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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 1,854 | 18.9% | 17% | 
| The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Greenford, UB6 9AW | Secondary | 1,994 | 9.8% | 13.8% | 
| Highgate Wood Secondary School London, N8 8RN | Secondary | 1,556 | 20% | 19.7% | 
| Fortismere School London, N10 1NE | Secondary | 1,770 | 21.8% | 11.3% | 
| Woodbridge High School Woodford Green, IG8 7DQ | Secondary | 2,004 | 16.4% | 18.2% | 
| Calderstones School Liverpool, L18 3HS | Secondary | 1,577 | 21.5% | 20.4% | 
| Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College Altrincham, WA15 8HT | Secondary | 1,614 | 21.2% | 12.4% | 
| Penistone Grammar School Sheffield, S36 7BX | Secondary | 1,922 | 17% | 12.4% | 
| Allerton High School Leeds, LS17 7AG | Secondary | 1,698 | 14.1% | 19.6% | 
| Allerton Grange School Leeds, LS17 6SF | Secondary | 1,742 | 14% | 23.5% | 
| St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School Bristol, BS1 6RT | Secondary | 1,778 | 19.9% | 17.1% | 
| Little Heath School Reading, RG31 5TY | Secondary | 1,680 | 17.1% | 16.9% | 
| 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% | 
| Littleover Community School Derby, DE23 4BZ | Secondary | 1,823 | 9.9% | 13.4% | 
| 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% | 
| Durham Johnston Comprehensive School Durham, DH1 4SU | Secondary | 1,688 | 8.5% | 14.2% | 
| 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% | 
| 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% | 
| 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% | 
| 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% | 
| 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% | 
| Oaks Park High School Ilford, IG2 7PQ | Secondary | 1,786 | 10% | 22.1% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 1,854 | Sign in to see | |
| Parliament Hill School London, NW5 1RL | Secondary | 1,230 | ||
| George Green's School London, E14 3DW | Secondary | 1,264 | ||
| Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School London, E1 0RH | Secondary | 1,373 | ||
| St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School Orpington, BR6 9SH | Secondary | 1,085 | ||
| Northolt High School Northolt, UB5 4HP | Secondary | 861 | ||
| Winchmore School London, N21 3HS | Secondary | 1,790 | ||
| Chace Community School Enfield, EN1 3HQ | Secondary | 968 | ||
| Thornleigh Salesian College Bolton, BL1 6PQ | Secondary | 1,579 | ||
| Bramhall High School Stockport, SK7 2JT | Secondary | 1,282 | ||
| Kettlethorpe High School Wakefield, WF2 7EL | Secondary | 1,673 | ||
| Churchill Community College Wallsend, NE28 7TN | Secondary | 922 | ||
| The Radcliffe School Milton Keynes, MK12 5BT | Secondary | 1,212 | ||
| Upton-by-Chester High School Chester, CH2 1NN | Secondary | 1,754 | ||
| The Whitby High School Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU | Secondary | 1,482 | ||
| Northfield School and Sports College Billingham, TS22 5EG | Secondary | 1,544 | ||
| Redruth School Redruth, TR15 1TA | Secondary | 1,466 | ||
| Littleover Community School Derby, DE23 4BZ | Secondary | 1,823 | ||
| Tiverton High School Tiverton, EX16 6SQ | Secondary | 1,118 | ||
| The Blandford School Blandford Forum, DT11 7SQ | Secondary | 1,136 | ||
| Longhill High School Brighton, BN2 7FR | Secondary | 727 | ||
| Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre Hove, BN3 7BN | Secondary | 953 | ||
| Archway School Stroud, GL5 4AX | Secondary | 1,045 | ||
| Harrow Way Community School Andover, SP10 3RH | Secondary | 998 | ||
| Yateley School Yateley, GU46 6NW | Secondary | 1,331 | ||
| Headlands School Bridlington, YO16 6UR | Secondary | 1,048 | ||
| Aylsham High School Norwich, NR11 6AN | Secondary | 1,519 | ||
| Chilwell School Nottingham, NG9 5AL | Secondary | 1,052 | ||
| Oakwood School Horley, RH6 9AE | Secondary | 1,600 | ||
| Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley Crawley, RH11 8JE | Secondary | 1,361 | ||