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 | 1,160 | 9.3% | 26.5% |
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Dagenham, RM8 1JT |
Secondary | 1,354 | 14% | 24.8% |
St James' Catholic High School
London, NW9 5PE |
Secondary | 1,255 | 12.8% | 27.7% |
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
London, W3 0HW |
Secondary | 1,292 | 11.7% | 31.6% |
St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls
London, N13 5TY |
Secondary | 1,021 | 6.4% | 28.4% |
St Ignatius College
Enfield, EN1 4NP |
Secondary | 999 | 13.5% | 28.1% |
Valentines High School
Ilford, IG2 6HX |
Secondary | 1,331 | 9.3% | 25% |
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | 18.9% | 26.3% |
Holy Family Catholic School
London, E17 3EA |
Secondary | 1,214 | 8.7% | 31.5% |
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
Walsall, WS9 0RN |
Secondary | 1,117 | 13.7% | 21.3% |
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool, L7 6HQ |
Secondary | 1,156 | 16.2% | 26.6% |
Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ |
Secondary | 1,125 | 13.2% | 21.9% |
Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL |
Secondary | 1,045 | 12.3% | 24.5% |
Westhoughton High School
Bolton, BL5 3BZ |
Secondary | 1,340 | 11.4% | 22.9% |
St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW |
Secondary | 1,052 | 12.1% | 21.3% |
Parrenthorn High School
Manchester, M25 2BW |
Secondary | 1,037 | 12% | 28.6% |
Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR |
Secondary | 1,074 | 15.6% | 23.6% |
Golborne High School
Warrington, WA3 3EL |
Secondary | 1,147 | 14.8% | 23.1% |
Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | 15.7% | 29.2% |
Queen Elizabeth School
Luton, LU2 9AG |
Secondary | 1,265 | 15% | 29.3% |
Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP |
Secondary | 1,188 | 11.8% | 24.9% |
Tiverton High School
Tiverton, EX16 6SQ |
Secondary | 1,118 | 14.3% | 25.1% |
Claverham Community College
Battle, TN33 0HT |
Secondary | 1,148 | 10.4% | 20.1% |
Archway School
Stroud, GL5 4AX |
Secondary | 1,045 | 15% | 23.4% |
St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX |
Secondary | 1,150 | 13.7% | 27.1% |
Hornsea School and Language College
Hornsea, HU18 1DW |
Secondary | 1,257 | 11.6% | 22.7% |
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,326 | 14.2% | 24.1% |
Whitby School
Whitby, YO21 1LA |
Secondary | 1,041 | 17.4% | 25.3% |
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT |
Secondary | 1,163 | 15.5% | 26% |
Christ The King College
Newport, PO30 5QT |
Secondary | 1,047 | 17.7% | 24.7% |
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 | 1,160 | Sign in to see | |
Hampstead School
London, NW2 3RT |
Secondary | 1,228 | ||
The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls
London, N13 5TY |
Secondary | 1,021 | ||
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Birmingham, B14 7EG |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN |
Secondary | 1,143 | ||
The Wordsley School
Stourbridge, DY8 5SP |
Secondary | 938 | ||
The Mosslands School
Wallasey, CH45 8PJ |
Secondary | 903 | ||
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL |
Secondary | 1,203 | ||
Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR |
Secondary | 1,074 | ||
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
Wetherby High School
Wetherby, LS22 6JS |
Secondary | 783 | ||
Norham High School
North Shields, NE29 7BU |
Secondary | 456 | ||
Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
Queen Elizabeth School
Luton, LU2 9AG |
Secondary | 1,265 | ||
Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH |
Secondary | 829 | ||
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS |
Secondary | 1,211 | ||
Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB |
Secondary | 1,334 | ||
Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | ||
The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 856 | ||
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,120 | ||
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone, ME16 0SF |
Secondary | 1,274 | ||
Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR |
Secondary | 421 | ||
Codsall Community High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PQ |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
Stafford Manor High School
Stafford, ST17 9DJ |
Secondary | 450 | ||
Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL |
Secondary | 1,710 | ||
Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,209 | ||
The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 742 |