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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Summerhill School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,094 | 16.9% | 10.4% |
Finchley Catholic High School
London, N12 8TA |
Secondary | 1,192 | 11.1% | 12% |
Gunnersbury Catholic School
Brentford, TW8 9LB |
Secondary | 1,240 | 12.3% | 13.5% |
The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP |
Secondary | 1,134 | 23.2% | 14% |
Old Swinford Hospital
Stourbridge, DY8 1QX |
Secondary | 947 | 12.7% | 5.4% |
St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU |
Secondary | 1,033 | 15.7% | 11.2% |
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF |
Secondary | 1,202 | 10.7% | 13.2% |
The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | 19.5% | 11.4% |
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,141 | 19.1% | 13.8% |
St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, CW8 1JW |
Secondary | 1,222 | 11.5% | 12.1% |
The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Secondary | 1,161 | 16.7% | 12.8% |
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Poole, BH15 3HY |
Secondary | 1,059 | 21.3% | 12.3% |
St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE |
Secondary | 1,035 | 11.7% | 12.7% |
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS |
Secondary | 1,211 | 12.9% | 15% |
St Benedict's Catholic College
Colchester, CO3 3US |
Secondary | 895 | 19.4% | 9.1% |
Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | 17.5% | 8.9% |
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,015 | 10.9% | 14.4% |
The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,029 | 18.9% | 14.1% |
Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF |
Secondary | 940 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU |
Secondary | 1,091 | 16.2% | 14.5% |
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
Worcester, WR5 2XD |
Secondary | 1,051 | 13.3% | 17% |
Broughton High School
Preston, PR3 5JJ |
Secondary | 928 | 11.5% | 9.4% |
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS |
Secondary | 980 | 18.2% | 12.3% |
Spalding High School
Spalding, PE11 2PJ |
Secondary | 948 | 14.8% | 10.3% |
Codsall Community High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PQ |
Secondary | 1,068 | 14.4% | 16.7% |
The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | 18.5% | 11.4% |
Millais School
Horsham, RH13 5HR |
Secondary | 1,055 | 24.3% | 11.3% |
Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP |
Secondary | 1,251 | 22.6% | 7.9% |
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,175 | 20.3% | 14.5% |
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF |
Secondary | 1,077 | 20.1% | 13.2% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Summerhill School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,094 | Sign in to see | |
Haverstock School
London, NW3 2BQ |
Secondary | 925 | ||
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
London, N1 9QG |
Secondary | 885 | ||
Brentside High School
London, W7 1JJ |
Secondary | 1,590 | ||
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | ||
Wheelers Lane Technology College
Birmingham, B13 0SF |
Secondary | 668 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
Willenhall, WV14 7BL |
Secondary | 1,466 | ||
Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP |
Secondary | 1,146 | ||
Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
Monkseaton High School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9EQ |
Secondary | 481 | ||
Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY |
Secondary | 1,680 | ||
Cressex Community School
High Wycombe, HP12 4QA |
Secondary | 763 | ||
High Tunstall College of Science
Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ |
Secondary | 1,396 | ||
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP |
Secondary | 1,307 | ||
Redbridge Community School
Southampton, SO16 9RJ |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
Cantell School
Southampton, SO16 3GJ |
Secondary | 1,289 | ||
Earl Mortimer College
Leominster, HR6 8JJ |
Secondary | 522 | ||
Dartford Science & Technology College
Dartford, DA1 2LY |
Secondary | 856 | ||
Thamesview School
Gravesend, DA12 4LF |
Secondary | 958 | ||
Fleetwood High School
FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE |
Secondary | 1,009 | ||
Beaumont Leys School
Leicester, LE4 0FL |
Secondary | 1,071 | ||
The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College
Rugby, CV21 1EH |
Secondary | 1,117 | ||
Tanbridge House School
Horsham, RH12 1SR |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
Ifield Community College
Crawley, RH11 0DB |
Secondary | 1,205 | ||
Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL |
Secondary | 1,558 | ||
Jarrow School
Jarrow, NE32 5PR |
Secondary | 837 | ||
Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW |
Secondary | 1,479 | ||
Holy Trinity Academy
Telford, TF2 9SQ |
Secondary | 937 |