Valley Gardens Middle School
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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Valley Gardens Middle School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 773 | 13.6% | 6.3% |
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St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
London, N12 7NJ |
Secondary | 891 | 8.5% | 9.4% |
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Old Swinford Hospital
Stourbridge, DY8 1QX |
Secondary | 947 | 12.7% | 5.4% |
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St James' Catholic High School
Cheadle, SK8 6PZ |
Secondary | 825 | 10.7% | 14.3% |
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St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU |
Secondary | 1,033 | 15.7% | 11.2% |
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Gosforth Central Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN |
Secondary | 601 | 15.8% | 18.1% |
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Gosforth East Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5JT |
Secondary | 556 | 15.1% | 18% |
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Marden High School
North Shields, NE30 3RZ |
Secondary | 943 | 15.3% | 16.4% |
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Leighton Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX |
Secondary | 601 | 15.2% | 12.8% |
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St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor
Windsor, SL4 5EN |
Secondary | 481 | 14.4% | 9.8% |
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Chailey School
Lewes, BN8 4PU |
Secondary | 855 | 15.6% | 12.9% |
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St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE |
Secondary | 1,035 | 11.7% | 12.7% |
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St Benedict's Catholic College
Colchester, CO3 3US |
Secondary | 895 | 19.4% | 9.1% |
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Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Basingstoke, RG22 6SR |
Secondary | 891 | 22.5% | 9.9% |
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Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF |
Secondary | 940 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
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Aston Fields Middle School
Bromsgrove, B60 2ET |
Secondary | 595 | 12.6% | 15.1% |
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St Mary's RC High School
Hereford, HR1 4DR |
Secondary | 749 | 21% | 11.2% |
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Broughton High School
Preston, PR3 5JJ |
Secondary | 928 | 11.5% | 9.4% |
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Balshaw's Church of England High School
Leyland, PR25 3AH |
Secondary | 936 | 9% | 12.9% |
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St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL |
Secondary | 831 | 7.6% | 13.4% |
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Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP |
Secondary | 837 | 11.7% | 15.3% |
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St Bede's Catholic High School
Ormskirk, L39 4TA |
Secondary | 707 | 11.5% | 6.2% |
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Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Preston, PR4 5SN |
Secondary | 823 | 9.1% | 12% |
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All Hallows Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 0LN |
Secondary | 911 | 8.9% | 9.8% |
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Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS |
Secondary | 980 | 18.2% | 12.3% |
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Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA |
Secondary | 838 | 10.6% | 11.7% |
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Spalding High School
Spalding, PE11 2PJ |
Secondary | 948 | 14.8% | 10.3% |
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Ripon Grammar School
Ripon, HG4 2DG |
Secondary | 942 | 5.3% | 3.6% |
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Ermysted's Grammar School
Skipton, BD23 1PL |
Secondary | 818 | 6.9% | 6.5% |
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The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY |
Secondary | 526 | 13.7% | 12.9% |
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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Valley Gardens Middle School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 773 | Sign in to see | |
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All Saints Catholic College
London, W10 6EL |
Secondary | 846 | ||
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Addey and Stanhope School
London, SE14 6TJ |
Secondary | 600 | ||
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St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
London, N12 7NJ |
Secondary | 891 | ||
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Newman Catholic College
London, NW10 3RN |
Secondary | 678 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Croydon, CR9 2EE |
Secondary | 564 | ||
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St John Wall Catholic School
Birmingham, B21 8HH |
Secondary | 635 | ||
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Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL |
Secondary | 1,045 | ||
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St Thomas More RC College
Manchester, M34 6AF |
Secondary | 793 | ||
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Marden Bridge Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8RW |
Secondary | 587 | ||
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Leighton Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX |
Secondary | 601 | ||
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Torpoint Community College
Torpoint, PL11 2NH |
Secondary | 739 | ||
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Beacon Hill Community School
Wigton, CA7 3EZ |
Secondary | 138 | ||
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Belmont Community School
Durham, DH1 2AG |
Secondary | 847 | ||
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Grays Convent High School
Grays, RM17 5UX |
Secondary | 655 | ||
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Maidenhill School
Stonehouse, GL10 2HA |
Secondary | 728 | ||
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The Hayling College
Hayling Island, PO11 0NU |
Secondary | 555 | ||
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Aylestone School
Hereford, HR1 1HY |
Secondary | 449 | ||
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Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Preston, PR1 6DT |
Secondary | 605 | ||
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Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB |
Secondary | 761 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL |
Secondary | 831 | ||
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St Cecilia's RC High School
Preston, PR3 2XA |
Secondary | 573 | ||
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Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU |
Secondary | 798 | ||
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Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA |
Secondary | 838 | ||
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The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form
Leyburn, DL8 5HY |
Secondary | 389 | ||
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Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU |
Secondary | 587 | ||
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Tweedmouth Community Middle School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2DJ |
Secondary | 337 | ||
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Glendale Middle School
Wooler, NE71 6QG |
Secondary | 74 | ||
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The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY |
Secondary | 526 | ||
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Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1EU |
Secondary | 132 | ||