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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Spen Valley High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 963 | 23% | 31.9% |
The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,073 | 20.4% | 28.7% |
Northolt High School
Northolt, UB5 4HP |
Secondary | 861 | 17.3% | 31.2% |
Enfield County School for Girls
Enfield, EN2 6QG |
Secondary | 1,019 | 14.8% | 32.5% |
Willowfield School
London, E17 6ND |
Secondary | 1,005 | 24.3% | 31.5% |
Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Secondary | 907 | 26.7% | 27.2% |
St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL |
Secondary | 1,047 | 21.9% | 29.1% |
The Wordsley School
Stourbridge, DY8 5SP |
Secondary | 938 | 19.3% | 35.5% |
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 839 | 17.2% | 30.1% |
The Derby High School
Lancs, BL9 9NH |
Secondary | 953 | 20% | 34.7% |
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan, WN6 7RN |
Secondary | 995 | 18.7% | 32.1% |
Todmorden High School
Todmorden, OL14 7DG |
Secondary | 850 | 17.3% | 28.4% |
All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT |
Secondary | 901 | 20.2% | 31.1% |
Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | 15.7% | 29.2% |
Longbenton High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8ER |
Secondary | 953 | 29.3% | 30.7% |
Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,027 | 22.4% | 34.7% |
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Warrington, WA4 1RX |
Secondary | 855 | 18.6% | 29.8% |
Tibshelf Community School
Alfreton, DE55 5LZ |
Secondary | 819 | 24.4% | 31.9% |
Pittville School
Cheltenham, GL52 3JD |
Secondary | 860 | 26.8% | 32.3% |
Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | 21.7% | 27.1% |
The Astley Cooper School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HL |
Secondary | 947 | 28.8% | 31.9% |
Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR |
Secondary | 1,048 | 18.9% | 35.1% |
Baysgarth School
Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 6AE |
Secondary | 1,024 | 19.6% | 30.2% |
The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,049 | 25.6% | 27.8% |
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA |
Secondary | 1,105 | 17.8% | 30.9% |
Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG |
Secondary | 967 | 25.3% | 33.1% |
Beaumont Leys School
Leicester, LE4 0FL |
Secondary | 1,071 | 16% | 31.6% |
Robert Blake School
Bridgwater, TA6 6AW |
Secondary | 1,042 | 19.4% | 33.8% |
Abbot Beyne School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0JL |
Secondary | 828 | 19.6% | 29.2% |
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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Spen Valley High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 963 | Sign in to see | |
Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE |
Secondary | 1,313 | ||
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
London, W3 0HW |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
Bishop Stopford's School
Enfield, EN1 3PU |
Secondary | 614 | ||
Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN |
Secondary | 1,556 | ||
The Heathland School
Hounslow, TW4 5JD |
Secondary | 1,830 | ||
Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB |
Secondary | 1,477 | ||
Rutlish School
London, SW20 9AD |
Secondary | 1,491 | ||
St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
Parrenthorn High School
Manchester, M25 2BW |
Secondary | 1,037 | ||
The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
Manchester, M20 6BX |
Secondary | 922 | ||
Kettlethorpe High School
Wakefield, WF2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,673 | ||
Mortimer Community College
South Shields, NE33 4UG |
Secondary | 1,112 | ||
Hebburn Comprehensive School
Hebburn, NE31 2QU |
Secondary | 912 | ||
Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
Sandy Secondary School
Sandy, SG19 1BL |
Secondary | 1,215 | ||
Biddenham International School and Sports College
Bedford, MK40 4AZ |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD |
Secondary | 1,437 | ||
Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD |
Secondary | 1,282 | ||
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
Murray Park Community School
Derby, DE3 9LL |
Secondary | 1,211 | ||
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
Withernsea High School
Withernsea, HU19 2EQ |
Secondary | 731 | ||
Hornsea School and Language College
Hornsea, HU18 1DW |
Secondary | 1,257 | ||
Frederick Gough School
Scunthorpe, DN16 3NG |
Secondary | 1,333 | ||
Northfleet School for Girls
Gravesend, DA11 8AQ |
Secondary | 1,305 | ||
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury, CT4 7AS |
Secondary | 1,226 | ||
Huntington School
York, YO32 9WT |
Secondary | 1,465 | ||
The Latimer Arts College
Kettering, NN15 6SW |
Secondary | 1,177 | ||
Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP |
Secondary | 1,251 |