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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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |