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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Willowfield School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,005 | 24.3% | 31.5% |
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Acland Burghley School
London, NW5 1UJ |
Secondary | 1,223 | 26.2% | 34.6% |
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,073 | 20.4% | 28.7% |
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Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,073 | 26.9% | 25.1% |
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Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Croydon, CR0 5JQ |
Secondary | 789 | 23.2% | 35.6% |
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Northolt High School
Northolt, UB5 4HP |
Secondary | 861 | 17.3% | 31.2% |
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Enfield County School for Girls
Enfield, EN2 6QG |
Secondary | 1,019 | 14.8% | 32.5% |
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Frederick Bremer School
London, E17 4EY |
Secondary | 881 | 31.3% | 30.9% |
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Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | 18.9% | 26.3% |
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Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD |
Secondary | 1,030 | 19.7% | 25.6% |
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Kelmscott School
London, E17 8DN |
Secondary | 1,097 | 18% | 34.4% |
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St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL |
Secondary | 1,047 | 21.9% | 29.1% |
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The Derby High School
Lancs, BL9 9NH |
Secondary | 953 | 20% | 34.7% |
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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,073 | 22.7% | 27.4% |
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St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan, WN6 7RN |
Secondary | 995 | 18.7% | 32.1% |
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Spen Valley High School
Liversedge, WF15 7LX |
Secondary | 963 | 23% | 31.9% |
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All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT |
Secondary | 901 | 20.2% | 31.1% |
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Longbenton High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8ER |
Secondary | 953 | 29.3% | 30.7% |
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Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,027 | 22.4% | 34.7% |
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The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE |
Secondary | 1,131 | 25.5% | 28.9% |
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Pittville School
Cheltenham, GL52 3JD |
Secondary | 860 | 26.8% | 32.3% |
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | 21.7% | 27.1% |
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The Astley Cooper School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HL |
Secondary | 947 | 28.8% | 31.9% |
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Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR |
Secondary | 1,048 | 18.9% | 35.1% |
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Baysgarth School
Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 6AE |
Secondary | 1,024 | 19.6% | 30.2% |
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The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,049 | 25.6% | 27.8% |
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St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA |
Secondary | 1,105 | 17.8% | 30.9% |
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Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG |
Secondary | 967 | 25.3% | 33.1% |
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Robert Blake School
Bridgwater, TA6 6AW |
Secondary | 1,042 | 19.4% | 33.8% |
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Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 | 20.8% | 28.8% |
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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Willowfield School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,005 | Sign in to see | |
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Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
London, NW1 1LY |
Secondary | 814 | ||
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All Saints Catholic High School
London, N16 5AF |
Secondary | 500 | ||
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The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
London, E9 6NR |
Secondary | 803 | ||
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Lilian Baylis Technology School
London, SE11 5QY |
Secondary | 840 | ||
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Saint Gabriel's College
London, SW9 6UL |
Secondary | 600 | ||
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St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School
London, NW6 5SN |
Secondary | 1,013 | ||
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Brentside High School
London, W7 1JJ |
Secondary | 1,590 | ||
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Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
Richmond, TW10 6HW |
Secondary | 1,037 | ||
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Frederick Bremer School
London, E17 4EY |
Secondary | 881 | ||
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St Matthias School
Wolverhampton, WV1 2BH |
Secondary | 843 | ||
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St John Bosco Arts College
Croxteth, L11 9DQ |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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St Hilda's Church of England High School
Liverpool, L17 3AL |
Secondary | 1,132 | ||
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The Elton High School
Bury, BL8 1RN |
Secondary | 1,026 | ||
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St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ |
Secondary | 930 | ||
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Mossley Hollins High School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP |
Secondary | 890 | ||
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St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH |
Secondary | 827 | ||
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All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT |
Secondary | 901 | ||
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Kingsmeadow Community School
Gateshead, NE11 9NX |
Secondary | 912 | ||
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Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
Chester, CH1 5JH |
Secondary | 709 | ||
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South Molton Community College
South Molton, EX36 4LA |
Secondary | 662 | ||
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Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH |
Secondary | 603 | ||
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Baysgarth School
Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 6AE |
Secondary | 1,024 | ||
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Dover Grammar School for Boys
Dover, CT17 0DQ |
Secondary | 899 | ||
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Whitworth Community High School
ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS |
Secondary | 651 | ||
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All Hallows RC High School
Salford, M6 8AA |
Secondary | 739 | ||
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Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School
London, N16 6UB |
Secondary | 384 | ||
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Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 | ||
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Saint John Bosco College
London, SW11 3DQ |
Secondary | 831 | ||
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Madani Boys School
Leicester, LE5 5LL |
Secondary | 448 | ||