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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Parkside School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,146 | 16.4% | 19.8% |
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Bristol, BS1 5TS |
Secondary | 1,168 | 18.4% | 18.9% |
The Langley Academy
Slough, SL3 7EF |
Secondary | 1,150 | 11.8% | 19.4% |
The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW |
Secondary | 1,149 | 18.6% | 22.2% |
Penair School
Truro, TR1 1TN |
Secondary | 1,190 | 14.3% | 20.2% |
Queen Elizabeth's
Crediton, EX17 3LU |
Secondary | 1,206 | 17.3% | 18% |
Lode Heath School
Solihull, B91 2HW |
Secondary | 1,164 | 15% | 21.7% |
The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,077 | 16.9% | 18.4% |
William Edwards School
Grays, RM16 3NJ |
Secondary | 1,185 | 15.9% | 18.2% |
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB |
Secondary | 1,158 | 16% | 17% |
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chesham, HP5 2RG |
Secondary | 1,076 | 16.8% | 18.7% |
The Eastwood Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU |
Secondary | 1,148 | 14% | 18.1% |
The St Marylebone CofE School
London, W1U 5BA |
Secondary | 1,182 | 13% | 20.9% |
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
Surbiton, KT6 4TU |
Secondary | 1,210 | 19.7% | 20.9% |
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF |
Secondary | 1,206 | 14.7% | 17.9% |
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB |
Secondary | 1,094 | 16.3% | 21.9% |
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY |
Secondary | 1,116 | 16.1% | 22% |
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU |
Secondary | 1,123 | 11.5% | 20.4% |
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB |
Secondary | 1,041 | 15.3% | 19.2% |
St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ |
Secondary | 1,095 | 13.2% | 18.7% |
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX |
Secondary | 1,126 | 13% | 21% |
Northgate High School
Dereham, NR19 2EU |
Secondary | 1,161 | 20.1% | 21% |
Putteridge High School
Luton, LU2 8HJ |
Secondary | 1,200 | 14.2% | 18% |
Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU12 8UZ |
Secondary | 1,014 | 16.7% | 19.9% |
Princes Risborough School
Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR |
Secondary | 1,113 | 16.2% | 17.3% |
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH |
Secondary | 1,143 | 12.2% | 20.1% |
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M25 1JH |
Secondary | 1,087 | 13.6% | 18.7% |
The Hinckley School
Hinckley, LE10 1LE |
Secondary | 1,171 | 17% | 19.7% |
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF |
Secondary | 1,041 | 16.7% | 19.2% |
Weaverham High School
Northwich, CW8 3HT |
Secondary | 1,168 | 16% | 17.9% |
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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Parkside School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,146 | Sign in to see | |
Dixons City Academy
Bradford, BD5 7RR |
Secondary | 934 | ||
Unity City Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE |
Secondary | 999 | ||
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH |
Secondary | 984 | ||
John Cabot Academy
Bristol, BS15 8BD |
Secondary | 1,280 | ||
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
Greensward Academy
Hockley, SS5 5HG |
Secondary | 1,584 | ||
Skegness Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QH |
Secondary | 1,022 | ||
The Ecclesbourne School
Belper, DE56 4GS |
Secondary | 1,573 | ||
Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ |
Secondary | 1,245 | ||
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS |
Secondary | 1,176 | ||
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN41 2WS |
Secondary | 979 | ||
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS16 5EA |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB |
Secondary | 1,779 | ||
Oldbury Academy
Oldbury, B68 8NE |
Secondary | 1,328 | ||
Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE |
Secondary | 1,576 | ||
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA |
Secondary | 1,397 | ||
Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA |
Secondary | 571 | ||
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN |
Secondary | 1,321 | ||
Astor Secondary School
Dover, CT17 0AS |
Secondary | 782 | ||
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ |
Secondary | 1,514 | ||
Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND |
Secondary | 844 | ||
Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD |
Secondary | 928 | ||
Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT |
Secondary | 713 | ||
Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS |
Secondary | 1,329 | ||
Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF |
Secondary | 1,422 | ||
Brigshaw High School
Castleford, WF10 2HR |
Secondary | 1,372 | ||
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS |
Secondary | 880 | ||
Heworth Grange School
Gateshead, NE10 0PT |
Secondary | 1,044 | ||
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ |
Secondary | 1,148 |