Summerhill 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
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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