Humphry Davy School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Humphry Davy School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 771 32.1% 38.2%
All Saints Catholic College
London, W10 6EL
Secondary 846 22.9% 41.8%
Friern Barnet School
London, N11 3LS
Secondary 643 18.7% 37.4%
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Croydon, CR0 5JQ
Secondary 789 23.2% 35.6%
Bishop Stopford's School
Enfield, EN1 3PU
Secondary 614 21.7% 43%
Frederick Bremer School
London, E17 4EY
Secondary 881 31.3% 30.9%
Wheelers Lane Technology College
Birmingham, B13 0SF
Secondary 668 25.6% 37.2%
The Mosslands School
Wallasey, CH45 8PJ
Secondary 903 23.9% 38.1%
South Wirral High School
Wirral, CH62 8EH
Secondary 1,048 30.6% 35%
Lostock High School
Manchester, M32 9PL
Secondary 525 23.2% 35.4%
Longbenton High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8ER
Secondary 953 29.3% 30.7%
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
Chester, CH1 5JH
Secondary 709 29.5% 47.2%
Netherhall School
Maryport, CA15 6NT
Secondary 876 26.3% 37.4%
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Carlisle, CA2 4NL
Secondary 696 33.6% 33%
Tibshelf Community School
Alfreton, DE55 5LZ
Secondary 819 24.4% 31.9%
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Plymouth, PL5 4AA
Secondary 771 21.4% 41.1%
Longhill High School
Brighton, BN2 7FR
Secondary 727 28.5% 43.7%
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Hove, BN3 7BN
Secondary 953 30% 35.4%
Pittville School
Cheltenham, GL52 3JD
Secondary 860 26.8% 32.3%
The Vyne Community School
Basingstoke, RG21 5PB
Secondary 746 24.5% 32%
Regents Park Community College
Southampton, SO16 4GW
Secondary 847 26.1% 41.4%
Warblington School
Havant, PO9 2RR
Secondary 765 23.4% 31.7%
The Astley Cooper School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HL
Secondary 947 28.8% 31.9%
Withernsea High School
Withernsea, HU19 2EQ
Secondary 731 24.6% 40.2%
Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG
Secondary 967 25.3% 33.1%
Ashton Community Science College
Preston, PR2 1SL
Secondary 869 20.2% 36.8%
Our Lady's Catholic College
Lancaster, LA1 2RX
Secondary 1,008 25.8% 37.4%
Risedale School
Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BD
Secondary 545 26.7% 33%
All Hallows RC High School
Salford, M6 8AA
Secondary 739 24.7% 38.9%
Jarrow School
Jarrow, NE32 5PR
Secondary 837 29.7% 40.4%

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
Humphry Davy School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 771 Sign in to see
St Mary's Catholic High School
Croydon, CR9 2EE
Secondary 564
St Bonaventure's RC School
London, E7 9QD
Secondary 1,348
Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD
Secondary 1,030
Walthamstow School for Girls
London, E17 9RZ
Secondary 890
Hodge Hill Girls' School
Birmingham, B36 8EY
Secondary 752
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Helens, WA9 3HE
Secondary 877
Westhoughton High School
Bolton, BL5 3BZ
Secondary 1,340
The Derby High School
Lancs, BL9 9NH
Secondary 953
Lostock High School
Manchester, M32 9PL
Secondary 525
Stretford High School
Manchester, M32 0XA
Secondary 979
Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB
Secondary 878
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Bristol, BS14 9LS
Secondary 754
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP
Secondary 1,046
The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW
Secondary 440
Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB
Secondary 469
New Mills School
High Peak, SK22 4NR
Secondary 681
St Benedict's Catholic College
Colchester, CO3 3US
Secondary 895
Maidenhill School
Stonehouse, GL10 2HA
Secondary 728
Cove School
Farnborough, GU14 9RN
Secondary 1,013
Warblington School
Havant, PO9 2RR
Secondary 765
Beverley High School
Beverley, HU17 9EX
Secondary 827
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN
Secondary 796
Our Lady's Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 3SQ
Secondary 902
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU
Secondary 798
Bedale High School
Bedale, DL8 2EQ
Secondary 560
Whytrig Community Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 0BP
Secondary 327
Astley Community High School
Seaton Delaval, NE25 0BP
Secondary 627
Bourne Community College
Emsworth, PO10 8PJ
Secondary 729
North Huddersfield Trust School
Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ
Secondary 1,039