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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The Willink School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,233 | 19.5% | 11.4% |
Gunnersbury Catholic School
Brentford, TW8 9LB |
Secondary | 1,240 | 12.3% | 13.5% |
The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP |
Secondary | 1,134 | 23.2% | 14% |
Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE |
Secondary | 1,094 | 16.9% | 10.4% |
The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD |
Secondary | 1,437 | 11.9% | 9% |
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP |
Secondary | 1,046 | 16.9% | 17.8% |
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,141 | 19.1% | 13.8% |
Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston, LA12 0EB |
Secondary | 1,337 | 19.2% | 12% |
The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Secondary | 1,161 | 16.7% | 12.8% |
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP |
Secondary | 1,307 | 18.2% | 12.7% |
Heathfield Community College
Heathfield, TN21 8RJ |
Secondary | 1,438 | 9.4% | 12.9% |
Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX |
Secondary | 1,094 | 21.4% | 18.9% |
St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE |
Secondary | 1,035 | 11.7% | 12.7% |
The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL |
Secondary | 1,095 | 14.8% | 17.6% |
Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | 17.5% | 8.9% |
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,015 | 10.9% | 14.4% |
Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB |
Secondary | 1,334 | 12.1% | 17.3% |
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,331 | 14.3% | 10.9% |
Horndean Technology College
Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ |
Secondary | 1,272 | 16.7% | 19.7% |
The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,029 | 18.9% | 14.1% |
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 3EW |
Secondary | 1,256 | 10% | 6.8% |
Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,209 | 17.5% | 17.9% |
The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | 18.5% | 11.4% |
Millais School
Horsham, RH13 5HR |
Secondary | 1,055 | 24.3% | 11.3% |
Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ |
Secondary | 1,303 | 22.1% | 14.2% |
Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP |
Secondary | 1,251 | 22.6% | 7.9% |
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 2JX |
Secondary | 1,331 | 20.9% | 13.6% |
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,175 | 20.3% | 14.5% |
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF |
Secondary | 1,077 | 20.1% | 13.2% |
Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW |
Secondary | 1,479 | 19.3% | 12.7% |
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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The Willink School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,233 | Sign in to see | |
Sydenham School
London, SE26 4RD |
Secondary | 1,508 | ||
Gunnersbury Catholic School
Brentford, TW8 9LB |
Secondary | 1,240 | ||
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
Birmingham, B9 4TR |
Secondary | 965 | ||
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Birmingham, B45 9NY |
Secondary | 1,189 | ||
Colton Hills Community School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5DG |
Secondary | 1,131 | ||
South Wirral High School
Wirral, CH62 8EH |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD |
Secondary | 1,437 | ||
Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,141 | ||
Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD |
Secondary | 1,282 | ||
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
Murray Park Community School
Derby, DE3 9LL |
Secondary | 1,211 | ||
Beaminster School
Beaminster, DT8 3EP |
Secondary | 679 | ||
Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX |
Secondary | 1,094 | ||
The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE |
Secondary | 1,100 | ||
Portchester Community School
Fareham, PO16 9BD |
Secondary | 694 | ||
Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB |
Secondary | 1,334 | ||
Crookhorn College
Waterlooville, PO7 5UD |
Secondary | 916 | ||
Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ |
Secondary | 1,005 | ||
St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX |
Secondary | 1,150 | ||
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury, CT4 7AS |
Secondary | 1,226 | ||
Fullhurst Community College
Leicester, LE3 1AH |
Secondary | 1,513 | ||
Carterton Community College
Carterton, OX18 1BU |
Secondary | 743 | ||
St Andrew's Catholic School
Leatherhead, KT22 7JP |
Secondary | 1,597 | ||
The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP |
Secondary | 1,251 | ||
St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 742 | ||
The Bewdley School
Bewdley, DY12 1BL |
Secondary | 966 |