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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The Norwood School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,073 | 20.4% | 28.7% |
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Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,073 | 26.9% | 25.1% |
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Northolt High School
Northolt, UB5 4HP |
Secondary | 861 | 17.3% | 31.2% |
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Enfield County School for Girls
Enfield, EN2 6QG |
Secondary | 1,019 | 14.8% | 32.5% |
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St Ignatius College
Enfield, EN1 4NP |
Secondary | 999 | 13.5% | 28.1% |
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Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | 18.9% | 26.3% |
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Willowfield School
London, E17 6ND |
Secondary | 1,005 | 24.3% | 31.5% |
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Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD |
Secondary | 1,030 | 19.7% | 25.6% |
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Kelmscott School
London, E17 8DN |
Secondary | 1,097 | 18% | 34.4% |
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St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL |
Secondary | 1,047 | 21.9% | 29.1% |
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The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN |
Secondary | 1,143 | 21.4% | 24.4% |
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Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool, L7 6HQ |
Secondary | 1,156 | 16.2% | 26.6% |
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Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool, L9 7BF |
Secondary | 1,160 | 23.8% | 26.9% |
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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,073 | 22.7% | 27.4% |
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Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP |
Secondary | 1,036 | 23.8% | 25.9% |
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St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan, WN6 7RN |
Secondary | 995 | 18.7% | 32.1% |
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Spen Valley High School
Liversedge, WF15 7LX |
Secondary | 963 | 23% | 31.9% |
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Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | 15.7% | 29.2% |
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St Benedict's Catholic High School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Secondary | 992 | 17.2% | 27.8% |
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The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE |
Secondary | 1,131 | 25.5% | 28.9% |
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Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH |
Secondary | 998 | 17.8% | 26.8% |
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | 21.7% | 27.1% |
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Baysgarth School
Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 6AE |
Secondary | 1,024 | 19.6% | 30.2% |
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The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,049 | 25.6% | 27.8% |
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St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA |
Secondary | 1,105 | 17.8% | 30.9% |
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Beaumont Leys School
Leicester, LE4 0FL |
Secondary | 1,071 | 16% | 31.6% |
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Whitby School
Whitby, YO21 1LA |
Secondary | 1,041 | 17.4% | 25.3% |
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Ifield Community College
Crawley, RH11 0DB |
Secondary | 1,205 | 19.6% | 28.7% |
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Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 | 20.8% | 28.8% |
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Christ The King College
Newport, PO30 5QT |
Secondary | 1,047 | 17.7% | 24.7% |
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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The Norwood School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,073 | Sign in to see | |
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Hampstead School
London, NW2 3RT |
Secondary | 1,228 | ||
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La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
London, SW12 0AB |
Secondary | 1,222 | ||
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St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls
London, N13 5TY |
Secondary | 1,021 | ||
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Caterham High School
Ilford, IG5 0QW |
Secondary | 993 | ||
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Valentines High School
Ilford, IG2 6HX |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
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Trinity Catholic High School
Woodford Green, IG8 0TP |
Secondary | 1,598 | ||
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Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Birmingham, B14 7EG |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
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The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN |
Secondary | 1,143 | ||
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The Wordsley School
Stourbridge, DY8 5SP |
Secondary | 938 | ||
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Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 839 | ||
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The Mosslands School
Wallasey, CH45 8PJ |
Secondary | 903 | ||
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Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR |
Secondary | 1,074 | ||
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Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
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Norham High School
North Shields, NE29 7BU |
Secondary | 456 | ||
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George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA |
Secondary | 1,160 | ||
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Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
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Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
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Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH |
Secondary | 829 | ||
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Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB |
Secondary | 1,334 | ||
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | ||
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The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 856 | ||
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Hornsea School and Language College
Hornsea, HU18 1DW |
Secondary | 1,257 | ||
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Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,120 | ||
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Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR |
Secondary | 421 | ||
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Stafford Manor High School
Stafford, ST17 9DJ |
Secondary | 450 | ||
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Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL |
Secondary | 1,710 | ||
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The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
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St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 742 | ||
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Arts and Media School Islington
London, N4 3LS |
Secondary | 596 | ||