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Take care interpreting comparative income and expenditure data
This is because benchmarking describes a school's position relative to that of other schools, rather than explaining why a school is in this position or indicating whether it should be.
There might be a good reason for why a school has relatively high or low figures, but you likely won't be able to tell just from looking at the data.
Review the differences between income and expenditure data at your school and the schools you're benchmarking against Investigate the reasons for these differences Aim to make changes where there aren't adequate reasons