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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Longbenton High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 995 | 27.1% | 29.6% |
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,080 | 24.3% | 30.7% |
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Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,081 | 27.3% | 24.9% |
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Frederick Bremer School
London, E17 4EY |
Secondary | 889 | 32.7% | 34.2% |
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Willowfield School
London, E17 6ND |
Secondary | 1,035 | 26% | 34.6% |
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Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD |
Secondary | 1,028 | 20.7% | 26.1% |
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Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Secondary | 916 | 26% | 28.1% |
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St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL |
Secondary | 1,036 | 21.4% | 29.2% |
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The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN |
Secondary | 1,134 | 23% | 27.1% |
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Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool, L9 7BF |
Secondary | 1,143 | 30.4% | 29.9% |
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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,081 | 24.2% | 30% |
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Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP |
Secondary | 974 | 26.1% | 28.9% |
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St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan, WN6 7RN |
Secondary | 999 | 23.5% | 33.4% |
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Spen Valley High School
Liversedge, WF15 7LX |
Secondary | 960 | 26.1% | 35.5% |
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All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT |
Secondary | 900 | 24% | 31.1% |
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Netherhall School
Maryport, CA15 6NT |
Secondary | 897 | 29.1% | 35.7% |
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St Benedict's Catholic High School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Secondary | 990 | 18.8% | 29.3% |
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The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE |
Secondary | 1,154 | 25.1% | 30.8% |
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Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB |
Secondary | 1,084 | 32.1% | 26.3% |
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The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE |
Secondary | 1,139 | 28.8% | 26.3% |
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Crookhorn College
Waterlooville, PO7 5UD |
Secondary | 943 | 34.5% | 28.6% |
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Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH |
Secondary | 992 | 20.3% | 28% |
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 1,088 | 22.4% | 27.4% |
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The Astley Cooper School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HL |
Secondary | 914 | 32.8% | 33.2% |
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Baysgarth School
Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 6AE |
Secondary | 1,014 | 21.5% | 29% |
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The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,055 | 26.5% | 30.9% |
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Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG |
Secondary | 977 | 25.9% | 34.7% |
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Whitby School
Whitby, YO21 1LA |
Secondary | 975 | 19.5% | 26.4% |
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The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College
Rugby, CV21 1EH |
Secondary | 1,100 | 21.4% | 32.7% |
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Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 915 | 23.4% | 30.2% |
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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Longbenton High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 995 | Sign in to see | |
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Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
London, NW1 1LY |
Secondary | 739 | ||
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All Saints Catholic High School
London, N16 5AF |
Secondary | 473 | ||
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The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
London, E9 6NR |
Secondary | 752 | ||
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Lilian Baylis Technology School
London, SE11 5QY |
Secondary | 853 | ||
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Willowfield School
London, E17 6ND |
Secondary | 1,035 | ||
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Wheelers Lane Technology College
Birmingham, B13 0SF |
Secondary | 674 | ||
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King David High School
Liverpool, L15 6WU |
Secondary | 744 | ||
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St Julie's Catholic High School
Liverpool, L25 7TN |
Secondary | 1,019 | ||
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St John Bosco Arts College
Croxteth, L11 9DQ |
Secondary | 1,088 | ||
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St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ |
Secondary | 915 | ||
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St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH |
Secondary | 832 | ||
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The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ |
Secondary | 1,367 | ||
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All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT |
Secondary | 900 | ||
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Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
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Guiseley School
Leeds, LS20 8DT |
Secondary | 1,431 | ||
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Kingsmeadow Community School
Gateshead, NE11 9NX |
Secondary | 871 | ||
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Monkseaton High School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9EQ |
Secondary | 155 | ||
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Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ |
Secondary | 941 | ||
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Park Community School
Havant, PO9 4BU |
Secondary | 1,009 | ||
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Earl Mortimer College
Leominster, HR6 8JJ |
Secondary | 502 | ||
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The Astley Cooper School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HL |
Secondary | 914 | ||
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Baysgarth School
Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 6AE |
Secondary | 1,014 | ||
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Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 3EW |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
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The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
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Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG |
Secondary | 977 | ||
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
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St Peter's RC High School
M12 4WB |
Secondary | 1,016 | ||
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Jarrow School
Jarrow, NE32 5PR |
Secondary | 845 | ||
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Saint John Bosco College
London, SW11 3DQ |
Secondary | 833 | ||