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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plashet School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 1,488 | 9.9% | 46.2% | 
| 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% | 
| Plumstead Manor School London, SE18 1QF | Secondary | 1,456 | 19.3% | 35.8% | 
| Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form London, N16 9EX | Secondary | 1,648 | 24.6% | 34.7% | 
| Central Foundation Boys' School London, EC2A 4SH | Secondary | 1,135 | 27.7% | 40.3% | 
| La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School London, SW12 0AB | Secondary | 1,222 | 7.6% | 34.9% | 
| The St Thomas the Apostle College London, SE15 2EB | Secondary | 1,112 | 13.4% | 44.9% | 
| Bow School London, E3 3QW | Secondary | 1,173 | 18.7% | 43.4% | 
| Morpeth School London, E2 0PX | Secondary | 1,513 | 19.6% | 50% | 
| 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% | 
| Central Foundation Girls' School London, E3 2AE | Secondary | 1,541 | 12.5% | 45% | 
| Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School London, E1 0RH | Secondary | 1,373 | 12.6% | 46.8% | 
| Villiers High School Southall, UB1 3BT | Secondary | 1,445 | 12.3% | 34% | 
| Brentside High School London, W7 1JJ | Secondary | 1,590 | 15.2% | 41.9% | 
| The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls London, W3 0HW | Secondary | 1,292 | 11.7% | 31.6% | 
| Gladesmore Community School London, N15 6EB | Secondary | 1,243 | 16.8% | 50% | 
| Oak Wood School Uxbridge, UB10 9HT | Secondary | 1,287 | 12% | 34% | 
| 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% | 
| Little Ilford School London, E12 6JB | Secondary | 1,700 | 19.1% | 48.4% | 
| St Angela's Ursuline School London, E7 8HU | Secondary | 1,295 | 5.2% | 38% | 
| St Bonaventure's RC School London, E7 9QD | Secondary | 1,348 | 11.2% | 36.9% | 
| Mayfield School Dagenham, RM8 1XE | Secondary | 1,848 | 11.8% | 34.7% | 
| Lawnswood School Leeds, LS16 5AG | Secondary | 1,397 | 13.9% | 42.8% | 
| Park View School London, N15 3QR | Secondary | 1,044 | 16% | 43.1% | 
| Kingsford Community School London, E6 5JG | Secondary | 1,501 | 8.4% | 50.3% | 
| Jo Richardson Community School Dagenham, RM9 4UN | Secondary | 1,690 | 12.3% | 34.6% | 
| 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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plashet School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 1,488 | Sign in to see | |
| Acland Burghley School London, NW5 1UJ | Secondary | 1,223 | ||
| Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form London, N16 9EX | Secondary | 1,648 | ||
| Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School London, SW16 2HY | Secondary | 1,181 | ||
| Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School London, E1 0RH | Secondary | 1,373 | ||
| St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School Orpington, BR6 9SH | Secondary | 1,085 | ||
| Northolt High School Northolt, UB5 4HP | Secondary | 861 | ||
| Winchmore School London, N21 3HS | Secondary | 1,790 | ||
| Enfield County School for Girls Enfield, EN2 6QG | Secondary | 1,019 | ||
| Chace Community School Enfield, EN1 3HQ | Secondary | 968 | ||
| St Ignatius College Enfield, EN1 4NP | Secondary | 999 | ||
| Raynes Park High School London, SW20 0JL | Secondary | 1,194 | ||
| Wanstead High School London, E11 2JZ | Secondary | 1,436 | ||
| Woodbridge High School Woodford Green, IG8 7DQ | Secondary | 2,004 | ||
| Trinity Catholic High School Woodford Green, IG8 0TP | Secondary | 1,598 | ||
| Holy Family Catholic School London, E17 3EA | Secondary | 1,214 | ||
| Thornleigh Salesian College Bolton, BL1 6PQ | Secondary | 1,579 | ||
| Bramhall High School Stockport, SK7 2JT | Secondary | 1,282 | ||
| Longhill High School Brighton, BN2 7FR | Secondary | 727 | ||
| Blatchington Mill School Hove, BN3 7BW | Secondary | 1,637 | ||
| Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Hove, BN3 7BN | Secondary | 953 | ||
| Harrow Way Community School Andover, SP10 3RH | Secondary | 998 | ||
| Yateley School Yateley, GU46 6NW | Secondary | 1,331 | ||
| Longcroft School and Sixth Form College Beverley, HU17 7EJ | Secondary | 728 | ||
| Headlands School Bridlington, YO16 6UR | Secondary | 1,048 | ||
| Aylsham High School Norwich, NR11 6AN | Secondary | 1,519 | ||
| Whitby School Whitby, YO21 1LA | Secondary | 1,041 | ||
| King Edward VI CEVC School Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH | Secondary | 1,201 | ||
| The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College Woking, GU21 8TL | Secondary | 1,471 | ||
| Park View School London, N15 3QR | Secondary | 1,044 | ||