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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Robertsbridge Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 735 | 24.3% | |
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Gosforth Junior High Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EE |
Secondary | 713 | 17% | 26.6% |
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West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 760 | 17.1% | 24.3% |
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Honiton Community College
Honiton, EX14 1QT |
Secondary | 692 | 19.5% | 22.3% |
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Hadleigh High School
Ipswich, IP7 5HU |
Secondary | 732 | 20.5% | 22.2% |
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Bury St Edmunds County High School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF |
Secondary | 739 | 18.3% | 24.1% |
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Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4HX |
Secondary | 679 | 17.1% | 25.1% |
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Altwood Church of England School
Maidenhead, SL6 4PU |
Secondary | 794 | 15.1% | 23.7% |
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Ivanhoe School
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1HX |
Secondary | 803 | 17.5% | 25.5% |
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Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
Harrow, HA3 5DY |
Secondary | 737 | 17.9% | 22.4% |
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Alderman White School
Nottingham, NG9 3DU |
Secondary | 762 | 16.6% | 24.2% |
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Bramcote College
Nottingham, NG9 3GA |
Secondary | 805 | 16.2% | 23.6% |
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Penwortham Priory Academy
Preston, PR1 0JE |
Secondary | 747 | 14.4% | 25.4% |
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St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield, WF2 6EQ |
Secondary | 763 | 19.1% | 26.5% |
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St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Bromsgrove, B61 7DH |
Secondary | 677 | 18.5% | 26% |
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Hobart High School
Norwich, NR14 6JU |
Secondary | 697 | 14.8% | 22.4% |
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Fakenham Academy
Fakenham, NR21 9QT |
Secondary | 743 | 18.7% | 22.6% |
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Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Winslow, MK18 3GH |
Secondary | 632 | 19.8% | 24.1% |
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Jubilee High School
Addlestone, KT15 1TE |
Secondary | 667 | 20% | 25% |
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Charnwood College
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Secondary | 655 | 20.6% | 24.9% |
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The Orme Academy
Newcastle, ST5 9JU |
Secondary | 771 | 16.8% | 22.8% |
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Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD |
Secondary | 736 | 15.6% | 21.9% |
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Christ's College, Guildford
Guildford, GU1 1JY |
Secondary | 669 | 21.6% | 24.1% |
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Robert Barclay Academy
Hoddesdon, EN11 8JY |
Secondary | 792 | 18.9% | 22.2% |
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Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR29 4QD |
Secondary | 686 | 18.3% | 22.9% |
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Merstham Park School
Redhill, RH1 3PU |
Secondary | 669 | 19.2% | 27.7% |
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Greyfriars Catholic School
Oxford, OX4 3DR |
Secondary | 673 | 14.2% | 25.4% |
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Middlewich High School
Middlewich, CW10 9BU |
Secondary | 677 | 19.7% | 22.6% |
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Uplands Academy
Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ |
Secondary | 738 | 17.8% | 22.1% |
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Huxlow Academy
Irthlingborough, NN9 5TY |
Secondary | 820 | 16.9% | 23.1% |
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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Robertsbridge Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 735 | Sign in to see | |
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The Eastbourne Academy
Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ |
Secondary | 800 | ||
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Leigh Academy Tonbridge
Tonbridge, TN9 2PH |
Secondary | 717 | ||
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Lavington School
Devizes, SN10 4EB |
Secondary | 871 | ||
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Outwood Academy City Fields
Wakefield, WF1 4SF |
Secondary | 902 | ||
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Lincroft Academy
Bedford, MK43 7RE |
Secondary | 931 | ||
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King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Birmingham, B17 8QB |
Secondary | 971 | ||
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Walton Academy
Grantham, NG31 7JR |
Secondary | 904 | ||
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The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ |
Secondary | 1,098 | ||
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Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy
Leyland, PR26 9HH |
Secondary | 963 | ||
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Barton Court Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 1PH |
Secondary | 1,005 | ||
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Cox Green School
Maidenhead, SL6 3AX |
Secondary | 1,184 | ||
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The Priory School
Shrewsbury, SY3 9EE |
Secondary | 856 | ||
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Thomas Estley Community College
Leicester, LE9 6PT |
Secondary | 895 | ||
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The Priory Belvoir Academy
Nottingham, NG13 0AX |
Secondary | 695 | ||
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St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU |
Secondary | 1,346 | ||
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St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield, WF2 6EQ |
Secondary | 763 | ||
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Notre Dame RC School
Plymouth, PL6 5HN |
Secondary | 732 | ||
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Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
London, E17 5SD |
Secondary | 620 | ||
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The Cooper School
Bicester, OX26 4RS |
Secondary | 1,231 | ||
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Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Blackburn, BB2 7AD |
Secondary | 854 | ||
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Eden Girls' School, Slough
Slough, SL1 4AA |
Secondary | 619 | ||
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St Benedict's Catholic High School
Alcester, B49 6PX |
Secondary | 515 | ||
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Granville Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 7JR |
Secondary | 911 | ||
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The Priory Pembroke Academy
Lincoln, LN3 4JP |
Secondary | 593 | ||
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Carnforth High School
Carnforth, LA5 9LS |
Secondary | 687 | ||
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Weston Secondary School
Southampton, SO19 9QP |
Secondary | 739 | ||
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Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan, WN2 4LG |
Secondary | 922 | ||
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Durham Academy
Durham, DH7 7NG |
Secondary | 396 | ||
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Stowupland High School
Stowmarket, IP14 4BQ |
Secondary | 898 | ||