The Norwood School

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