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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Queen Elizabeth School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,232 | 18.5% | 31.1% |
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Parliament Hill School
London, NW5 1RL |
Secondary | 1,194 | 17.9% | 34.8% |
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,080 | 24.3% | 30.7% |
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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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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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The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN |
Secondary | 1,134 | 23% | 27.1% |
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Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HJ |
Secondary | 1,181 | 17.4% | 34.6% |
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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,081 | 24.2% | 30% |
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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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George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA |
Secondary | 1,234 | 11% | 28.7% |
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Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP |
Secondary | 1,212 | 13.2% | 27.7% |
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The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE |
Secondary | 1,154 | 25.1% | 30.8% |
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 1,088 | 22.4% | 27.4% |
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St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX |
Secondary | 1,157 | 13.9% | 28.3% |
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The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR |
Secondary | 1,221 | 23.7% | 23.7% |
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Barnwell School
Stevenage, SG2 9SW |
Secondary | 1,270 | 22.6% | 30.3% |
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Marriotts School
Stevenage, SG2 8UT |
Secondary | 1,415 | 25.3% | 30% |
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Frederick Gough School
Scunthorpe, DN16 3NG |
Secondary | 1,335 | 19.9% | 28.6% |
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Northfleet School for Girls
Gravesend, DA11 8AQ |
Secondary | 1,319 | 17.6% | 35.6% |
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St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA |
Secondary | 1,086 | 18.5% | 33.2% |
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Beaumont Leys School
Leicester, LE4 0FL |
Secondary | 1,063 | 17.7% | 33% |
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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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The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College
Rugby, CV21 1EH |
Secondary | 1,100 | 21.4% | 32.7% |
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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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Queen Elizabeth School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,232 | 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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St Ignatius College
Enfield, EN1 4NP |
Secondary | 973 | ||
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Caterham High School
Ilford, IG5 0QW |
Secondary | 953 | ||
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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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Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ |
Secondary | 1,097 | ||
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The Mosslands School
Wallasey, CH45 8PJ |
Secondary | 851 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE |
Secondary | 1,538 | ||
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Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,328 | ||
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George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA |
Secondary | 1,234 | ||
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Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,028 | ||
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Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT |
Secondary | 1,112 | ||
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The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH |
Secondary | 1,418 | ||
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Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN |
Secondary | 1,731 | ||
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St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, CW8 1JW |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
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Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH |
Secondary | 884 | ||
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St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS |
Secondary | 1,244 | ||
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Beauchamps High School
Wickford, SS11 8LY |
Secondary | 1,489 | ||
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Brookfield Community School
Southampton, SO31 7DU |
Secondary | 1,854 | ||
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Frederick Gough School
Scunthorpe, DN16 3NG |
Secondary | 1,335 | ||
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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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Aylsham High School
Norwich, NR11 6AN |
Secondary | 1,558 | ||
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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 | ||