Richard Lander School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 26 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
Richard Lander School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,525 19.9% 17.9%
Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE
Secondary 1,313 22.6% 22%
Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN
Secondary 1,556 20% 19.7%
Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB
Secondary 1,477 18.5% 24.9%
Rutlish School
London, SW20 9AD
Secondary 1,491 21.2% 21.3%
Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ
Secondary 1,436 18.5% 17.2%
Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS
Secondary 1,577 21.5% 20.4%
Titus Salt School
Bradford, BD17 5RH
Secondary 1,436 23.9% 24.8%
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE
Secondary 1,331 13.8% 17.2%
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG
Secondary 1,698 14.1% 19.6%
Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND
Secondary 1,364 17.8% 20%
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Bristol, BS1 6RT
Secondary 1,778 19.9% 17.1%
Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston, LA12 0EB
Secondary 1,337 19.2% 12%
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG
Secondary 1,535 22.4% 16.7%
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP
Secondary 1,307 18.2% 12.7%
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%
Varndean School
Brighton, BN1 6NP
Secondary 1,502 30.9% 20.4%
Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, BN1 6PZ
Secondary 1,634 16.9% 23.9%
Rednock School
Dursley, GL11 4BY
Secondary 1,232 18.8% 17.2%
The Nobel School
Stevenage, SG2 0HS
Secondary 1,490 21.4% 17.4%
Aylsham High School
Norwich, NR11 6AN
Secondary 1,519 24% 18.1%
King James's School
Knaresborough, HG5 8EB
Secondary 1,524 17.9% 15.8%
Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL
Secondary 1,558 15.7% 18.6%
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%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 29 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
Richard Lander School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,525 Sign in to see
Haverstock School
London, NW3 2BQ
Secondary 925
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
London, N1 9QG
Secondary 885
Lilian Baylis Technology School
London, SE11 5QY
Secondary 840
Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN
Secondary 1,073
Brentside High School
London, W7 1JJ
Secondary 1,590
Frederick Bremer School
London, E17 4EY
Secondary 881
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES
Secondary 1,121
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP
Secondary 1,073
Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP
Secondary 1,146
Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG
Secondary 1,397
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG
Secondary 1,698
Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX
Secondary 1,008
Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND
Secondary 1,364
Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ
Secondary 1,066
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Bristol, BS1 6RT
Secondary 1,778
Budehaven Community School
Bude, EX23 8DQ
Secondary 1,140
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP
Secondary 1,307
Cantell School
Southampton, SO16 3GJ
Secondary 1,289
Thamesview School
Gravesend, DA12 4LF
Secondary 958
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW
Secondary 1,326
Fleetwood High School
FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE
Secondary 1,009
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ
Secondary 1,652
Jarrow School
Jarrow, NE32 5PR
Secondary 837
Shuttleworth College
Burnley, BB12 8ST
Secondary 1,080
Sir John Thursby Community College
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Secondary 1,118
Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF
Secondary 1,420
All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF
Secondary 1,112
Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH
Secondary 1,459