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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George Stephenson High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,234 | 11% | 28.7% |
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Parliament Hill School
London, NW5 1RL |
Secondary | 1,194 | 17.9% | 34.8% |
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La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
London, SW12 0AB |
Secondary | 1,198 | 8.3% | 36.1% |
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All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Dagenham, RM8 1JT |
Secondary | 1,345 | 14.1% | 25.2% |
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St James' Catholic High School
London, NW9 5PE |
Secondary | 1,246 | 13.5% | 30.2% |
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Oak Wood School
Uxbridge, UB10 9HT |
Secondary | 1,275 | 11.1% | 34.4% |
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Valentines High School
Ilford, IG2 6HX |
Secondary | 1,358 | 9.4% | 30.3% |
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Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,119 | 16.8% | 25.8% |
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Holy Family Catholic School
London, E17 3EA |
Secondary | 1,179 | 10.9% | 32.7% |
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Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Birmingham, B14 7EG |
Secondary | 1,191 | 15.4% | 36.1% |
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St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
Walsall, WS9 0RN |
Secondary | 1,113 | 14.7% | 24.4% |
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Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HJ |
Secondary | 1,181 | 17.4% | 34.6% |
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Westhoughton High School
Bolton, BL5 3BZ |
Secondary | 1,343 | 16.4% | 23% |
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Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW |
Secondary | 1,342 | 18.3% | 31.8% |
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Golborne High School
Warrington, WA3 3EL |
Secondary | 1,145 | 18.4% | 25.2% |
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The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ |
Secondary | 1,367 | 16.2% | 31% |
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Queen Elizabeth School
Luton, LU2 9AG |
Secondary | 1,232 | 18.5% | 31.1% |
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Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP |
Secondary | 1,212 | 13.2% | 27.7% |
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The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU |
Secondary | 1,398 | 10.6% | 25.9% |
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Northfield School and Sports College
Billingham, TS22 5EG |
Secondary | 1,522 | 16.3% | 30.2% |
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Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA |
Secondary | 1,212 | 11.6% | 23.2% |
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Archway School
Stroud, GL5 4AX |
Secondary | 1,054 | 16.5% | 26.9% |
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St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX |
Secondary | 1,157 | 13.9% | 28.3% |
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Hornsea School and Language College
Hornsea, HU18 1DW |
Secondary | 1,258 | 13.7% | 23.9% |
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Frederick Gough School
Scunthorpe, DN16 3NG |
Secondary | 1,335 | 19.9% | 28.6% |
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St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,337 | 14.5% | 24.8% |
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Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT |
Secondary | 1,177 | 16.8% | 28.3% |
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King Edward VI CEVC School
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH |
Secondary | 1,190 | 15.1% | 22% |
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Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8JE |
Secondary | 1,340 | 20.1% | 29.5% |
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Christ The King College
Newport, PO30 5QT |
Secondary | 1,124 | 20.3% | 25.8% |
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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George Stephenson High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,234 | Sign in to see | |
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Hampstead School
London, NW2 3RT |
Secondary | 1,192 | ||
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,080 | ||
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Trinity Catholic High School
Woodford Green, IG8 0TP |
Secondary | 1,606 | ||
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Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Birmingham, B14 7EG |
Secondary | 1,191 | ||
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The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN |
Secondary | 1,134 | ||
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Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 825 | ||
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The Mosslands School
Wallasey, CH45 8PJ |
Secondary | 851 | ||
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Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
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Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,328 | ||
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Wetherby High School
Wetherby, LS22 6JS |
Secondary | 830 | ||
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Norham High School
North Shields, NE29 7BU |
Secondary | 498 | ||
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Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,028 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth School
Luton, LU2 9AG |
Secondary | 1,232 | ||
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Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT |
Secondary | 1,112 | ||
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Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH |
Secondary | 884 | ||
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The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Secondary | 1,098 | ||
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St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS |
Secondary | 1,244 | ||
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Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB |
Secondary | 1,338 | ||
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 1,088 | ||
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The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 808 | ||
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Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,150 | ||
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Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone, ME16 0SF |
Secondary | 1,254 | ||
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Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR |
Secondary | 392 | ||
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Codsall Community High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PQ |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
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Stafford Manor High School
Stafford, ST17 9DJ |
Secondary | 441 | ||
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Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL |
Secondary | 1,751 | ||
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Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
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St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 780 | ||
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Arts and Media School Islington
London, N4 3LS |
Secondary | 577 | ||