Bow School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Bow School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,173 18.7% 43.4%
Parliament Hill School
London, NW5 1RL
Secondary 1,230 16.8% 34.6%
Hampstead School
London, NW2 3RT
Secondary 1,228 15.6% 46.2%
Acland Burghley School
London, NW5 1UJ
Secondary 1,223 26.2% 34.6%
Central Foundation Boys' School
London, EC2A 4SH
Secondary 1,135 27.7% 40.3%
All Saints Catholic College
London, W10 6EL
Secondary 846 22.9% 41.8%
Deptford Green School
London, SE14 6AN
Secondary 882 17.9% 43.6%
The St Thomas the Apostle College
London, SE15 2EB
Secondary 1,112 13.4% 44.9%
Swanlea School
London, E1 5DJ
Secondary 1,281 17.3% 46.9%
George Green's School
London, E14 3DW
Secondary 1,264 22.7% 52.3%
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School
London, E1 0RH
Secondary 1,373 12.6% 46.8%
Chace Community School
Enfield, EN1 3HQ
Secondary 968 18.5% 39.1%
Gladesmore Community School
London, N15 6EB
Secondary 1,243 16.8% 50%
Harlington School
Hayes, UB3 1PB
Secondary 1,368 13.6% 40.6%
Raynes Park High School
London, SW20 0JL
Secondary 1,194 26.7% 38.1%
St Bonaventure's RC School
London, E7 9QD
Secondary 1,348 11.2% 36.9%
Caterham High School
Ilford, IG5 0QW
Secondary 993 15.9% 37.5%
Kelmscott School
London, E17 8DN
Secondary 1,097 18% 34.4%
Hodge Hill College
Birmingham, B36 8HB
Secondary 1,215 13.5% 48.2%
Holly Lodge Girls' College
Liverpool, L12 7LE
Secondary 1,002 20.2% 46.5%
St John Bosco Arts College
Croxteth, L11 9DQ
Secondary 1,052 19.7% 43%
Our Lady's RC High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Secondary 1,054 16.6% 43%
Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP
Secondary 1,146 18.6% 45.1%
Mortimer Community College
South Shields, NE33 4UG
Secondary 1,112 21.2% 41.4%
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Widnes, WA8 7DW
Secondary 1,306 12.2% 41.4%
Cantell School
Southampton, SO16 3GJ
Secondary 1,289 22.1% 43.3%
Park View School
London, N15 3QR
Secondary 1,044 16% 43.1%
St Peter's RC High School
M12 4WB
Secondary 1,035 16.1% 46.7%
All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF
Secondary 1,112 16.7% 48.9%
Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH
Secondary 1,459 18.2% 38.1%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Bow School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,173 Sign in to see
Haverstock School
London, NW3 2BQ
Secondary 925
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
London, N1 9QG
Secondary 885
Deptford Green School
London, SE14 6AN
Secondary 882
Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN
Secondary 1,073
Brentside High School
London, W7 1JJ
Secondary 1,590
Whitmore High School
Harrow, HA2 0AD
Secondary 1,776
Oak Wood School
Uxbridge, UB10 9HT
Secondary 1,287
Harlington School
Hayes, UB3 1PB
Secondary 1,368
Little Ilford School
London, E12 6JB
Secondary 1,700
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES
Secondary 1,121
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
Willenhall, WV14 7BL
Secondary 1,466
Saddleworth School
Oldham, OL3 5NU
Secondary 1,417
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP
Secondary 1,073
Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG
Secondary 1,397
Benton Park School
Leeds, LS19 6LX
Secondary 1,491
Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ
Secondary 1,066
Culcheth High School
Warrington, WA3 5HH
Secondary 1,169
The Nobel School
Stevenage, SG2 0HS
Secondary 1,490
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW
Secondary 1,326
Crown Hills Community College
Leicester, LE5 5FT
Secondary 1,497
Joseph Rowntree School
York, YO32 4BZ
Secondary 1,276
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ
Secondary 1,652
Oaks Park High School
Ilford, IG2 7PQ
Secondary 1,786
Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW
Secondary 1,479
Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF
Secondary 1,420
All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF
Secondary 1,112
Christ The King College
Newport, PO30 5QT
Secondary 1,047
Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH
Secondary 1,459
Holy Trinity Academy
Telford, TF2 9SQ
Secondary 937