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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Sydenham School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,508 | 15.7% | 25.7% |
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Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE |
Secondary | 1,313 | 22.6% | 22% |
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All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Dagenham, RM8 1JT |
Secondary | 1,354 | 14% | 24.8% |
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St James' Catholic High School
London, NW9 5PE |
Secondary | 1,255 | 12.8% | 27.7% |
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Villiers High School
Southall, UB1 3BT |
Secondary | 1,445 | 12.3% | 34% |
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The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
London, W3 0HW |
Secondary | 1,292 | 11.7% | 31.6% |
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Winchmore School
London, N21 3HS |
Secondary | 1,790 | 14.9% | 26.6% |
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Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN |
Secondary | 1,556 | 20% | 19.7% |
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Whitmore High School
Harrow, HA2 0AD |
Secondary | 1,776 | 8.5% | 29.1% |
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Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB |
Secondary | 1,477 | 18.5% | 24.9% |
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Rutlish School
London, SW20 9AD |
Secondary | 1,491 | 21.2% | 21.3% |
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Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ |
Secondary | 1,436 | 18.5% | 17.2% |
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Valentines High School
Ilford, IG2 6HX |
Secondary | 1,331 | 9.3% | 25% |
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Thornleigh Salesian College
Bolton, BL1 6PQ |
Secondary | 1,579 | 15% | 27% |
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Saddleworth School
Oldham, OL3 5NU |
Secondary | 1,417 | 14.3% | 22.1% |
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The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ |
Secondary | 1,374 | 14.7% | 28.6% |
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Titus Salt School
Bradford, BD17 5RH |
Secondary | 1,436 | 23.9% | 24.8% |
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Kettlethorpe High School
Wakefield, WF2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,673 | 12.2% | 23.6% |
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The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH |
Secondary | 1,430 | 18.7% | 22.7% |
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The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU |
Secondary | 1,482 | 11.7% | 25.9% |
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Northfield School and Sports College
Billingham, TS22 5EG |
Secondary | 1,544 | 15.8% | 29.2% |
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Redruth School
Redruth, TR15 1TA |
Secondary | 1,466 | 22.7% | 27% |
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Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, BN1 6PZ |
Secondary | 1,634 | 16.9% | 23.9% |
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Blatchington Mill School
Hove, BN3 7BW |
Secondary | 1,637 | 15.7% | 21% |
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Marriotts School
Stevenage, SG2 8UT |
Secondary | 1,410 | 22.6% | 28.9% |
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St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,326 | 14.2% | 24.1% |
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Crown Hills Community College
Leicester, LE5 5FT |
Secondary | 1,497 | 13.6% | 25.7% |
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Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8JE |
Secondary | 1,361 | 19% | 27.2% |
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Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH |
Secondary | 1,582 | 20.6% | 20.1% |
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Oaks Park High School
Ilford, IG2 7PQ |
Secondary | 1,786 | 10% | 22.1% |
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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Sydenham School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,508 | Sign in to see | |
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Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE |
Secondary | 1,313 | ||
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St James' Catholic High School
London, NW9 5PE |
Secondary | 1,255 | ||
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Bishop Stopford's School
Enfield, EN1 3PU |
Secondary | 614 | ||
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The Heathland School
Hounslow, TW4 5JD |
Secondary | 1,830 | ||
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Gunnersbury Catholic School
Brentford, TW8 9LB |
Secondary | 1,240 | ||
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Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB |
Secondary | 1,477 | ||
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Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Birmingham, B45 9NY |
Secondary | 1,189 | ||
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Colton Hills Community School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5DG |
Secondary | 1,131 | ||
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South Wirral High School
Wirral, CH62 8EH |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
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St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
Manchester, M20 6BX |
Secondary | 922 | ||
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Hebburn Comprehensive School
Hebburn, NE31 2QU |
Secondary | 912 | ||
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Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
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The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,141 | ||
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Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD |
Secondary | 1,282 | ||
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Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
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Murray Park Community School
Derby, DE3 9LL |
Secondary | 1,211 | ||
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St Cuthbert Mayne School
Torquay, TQ1 4RN |
Secondary | 993 | ||
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Beaminster School
Beaminster, DT8 3EP |
Secondary | 679 | ||
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Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB |
Secondary | 1,334 | ||
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Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ |
Secondary | 1,005 | ||
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Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury, CT4 7AS |
Secondary | 1,226 | ||
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Fullhurst Community College
Leicester, LE3 1AH |
Secondary | 1,513 | ||
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St Andrew's Catholic School
Leatherhead, KT22 7JP |
Secondary | 1,597 | ||
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Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP |
Secondary | 1,251 | ||
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Matravers School
Westbury, BA13 3QH |
Secondary | 926 | ||
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Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH |
Secondary | 1,582 | ||
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The Bewdley School
Bewdley, DY12 1BL |
Secondary | 966 | ||