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 Cottesloe School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,141 | 19.1% | 13.8% |
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% |
St Hilda's Church of England High School
Liverpool, L17 3AL |
Secondary | 1,132 | 25.1% | 14% |
The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | 19.5% | 11.4% |
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP |
Secondary | 1,046 | 16.9% | 17.8% |
Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY |
Secondary | 1,237 | 17.7% | 16.3% |
The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Secondary | 1,161 | 16.7% | 12.8% |
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Poole, BH15 3HY |
Secondary | 1,059 | 21.3% | 12.3% |
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% |
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS |
Secondary | 1,211 | 12.9% | 15% |
Rednock School
Dursley, GL11 4BY |
Secondary | 1,232 | 18.8% | 17.2% |
John Hanson Community School
Andover, SP10 3PB |
Secondary | 993 | 15.2% | 18.1% |
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% |
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,331 | 14.3% | 10.9% |
The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,029 | 18.9% | 14.1% |
Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF |
Secondary | 940 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Southampton, SO16 3DQ |
Secondary | 1,026 | 15.2% | 18.3% |
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU |
Secondary | 1,091 | 16.2% | 14.5% |
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% |
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 Cottesloe School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,141 | Sign in to see | |
Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE |
Secondary | 1,313 | ||
St James' Catholic High School
London, NW9 5PE |
Secondary | 1,255 | ||
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Birmingham, B45 9NY |
Secondary | 1,189 | ||
St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
Parrenthorn High School
Manchester, M25 2BW |
Secondary | 1,037 | ||
The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
Manchester, M20 6BX |
Secondary | 922 | ||
Hebburn Comprehensive School
Hebburn, NE31 2QU |
Secondary | 912 | ||
Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD |
Secondary | 1,437 | ||
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
Murray Park Community School
Derby, DE3 9LL |
Secondary | 1,211 | ||
St Cuthbert Mayne School
Torquay, TQ1 4RN |
Secondary | 993 | ||
Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX |
Secondary | 1,094 | ||
The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE |
Secondary | 1,100 | ||
Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB |
Secondary | 1,334 | ||
Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ |
Secondary | 1,005 | ||
St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX |
Secondary | 1,150 | ||
Withernsea High School
Withernsea, HU19 2EQ |
Secondary | 731 | ||
Northfleet School for Girls
Gravesend, DA11 8AQ |
Secondary | 1,305 | ||
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury, CT4 7AS |
Secondary | 1,226 | ||
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 8QY |
Secondary | 809 | ||
St Andrew's Catholic School
Leatherhead, KT22 7JP |
Secondary | 1,597 | ||
Millais School
Horsham, RH13 5HR |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP |
Secondary | 1,251 | ||
Matravers School
Westbury, BA13 3QH |
Secondary | 926 | ||
Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH |
Secondary | 1,582 | ||
Hartford Church of England High School
Northwich, CW8 1LH |
Secondary | 1,072 |