DJ |
Secondary | 876 | ||
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Biddulph High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7AR |
Secondary | 771 | ||
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Formby High School
Liverpool, L37 3HW |
Secondary | 1,102 | ||
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Witchford Village College
Ely, CB6 2JA |
Secondary | 752 | ||
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Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
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The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
Surbiton, KT6 4TU |
Secondary | 1,210 | ||
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Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE |
Secondary | 752 | ||
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King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Bootle, L20 6AQ |
Secondary | 644 | ||
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The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT |
Secondary | 1,181 | ||
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Waseley Hills High School
Birmingham, B45 9EL |
Secondary | 732 | ||
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Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT |
Secondary | 1,057 | ||
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St Michael's Church of England High School
Crosby, L23 7UL |
Secondary | 683 | ||
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Trafalgar School
Portsmouth, PO2 9RJ |
Secondary | 1,025 | ||
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Ludlow Church of England School
Ludlow, SY8 1GJ |
Secondary | 612 | ||
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Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reading, RG4 9LN |
Secondary | 456 | ||
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Fitzharrys School
Abingdon, OX14 1NP |
Secondary | 767 | ||
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The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG |
Secondary | 656 | ||
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Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN |
Secondary | 1,250 | ||
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Broadwater School
Godalming, GU7 3BW |
Secondary | 692 | ||
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St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE |
Secondary | 515 | ||
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Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Secondary | 953 | ||