Sandy Secondary School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Sandy Secondary School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,215 30.2% 18.9%
Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE
Secondary 1,313 22.6% 22%
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
London, SW16 2HY
Secondary 1,181 17.9% 20.9%
Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN
Secondary 1,073 26.9% 25.1%
Wimbledon College
London, SW19 4NS
Secondary 1,258 25% 19.5%
The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP
Secondary 1,134 23.2% 14%
The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN
Secondary 1,143 21.4% 24.4%
St Hilda's Church of England High School
Liverpool, L17 3AL
Secondary 1,132 25.1% 14%
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL
Secondary 1,203 21.8% 23.9%
Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT
Secondary 1,282 18.1% 18%
Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB
Secondary 1,052 21% 18.5%
Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT
Secondary 1,073 27% 19.9%
St Gregory's Catholic High School
Warrington, WA5 1HG
Secondary 1,205 27.1% 17.3%
Budehaven Community School
Bude, EX23 8DQ
Secondary 1,140 20.5% 22.2%
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA
Secondary 1,187 20.6% 18.8%
Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX
Secondary 1,094 21.4% 18.9%
Priory School
Lewes, BN7 2XN
Secondary 1,163 28.4% 18.7%
Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB
Secondary 1,105 28.3% 23.8%
Rednock School
Dursley, GL11 4BY
Secondary 1,232 18.8% 17.2%
The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE
Secondary 1,100 28.3% 25.2%
The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR
Secondary 1,242 21.1% 20%
The Nobel School
Stevenage, SG2 0HS
Secondary 1,490 21.4% 17.4%
Aylsham High School
Norwich, NR11 6AN
Secondary 1,519 24% 18.1%
The Latimer Arts College
Kettering, NN15 6SW
Secondary 1,177 22.2% 18.1%
King Edward VI CEVC School
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH
Secondary 1,201 16.5% 19.9%
Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH
Secondary 1,209 17.5% 17.9%
The Angmering School
Littlehampton, BN16 4HH
Secondary 1,345 19.1% 20.9%
Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ
Secondary 1,303 22.1% 14.2%
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG
Secondary 1,175 20.3% 14.5%
The Stonehenge School
Amesbury, SP4 7PW
Secondary 1,080 24.8% 16.1%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Sandy Secondary School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,215 Sign in to see
Parliament Hill School
London, NW5 1RL
Secondary 1,230
George Green's School
London, E14 3DW
Secondary 1,264
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Dagenham, RM8 1JT
Secondary 1,354
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
London, W3 0HW
Secondary 1,292
Bishop Stopford's School
Enfield, EN1 3PU
Secondary 614
Hornsey School for Girls
London, N8 9JF
Secondary 664
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
The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
Manchester, M20 6BX
Secondary 922
Spen Valley High School
Liversedge, WF15 7LX
Secondary 963
Kettlethorpe High School
Wakefield, WF2 7EL
Secondary 1,673
Mortimer Community College
South Shields, NE33 4UG
Secondary 1,112
Biddenham International School and Sports College
Bedford, MK40 4AZ
Secondary 1,358
The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD
Secondary 1,437
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Widnes, WA8 7DW
Secondary 1,306
Murray Park Community School
Derby, DE3 9LL
Secondary 1,211
The Blandford School
Blandford Forum, DT11 7SQ
Secondary 1,136
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL
Secondary 1,015
Horndean Technology College
Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ
Secondary 1,272
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
Chilwell School
Nottingham, NG9 5AL
Secondary 1,052
Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL
Secondary 1,710
Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP
Secondary 1,251