Financial benchmarking

The schools financial benchmarking service provided by the Department for Education (DfE) allows you to identify schools that are similar to your own and compare your:

• Spending
• Performance
• Staffing structures

The tool enables you to select multiple schools or trusts and add them to a “benchmark basket”. Clicking “View benchmark charts” allows you to view comparisons of the schools you have selected across 4 main areas. 

Within these areas there are charts covering more specific aspects. For example, for expenditure you can see charts focusing on expenditure in areas such as:

• Staff
• Premises
• Supplies and services