Valentines High School

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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
Valentines High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,331 9.3% 25%
Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE
Secondary 1,313 22.6% 22%
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
London, SW16 2HY
Secondary 1,181 17.9% 20.9%
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%
St James' Catholic High School
London, NW9 5PE
Secondary 1,255 12.8% 27.7%
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
London, W3 0HW
Secondary 1,292 11.7% 31.6%
Oak Wood School
Uxbridge, UB10 9HT
Secondary 1,287 12% 34%
Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB
Secondary 1,477 18.5% 24.9%
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 3PS
Secondary 1,408 12.8% 16.5%
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES
Secondary 1,121 18.9% 26.3%
Holy Family Catholic School
London, E17 3EA
Secondary 1,214 8.7% 31.5%
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool, L7 6HQ
Secondary 1,156 16.2% 26.6%
Westhoughton High School
Bolton, BL5 3BZ
Secondary 1,340 11.4% 22.9%
Saddleworth School
Oldham, OL3 5NU
Secondary 1,417 14.3% 22.1%
Golborne High School
Warrington, WA3 3EL
Secondary 1,147 14.8% 23.1%
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ
Secondary 1,374 14.7% 28.6%
George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA
Secondary 1,160 9.3% 26.5%
Queen Elizabeth School
Luton, LU2 9AG
Secondary 1,265 15% 29.3%
Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP
Secondary 1,188 11.8% 24.9%
The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH
Secondary 1,430 18.7% 22.7%
Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Nantwich, CW5 5HD
Secondary 1,271 19.9% 24.1%
The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU
Secondary 1,482 11.7% 25.9%
Tiverton High School
Tiverton, EX16 6SQ
Secondary 1,118 14.3% 25.1%
St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX
Secondary 1,150 13.7% 27.1%
Hornsea School and Language College
Hornsea, HU18 1DW
Secondary 1,257 11.6% 22.7%
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%
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT
Secondary 1,163 15.5% 26%
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8JE
Secondary 1,361 19% 27.2%

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
Valentines High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,331 Sign in to see
Hampstead School
London, NW2 3RT
Secondary 1,228
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
London, N16 9EX
Secondary 1,648
The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY
Secondary 1,073
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
London, SW12 0AB
Secondary 1,222
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
London, SW16 2HY
Secondary 1,181
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
London, SE1 4AN
Secondary 660
St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls
London, N13 5TY
Secondary 1,021
Ilford County High School
Ilford, IG6 2JB
Secondary 1,126
Trinity Catholic High School
Woodford Green, IG8 0TP
Secondary 1,598
The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP
Secondary 1,134
Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Secondary 907
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Birmingham, B14 7EG
Secondary 1,253
The Mosslands School
Wallasey, CH45 8PJ
Secondary 903
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL
Secondary 1,203
Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW
Secondary 1,350
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
Select, HD5 9PG
Secondary 855
Wetherby High School
Wetherby, LS22 6JS
Secondary 783
George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA
Secondary 1,160
Netherhall School
Maryport, CA15 6NT
Secondary 876
Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston, LA12 0EB
Secondary 1,337
Ferndown Upper School
Ferndown, BH22 9EY
Secondary 1,170
Priory School
Lewes, BN7 2XN
Secondary 1,163
Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB
Secondary 1,105
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU
Secondary 1,091
The Judd School
Tonbridge, TN9 2PN
Secondary 1,499
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA
Secondary 1,105
Risedale School
Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BD
Secondary 545
Codsall Community High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PQ
Secondary 1,068
Arts and Media School Islington
London, N4 3LS
Secondary 596