The Abbey School
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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The Abbey School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,118 | 13.9% | 35% |
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Greig City Academy
London, N8 7NU |
Secondary | 1,183 | 16.5% | 34.4% |
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Trinity Academy
Doncaster, DN8 5BY |
Secondary | 1,235 | 14.4% | 35.2% |
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The Academy at Shotton Hall
Peterlee, SR8 1AU |
Secondary | 1,164 | 14.7% | 31.9% |
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The Highcrest Academy
High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,073 | 15.1% | 34% |
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King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX |
Secondary | 1,263 | 14.5% | 35.2% |
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Rooks Heath School
Harrow, HA2 9AH |
Secondary | 1,202 | 12.1% | 33.6% |
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Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT |
Secondary | 1,110 | 14.8% | 33.9% |
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John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby, DN37 9EH |
Secondary | 1,055 | 13% | 37.8% |
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Lynn Grove Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP |
Secondary | 1,109 | 16.5% | 32.7% |
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Beacon Hill Academy
Dudley, DY3 1BP |
Secondary | 1,090 | 11.3% | 36.4% |
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Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN |
Secondary | 1,067 | 16.7% | 35.2% |
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Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD |
Secondary | 1,266 | 14.7% | 33.4% |
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The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ |
Secondary | 1,076 | 17.9% | 34.5% |
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Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ |
Secondary | 1,095 | 17.9% | 36.5% |
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Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW |
Secondary | 1,132 | 16.8% | 36.1% |
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Neale-Wade Academy
March, PE15 9PX |
Secondary | 1,222 | 13.5% | 36.8% |
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The Holgate Academy
Nottingham, NG15 6HB |
Secondary | 1,187 | 14.1% | 36.5% |
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St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ |
Secondary | 1,141 | 15.3% | 36% |
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St George's School A Church of England Academy
Blackpool, FY4 4PH |
Secondary | 1,032 | 12.2% | 32.8% |
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Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Secondary | 1,066 | 16.7% | 35.9% |
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The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU |
Secondary | 1,185 | 15.8% | 34.5% |
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Priory School
Southsea, PO4 0DL |
Secondary | 1,248 | 15.9% | 34.2% |
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St Mary's Catholic Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7EQ |
Secondary | 1,191 | 13.8% | 34.4% |
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Greatfields School
Barking, IG11 7QG |
Secondary | 1,226 | 15.2% | 33.5% |
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The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,111 | 16.1% | 35.8% |
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Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY |
Secondary | 1,042 | 14.8% | 37.6% |
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Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF |
Secondary | 1,192 | 13.2% | 36.8% |
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Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Rochdale, OL11 5EF |
Secondary | 1,171 | 15.3% | 35.3% |
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Harris Academy Beulah Hill
London, SE19 3UG |
Secondary | 1,029 | 14% | 34.7% |
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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The Abbey School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,118 | Sign in to see | |
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Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0NR |
Secondary | 839 | ||
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Brinsworth Academy
Rotherham, S60 5EJ |
Secondary | 1,386 | ||
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Tonbridge Grammar School
Tonbridge, TN9 2JR |
Secondary | 1,164 | ||
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Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL |
Secondary | 1,297 | ||
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Aylesbury High School
Aylesbury, HP21 7SX |
Secondary | 1,367 | ||
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St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Gloucester, GL4 0DD |
Secondary | 1,535 | ||
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Bishop Stopford School
Kettering, NN15 6BJ |
Secondary | 1,460 | ||
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Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ |
Secondary | 1,236 | ||
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The Chalfonts Community College
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP |
Secondary | 1,134 | ||
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St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW |
Secondary | 1,209 | ||
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St Albans Girls' School
St Albans, AL3 6DB |
Secondary | 1,428 | ||
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Christ's College Finchley
London, N2 0SE |
Secondary | 992 | ||
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Cottenham Village College
Cambridge, CB24 8UA |
Secondary | 877 | ||
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Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Hythe, CT21 4HL |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
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Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD |
Secondary | 1,437 | ||
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Rosebery School
Epsom, KT18 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,476 | ||
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Coombe Girls' School
New Malden, KT3 3TU |
Secondary | 1,542 | ||
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The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH |
Secondary | 1,284 | ||
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The Norton Knatchbull School
Ashford, TN24 0QJ |
Secondary | 1,290 | ||
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St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,212 | ||
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Mark Rutherford School
Bedford, MK41 8PX |
Secondary | 1,182 | ||
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Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB |
Secondary | 1,033 | ||
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Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 3HP |
Secondary | 1,583 | ||
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The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB |
Secondary | 1,798 | ||
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Worle Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8XX |
Secondary | 1,291 | ||
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Harris Academy Orpington
BR5 4LG |
Secondary | 501 | ||
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Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
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Theale Green School
Reading, RG7 5DA |
Secondary | 808 | ||
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John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH |
Secondary | 1,079 | ||