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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Finchley Catholic High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,192 | 11.1% | 12% |
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Gunnersbury Catholic School
Brentford, TW8 9LB |
Secondary | 1,240 | 12.3% | 13.5% |
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Ilford County High School
Ilford, IG6 2JB |
Secondary | 1,126 | 5.6% | 11.8% |
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Woodford County High School
Woodford Green, IG8 9LA |
Secondary | 1,245 | 3.1% | 11.1% |
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The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP |
Secondary | 1,134 | 23.2% | 14% |
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St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 3PS |
Secondary | 1,408 | 12.8% | 16.5% |
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Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE |
Secondary | 1,094 | 16.9% | 10.4% |
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St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU |
Secondary | 1,033 | 15.7% | 11.2% |
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St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF |
Secondary | 1,202 | 10.7% | 13.2% |
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The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | 19.5% | 11.4% |
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The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,141 | 19.1% | 13.8% |
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Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD |
Secondary | 1,282 | 11.1% | 10.8% |
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Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY |
Secondary | 1,237 | 17.7% | 16.3% |
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St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, CW8 1JW |
Secondary | 1,222 | 11.5% | 12.1% |
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The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Secondary | 1,161 | 16.7% | 12.8% |
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St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP |
Secondary | 1,307 | 18.2% | 12.7% |
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St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE |
Secondary | 1,035 | 11.7% | 12.7% |
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St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS |
Secondary | 1,211 | 12.9% | 15% |
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Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | 17.5% | 8.9% |
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The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,015 | 10.9% | 14.4% |
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Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,331 | 14.3% | 10.9% |
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The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU |
Secondary | 1,091 | 16.2% | 14.5% |
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Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone, ME16 0SF |
Secondary | 1,274 | 5.3% | 9.7% |
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Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 3EW |
Secondary | 1,256 | 10% | 6.8% |
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The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
Gainsborough, DN21 2ST |
Secondary | 1,126 | 2.1% | 9.6% |
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Joseph Rowntree School
York, YO32 4BZ |
Secondary | 1,276 | 13.2% | 17.5% |
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Codsall Community High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PQ |
Secondary | 1,068 | 14.4% | 16.7% |
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The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | 18.5% | 11.4% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,175 | 20.3% | 14.5% |
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Hartford Church of England High School
Northwich, CW8 1LH |
Secondary | 1,072 | 12.2% | 17% |
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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Finchley Catholic High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,192 | Sign in to see | |
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The Camden School for Girls
London, NW5 2DB |
Secondary | 1,076 | ||
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La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
London, NW5 1RP |
Secondary | 586 | ||
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Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
London, N16 9EX |
Secondary | 1,648 | ||
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Central Foundation Boys' School
London, EC2A 4SH |
Secondary | 1,135 | ||
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La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
London, SW12 0AB |
Secondary | 1,222 | ||
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Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
London, SW16 2HY |
Secondary | 1,181 | ||
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St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
London, SE1 4AN |
Secondary | 660 | ||
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Villiers High School
Southall, UB1 3BT |
Secondary | 1,445 | ||
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The Latymer School
London, N9 9TN |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
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Laurel Park School
London, N14 7HY |
Secondary | 540 | ||
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Wimbledon College
London, SW19 4NS |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
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St Angela's Ursuline School
London, E7 8HU |
Secondary | 1,295 | ||
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St Bonaventure's RC School
London, E7 9QD |
Secondary | 1,348 | ||
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Ilford County High School
Ilford, IG6 2JB |
Secondary | 1,126 | ||
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Woodford County High School
Woodford Green, IG8 9LA |
Secondary | 1,245 | ||
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Valentines High School
Ilford, IG2 6HX |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
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The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP |
Secondary | 1,134 | ||
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St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL |
Secondary | 1,047 | ||
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Bedford High School
Leigh, WN7 2LU |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
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King Edward VII School
Sheffield, S10 2PW |
Secondary | 1,709 | ||
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Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Warrington, WA4 1RX |
Secondary | 855 | ||
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Lady Manners School
Bakewell, DE45 1JA |
Secondary | 1,400 | ||
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The Woodroffe School
Lyme Regis, DT7 3LX |
Secondary | 978 | ||
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Pittville School
Cheltenham, GL52 3JD |
Secondary | 860 | ||
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Regents Park Community College
Southampton, SO16 4GW |
Secondary | 847 | ||
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Sir John Nelthorpe School
Brigg, DN20 8AA |
Secondary | 878 | ||
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Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT |
Secondary | 1,163 | ||
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Ermysted's Grammar School
Skipton, BD23 1PL |
Secondary | 818 | ||
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Abbot Beyne School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0JL |
Secondary | 828 | ||