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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Penistone Grammar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,922 | 17% | 12.4% |
The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Greenford, UB6 9AW |
Secondary | 1,994 | 9.8% | 13.8% |
Fortismere School
London, N10 1NE |
Secondary | 1,770 | 21.8% | 11.3% |
Woodbridge High School
Woodford Green, IG8 7DQ |
Secondary | 2,004 | 16.4% | 18.2% |
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Altrincham, WA15 8HT |
Secondary | 1,614 | 21.2% | 12.4% |
Bingley Grammar School
Bingley, BD16 2RS |
Secondary | 1,969 | 7% | 23.3% |
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG |
Secondary | 1,698 | 14.1% | 19.6% |
Allerton Grange School
Leeds, LS17 6SF |
Secondary | 1,742 | 14% | 23.5% |
Benton Park School
Leeds, LS19 6LX |
Secondary | 1,491 | 11.5% | 16.5% |
Guiseley School
Leeds, LS20 8DT |
Secondary | 1,427 | 18.9% | 10.7% |
Kettlethorpe High School
Wakefield, WF2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,673 | 12.2% | 23.6% |
Whitley Bay High School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9AS |
Secondary | 1,762 | 11.8% | 8.2% |
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Bristol, BS1 6RT |
Secondary | 1,778 | 19.9% | 17.1% |
Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY |
Secondary | 1,680 | 17.1% | 16.9% |
Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN |
Secondary | 1,754 | 18% | 15% |
Wilmslow High School
Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ |
Secondary | 2,212 | 14.1% | 11.7% |
Littleover Community School
Derby, DE23 4BZ |
Secondary | 1,823 | 9.9% | 13.4% |
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Dronfield, S18 2FZ |
Secondary | 1,854 | 18.9% | 17% |
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Durham, DH1 4SU |
Secondary | 1,688 | 8.5% | 14.2% |
Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ |
Secondary | 1,602 | 14.2% | 13.2% |
Brookfield Community School
Southampton, SO31 7DU |
Secondary | 1,805 | 14.4% | 12.2% |
Calthorpe Park School
Fleet, GU51 5JA |
Secondary | 1,645 | 12% | 10.3% |
Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN |
Secondary | 1,780 | 14.2% | 17.6% |
Huntington School
York, YO32 9WT |
Secondary | 1,465 | 16.5% | 14.1% |
King James's School
Knaresborough, HG5 8EB |
Secondary | 1,524 | 17.9% | 15.8% |
King Edward VI School
Lichfield, WS14 9EE |
Secondary | 1,627 | 12.2% | 10.1% |
Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL |
Secondary | 1,710 | 15.3% | 15.4% |
Weald School, The
Billingshurst, RH14 9RY |
Secondary | 1,786 | 18.7% | 11.3% |
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ |
Secondary | 1,652 | 14.7% | 16.1% |
JFS
Harrow, HA3 9TE |
Secondary | 2,040 | 14.7% | 5.1% |
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 |
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Penistone Grammar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,922 | Sign in to see | |
Regent High School
London, NW1 1RX |
Secondary | 1,086 | ||
Greenford High School
Southall, UB1 2GU |
Secondary | 2,019 | ||
Whitmore High School
Harrow, HA2 0AD |
Secondary | 1,776 | ||
Little Ilford School
London, E12 6JB |
Secondary | 1,700 | ||
Mayfield School
Dagenham, RM8 1XE |
Secondary | 1,848 | ||
Holte School
Birmingham, B19 2EP |
Secondary | 1,159 | ||
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HZ |
Secondary | 1,329 | ||
Our Lady's RC High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Secondary | 1,054 | ||
The Radclyffe School
Oldham, OL9 0LS |
Secondary | 1,472 | ||
Titus Salt School
Bradford, BD17 5RH |
Secondary | 1,436 | ||
Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG |
Secondary | 1,397 | ||
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG |
Secondary | 1,698 | ||
Allerton Grange School
Leeds, LS17 6SF |
Secondary | 1,742 | ||
Benton Park School
Leeds, LS19 6LX |
Secondary | 1,491 | ||
Whitley Bay High School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9AS |
Secondary | 1,762 | ||
Burnside College
Wallsend, NE28 7LQ |
Secondary | 959 | ||
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Plymouth, PL5 4AA |
Secondary | 771 | ||
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Durham, DH1 4SU |
Secondary | 1,688 | ||
Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ |
Secondary | 1,602 | ||
Rednock School
Dursley, GL11 4BY |
Secondary | 1,232 | ||
Bitterne Park School
Southampton, SO18 1BU |
Secondary | 2,016 | ||
The Bishop's Stortford High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4SH |
Secondary | 1,260 | ||
Crown Hills Community College
Leicester, LE5 5FT |
Secondary | 1,497 | ||
Joseph Rowntree School
York, YO32 4BZ |
Secondary | 1,276 | ||
Jo Richardson Community School
Dagenham, RM9 4UN |
Secondary | 1,690 | ||
JFS
Harrow, HA3 9TE |
Secondary | 2,040 | ||
Pendle Vale College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Secondary | 1,044 | ||
JCoSS
New Barnet, EN4 9GE |
Secondary | 1,381 | ||
Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH |
Secondary | 1,459 |