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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Highgate Wood Secondary School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,556 | 20% | 19.7% |
Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE |
Secondary | 1,313 | 22.6% | 22% |
Sydenham School
London, SE26 4RD |
Secondary | 1,508 | 15.7% | 25.7% |
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Dagenham, RM8 1JT |
Secondary | 1,354 | 14% | 24.8% |
Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB |
Secondary | 1,477 | 18.5% | 24.9% |
Rutlish School
London, SW20 9AD |
Secondary | 1,491 | 21.2% | 21.3% |
Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ |
Secondary | 1,436 | 18.5% | 17.2% |
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 3PS |
Secondary | 1,408 | 12.8% | 16.5% |
Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS |
Secondary | 1,577 | 21.5% | 20.4% |
Titus Salt School
Bradford, BD17 5RH |
Secondary | 1,436 | 23.9% | 24.8% |
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,331 | 13.8% | 17.2% |
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG |
Secondary | 1,698 | 14.1% | 19.6% |
Allerton Grange School
Leeds, LS17 6SF |
Secondary | 1,742 | 14% | 23.5% |
Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND |
Secondary | 1,364 | 17.8% | 20% |
The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU |
Secondary | 1,482 | 11.7% | 25.9% |
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT |
Secondary | 1,525 | 19.9% | 17.9% |
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG |
Secondary | 1,535 | 22.4% | 16.7% |
Varndean School
Brighton, BN1 6NP |
Secondary | 1,502 | 30.9% | 20.4% |
Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, BN1 6PZ |
Secondary | 1,634 | 16.9% | 23.9% |
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,326 | 14.2% | 24.1% |
Crown Hills Community College
Leicester, LE5 5FT |
Secondary | 1,497 | 13.6% | 25.7% |
Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL |
Secondary | 1,558 | 15.7% | 18.6% |
Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH |
Secondary | 1,582 | 20.6% | 20.1% |
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ |
Secondary | 1,652 | 14.7% | 16.1% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 28 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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Highgate Wood Secondary School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,556 | Sign in to see | |
Parliament Hill School
London, NW5 1RL |
Secondary | 1,230 | ||
St Aloysius RC College
London, N6 5LY |
Secondary | 367 | ||
George Green's School
London, E14 3DW |
Secondary | 1,264 | ||
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School
London, E1 0RH |
Secondary | 1,373 | ||
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Dagenham, RM8 1JT |
Secondary | 1,354 | ||
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Orpington, BR6 9SH |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
London, W3 0HW |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
Chace Community School
Enfield, EN1 3HQ |
Secondary | 968 | ||
Bishop Stopford's School
Enfield, EN1 3PU |
Secondary | 614 | ||
St Ignatius College
Enfield, EN1 4NP |
Secondary | 999 | ||
Hornsey School for Girls
London, N8 9JF |
Secondary | 664 | ||
The Heathland School
Hounslow, TW4 5JD |
Secondary | 1,830 | ||
Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB |
Secondary | 1,477 | ||
Rutlish School
London, SW20 9AD |
Secondary | 1,491 | ||
Caterham High School
Ilford, IG5 0QW |
Secondary | 993 | ||
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
Kettlethorpe High School
Wakefield, WF2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,673 | ||
Sandy Secondary School
Sandy, SG19 1BL |
Secondary | 1,215 | ||
The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU |
Secondary | 1,482 | ||
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Widnes, WA8 7DW |
Secondary | 1,306 | ||
Littleover Community School
Derby, DE23 4BZ |
Secondary | 1,823 | ||
The Blandford School
Blandford Forum, DT11 7SQ |
Secondary | 1,136 | ||
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
Frederick Gough School
Scunthorpe, DN16 3NG |
Secondary | 1,333 | ||
Northfleet School for Girls
Gravesend, DA11 8AQ |
Secondary | 1,305 | ||
Huntington School
York, YO32 9WT |
Secondary | 1,465 | ||
Chilwell School
Nottingham, NG9 5AL |
Secondary | 1,052 |