The Willink School

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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
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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