John Spence Community High School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
John Spence Community High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 813 20% 48.5%
Barnsley Academy
Barnsley, S70 3DL
Secondary 916 17.5% 46.7%
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR
Secondary 825 17.6% 49.9%
The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET
Secondary 844 20.1% 48%
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN
Secondary 795 22.4% 48.9%
New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL
Secondary 820 21% 46.6%
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA
Secondary 762 19.8% 48.2%
Oasis Academy Mayfield
Southampton, SO19 9NA
Secondary 884 21.2% 45.7%
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX
Secondary 915 18.5% 48.6%
E-Act Parkwood Academy
Sheffield, S5 8UL
Secondary 860 20.4% 52%
The Eastbourne Academy
Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ
Secondary 800 17.3% 46.3%
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ
Secondary 929 23.3% 47.9%
Stockland Green School
Birmingham, B23 7JH
Secondary 761 18.1% 51.8%
The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT
Secondary 817 22.6% 51.4%
Yardleys School
Birmingham, B11 3EY
Secondary 932 18.3% 48%
The Blyth Academy
Blyth, NE24 4JP
Secondary 773 16.7% 48.1%
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London, E9 7HD
Secondary 833 16.6% 47.8%
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Croydon, CR9 3AS
Secondary 784 17.1% 49.3%
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Secondary 736 23.9% 48.4%
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD3 8HE
Secondary 887 24% 48%
Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ
Secondary 860 19.2% 46%
The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW
Secondary 850 21.5% 47.3%
Ferryhill School
Ferryhill, DL17 8RW
Secondary 733 23.9% 46.4%
Ark Acton Academy
London, W3 8EY
Secondary 808 16% 48.6%
Astrea Academy Woodfields
Doncaster, DN4 8ND
Secondary 724 23.7% 48.3%
St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG
Secondary 793 21.8% 51.6%
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Walsall, WS8 7QG
Secondary 745 20.4% 50.1%
Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 6JN
Secondary 804 20.6% 45.8%
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG
Secondary 761 23.5% 48%
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Birmingham, B31 4BP
Secondary 743 15.4% 47.4%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
John Spence Community High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 813 Sign in to see
Manchester Academy
Manchester, M14 4PX
Secondary 1,122
Oasis Academy Enfield
Enfield, EN3 7XH
Secondary 719
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN
Secondary 795
St Aldhelm's Academy
Poole, BH12 4HS
Secondary 841
Debden Park High School
Loughton, IG10 2BQ
Secondary 1,060
Co-op Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7HD
Secondary 971
John Ferneley College
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH
Secondary 1,194
Harris Academy Greenwich
London, SE9 5EQ
Secondary 1,180
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
Secondary 961
Whitecross Hereford
Hereford, HR4 0RN
Secondary 941
St Michael's Catholic Academy
Billingham, TS23 3DX
Secondary 945
Wingfield Academy
Rotherham, S61 4AU
Secondary 1,015
Yardleys School
Birmingham, B11 3EY
Secondary 932
Outwood Academy Bydales
Redcar, TS11 6AR
Secondary 825
Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
London, SW18 5JR
Secondary 1,106
St Wilfrid's RC College
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Secondary 1,343
Sir Graham Balfour High School
Stafford, ST16 1NR
Secondary 1,001
Southchurch High School
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4XA
Secondary 805
Park Vale Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9AZ
Secondary 902
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
Oldham, OL2 6NT
Secondary 1,001
Prudhoe Community High School
Prudhoe, NE42 5LJ
Secondary 736
Werneth School
Stockport, SK6 3BX
Secondary 991
Huntcliff School
Saltburn By the Sea, TS12 1HJ
Secondary 536
The Lowry Academy
Manchester, M28 0SY
Secondary 924
St Hild's Church of England School
Hartlepool, TS24 9PB
Secondary 617
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB
Secondary 808
St Paul's Catholic College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA
Secondary 1,191
Rokeby School
London, E16 4DD
Secondary 588
Hetton Academy
Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ
Secondary 673