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 | 1,114 | 14.8% | 30.9% |
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Future Academies Watford
Watford, WD25 7HW |
Secondary | 1,082 | 15.7% | 28.7% |
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Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Dartford, DA1 4RS |
Secondary | 1,076 | 13.5% | 29.7% |
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Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Oldbury, B69 2HE |
Secondary | 1,164 | 17.2% | 30.8% |
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The Academy at Shotton Hall
Peterlee, SR8 1AU |
Secondary | 1,170 | 13.5% | 29.1% |
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Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB |
Secondary | 1,147 | 16.2% | 28.6% |
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The Heath School
Runcorn, WA7 4SY |
Secondary | 1,189 | 16.8% | 31.6% |
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The Highcrest Academy
High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,068 | 14.4% | 31.1% |
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Rooks Heath School
Harrow, HA2 9AH |
Secondary | 1,204 | 13.5% | 31.2% |
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Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Slough, SL1 2PU |
Secondary | 1,197 | 18.8% | 30.2% |
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Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT |
Secondary | 1,110 | 13% | 31.7% |
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Lynn Grove Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP |
Secondary | 1,157 | 15.7% | 31.9% |
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Norbury High School for Girls
Thornton Heath, CR7 8BT |
Secondary | 1,186 | 16.4% | 29% |
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Campion School
Leamington Spa, CV31 1QH |
Secondary | 1,170 | 15.5% | 30.7% |
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Netherthorpe School
Chesterfield, S43 3PU |
Secondary | 1,108 | 17.2% | 32.7% |
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Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ |
Secondary | 1,091 | 18.2% | 31.6% |
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St George's Catholic School
London, W9 1RB |
Secondary | 1,111 | 17.3% | 29.8% |
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St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ |
Secondary | 1,164 | 15% | 31% |
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The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU |
Secondary | 1,186 | 14.6% | 31.7% |
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Darwen Vale High School
Darwen, BB3 0AL |
Secondary | 1,082 | 18.3% | 29.5% |
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Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ |
Secondary | 1,173 | 16.7% | 32.1% |
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Greatfields School
Barking, IG11 7QG |
Secondary | 1,169 | 16.2% | 31.9% |
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The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,137 | 16.2% | 32.2% |
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Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH |
Secondary | 1,109 | 14.7% | 28.8% |
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Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY |
Secondary | 1,109 | 13.4% | 33% |
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Colne Park High School
Colne, BB8 7DP |
Secondary | 1,061 | 13.7% | 29.2% |
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Oasis Academy Sholing
Southampton, SO19 8PH |
Secondary | 1,032 | 17.1% | 31.1% |
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Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX |
Secondary | 1,085 | 14.8% | 28.8% |
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Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Rochdale, OL11 5EF |
Secondary | 1,185 | 12.8% | 31.9% |
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Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT |
Secondary | 1,096 | 18.2% | 32.2% |
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 | 1,114 | Sign in to see | |
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Tonbridge Grammar School
Tonbridge, TN9 2JR |
Secondary | 1,136 | ||
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Balcarras School
Cheltenham, GL53 8QF |
Secondary | 1,423 | ||
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Glyn School
Epsom, KT17 1NB |
Secondary | 1,696 | ||
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Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL |
Secondary | 1,317 | ||
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Aylesbury High School
Aylesbury, HP21 7SX |
Secondary | 1,329 | ||
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Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY |
Secondary | 1,683 | ||
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Heart of England School
Coventry, CV7 7FW |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
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St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Gloucester, GL4 0DD |
Secondary | 1,517 | ||
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Bishop Stopford School
Kettering, NN15 6BJ |
Secondary | 1,453 | ||
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Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
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The Chalfonts Community College
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP |
Secondary | 1,247 | ||
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St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW |
Secondary | 1,232 | ||
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Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
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Rosebery School
Epsom, KT18 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,422 | ||
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Coombe Girls' School
New Malden, KT3 3TU |
Secondary | 1,559 | ||
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The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH |
Secondary | 1,326 | ||
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The Norton Knatchbull School
Ashford, TN24 0QJ |
Secondary | 1,274 | ||
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St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,166 | ||
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Mark Rutherford School
Bedford, MK41 8PX |
Secondary | 1,259 | ||
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Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB |
Secondary | 1,041 | ||
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Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 3HP |
Secondary | 1,604 | ||
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The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB |
Secondary | 1,788 | ||
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Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,628 | ||
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Worle Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8XX |
Secondary | 1,364 | ||
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Harris Academy Orpington
BR5 4LG |
Secondary | 557 | ||
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Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
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Theale Green School
Reading, RG7 5DA |
Secondary | 762 | ||
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John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH |
Secondary | 1,100 | ||