Financial benchmarking

Financial benchmarking is the comparison of expenditure or income, under particular budget headings, of similar schools.

This DfE service helps schools view and improve their spending. It is replacing the View my financial insights tool and the Schools financial benchmarking service.

Anyone can use it to compare schools, academies or trusts across England, though you will need a DfE Sign-in account to access some parts of the service.

At a school level

You can:

• see how spending compares with similar schools
• enter your own data to see how it affects the benchmarking position
• plan school curriculum finances
• see tailored commercial recommendations for each school based on data

Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool