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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Little Heath School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,680 | 17.1% | 16.9% |
Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN |
Secondary | 1,556 | 20% | 19.7% |
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE |
Secondary | 1,563 | 12% | 18.1% |
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG |
Secondary | 1,698 | 14.1% | 19.6% |
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Bristol, BS1 6RT |
Secondary | 1,778 | 19.9% | 17.1% |
Garth Hill College
Bracknell, RG42 2AD |
Secondary | 1,474 | 13.6% | 18.9% |
The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH |
Secondary | 1,430 | 18.7% | 22.7% |
St Paul's Catholic School
Milton Keynes, MK6 5EN |
Secondary | 1,886 | 18.2% | 24.2% |
Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN |
Secondary | 1,754 | 18% | 15% |
Lytchett Minster School
Poole, BH16 6JD |
Secondary | 1,590 | 15.8% | 14.9% |
Gillingham School
Gillingham, SP8 4QP |
Secondary | 1,670 | 10.4% | 18.1% |
Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, BN1 6PZ |
Secondary | 1,634 | 16.9% | 23.9% |
Heathfield Community College
Heathfield, TN21 8RJ |
Secondary | 1,438 | 9.4% | 12.9% |
Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ |
Secondary | 1,602 | 14.2% | 13.2% |
Blatchington Mill School
Hove, BN3 7BW |
Secondary | 1,637 | 15.7% | 21% |
Brookfield Community School
Southampton, SO31 7DU |
Secondary | 1,805 | 14.4% | 12.2% |
Calthorpe Park School
Fleet, GU51 5JA |
Secondary | 1,645 | 12% | 10.3% |
Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN |
Secondary | 1,780 | 14.2% | 17.6% |
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY |
Secondary | 1,557 | 13.5% | 18.6% |
King James's School
Knaresborough, HG5 8EB |
Secondary | 1,524 | 17.9% | 15.8% |
Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL |
Secondary | 1,710 | 15.3% | 15.4% |
Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE |
Secondary | 1,600 | 15.8% | 15.4% |
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL |
Secondary | 1,471 | 14.1% | 18.5% |
Weald School, The
Billingshurst, RH14 9RY |
Secondary | 1,786 | 18.7% | 11.3% |
Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL |
Secondary | 1,558 | 15.7% | 18.6% |
Imberhorne School
East Grinstead, RH19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,575 | 18.1% | 9.9% |
Sackville School
East Grinstead, RH19 3TY |
Secondary | 1,603 | 25.1% | 11.8% |
Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH |
Secondary | 1,582 | 20.6% | 20.1% |
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ |
Secondary | 1,652 | 14.7% | 16.1% |
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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Little Heath School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,680 | Sign in to see | |
Haverstock School
London, NW3 2BQ |
Secondary | 925 | ||
Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | ||
Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE |
Secondary | 1,094 | ||
Holly Lodge Girls' College
Liverpool, L12 7LE |
Secondary | 1,002 | ||
Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HJ |
Secondary | 1,217 | ||
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Altrincham, WA15 8HT |
Secondary | 1,614 | ||
Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG |
Secondary | 1,397 | ||
Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
Cressex Community School
High Wycombe, HP12 4QA |
Secondary | 763 | ||
St Paul's Catholic School
Milton Keynes, MK6 5EN |
Secondary | 1,886 | ||
High Tunstall College of Science
Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ |
Secondary | 1,396 | ||
Budehaven Community School
Bude, EX23 8DQ |
Secondary | 1,140 | ||
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
Redbridge Community School
Southampton, SO16 9RJ |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
Cantell School
Southampton, SO16 3GJ |
Secondary | 1,289 | ||
Dartford Science & Technology College
Dartford, DA1 2LY |
Secondary | 856 | ||
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,326 | ||
Fleetwood High School
FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE |
Secondary | 1,009 | ||
The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College
Rugby, CV21 1EH |
Secondary | 1,117 | ||
Tanbridge House School
Horsham, RH12 1SR |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
Millais School
Horsham, RH13 5HR |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
Ifield Community College
Crawley, RH11 0DB |
Secondary | 1,205 | ||
Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL |
Secondary | 1,558 | ||
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ |
Secondary | 1,652 | ||
Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW |
Secondary | 1,479 | ||
Sir John Thursby Community College
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Secondary | 1,118 | ||
Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF |
Secondary | 1,420 | ||
Christ The King College
Newport, PO30 5QT |
Secondary | 1,047 |