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 24 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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Forest Hill School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,073 | 26.9% | 25.1% |
The Camden School for Girls
London, NW5 2DB |
Secondary | 1,076 | 16.7% | 20.4% |
Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE |
Secondary | 1,313 | 22.6% | 22% |
The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,073 | 20.4% | 28.7% |
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
London, SW16 2HY |
Secondary | 1,181 | 17.9% | 20.9% |
Wimbledon College
London, SW19 4NS |
Secondary | 1,258 | 25% | 19.5% |
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% |
The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN |
Secondary | 1,143 | 21.4% | 24.4% |
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool, L9 7BF |
Secondary | 1,160 | 23.8% | 26.9% |
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL |
Secondary | 1,203 | 21.8% | 23.9% |
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% |
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% |
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ |
Secondary | 943 | 22% | 23.6% |
The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE |
Secondary | 1,131 | 25.5% | 28.9% |
Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB |
Secondary | 1,105 | 28.3% | 23.8% |
The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE |
Secondary | 1,100 | 28.3% | 25.2% |
Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | 21.7% | 27.1% |
Cove School
Farnborough, GU14 9RN |
Secondary | 1,013 | 30.8% | 27.2% |
The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,049 | 25.6% | 27.8% |
Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 | 20.8% | 28.8% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 25 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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Forest Hill School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,073 | Sign in to see | |
Haverstock School
London, NW3 2BQ |
Secondary | 925 | ||
St Aloysius RC College
London, N6 5LY |
Secondary | 367 | ||
Langdon Park Community School
London, E14 0RZ |
Secondary | 1,061 | ||
Rutlish School
London, SW20 9AD |
Secondary | 1,491 | ||
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | ||
Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP |
Secondary | 1,146 | ||
Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG |
Secondary | 1,397 | ||
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG |
Secondary | 1,698 | ||
Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Plymouth, PL5 4AA |
Secondary | 771 | ||
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP |
Secondary | 1,307 | ||
Cantell School
Southampton, SO16 3GJ |
Secondary | 1,289 | ||
Fleetwood High School
FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE |
Secondary | 1,009 | ||
New College Leicester
Leicester, LE3 6DN |
Secondary | 1,025 | ||
Kingsford Community School
London, E6 5JG |
Secondary | 1,501 | ||
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ |
Secondary | 1,652 | ||
Oaks Park High School
Ilford, IG2 7PQ |
Secondary | 1,786 | ||
Jarrow School
Jarrow, NE32 5PR |
Secondary | 837 | ||
Sir John Thursby Community College
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Secondary | 1,118 | ||
Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF |
Secondary | 1,420 | ||
All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF |
Secondary | 1,112 | ||
Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH |
Secondary | 1,459 |