Murray Park Community School

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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
Murray Park Community School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,211 32.4% 32.7%
Acland Burghley School
London, NW5 1UJ
Secondary 1,223 26.2% 34.6%
Central Foundation Boys' School
London, EC2A 4SH
Secondary 1,135 27.7% 40.3%
Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN
Secondary 1,073 26.9% 25.1%
Raynes Park High School
London, SW20 0JL
Secondary 1,194 26.7% 38.1%
Willowfield School
London, E17 6ND
Secondary 1,005 24.3% 31.5%
St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL
Secondary 1,047 21.9% 29.1%
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HZ
Secondary 1,329 25.2% 28.9%
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool, L9 7BF
Secondary 1,160 23.8% 26.9%
South Wirral High School
Wirral, CH62 8EH
Secondary 1,048 30.6% 35%
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP
Secondary 1,073 22.7% 27.4%
Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW
Secondary 1,350 19.9% 29.8%
Spen Valley High School
Liversedge, WF15 7LX
Secondary 963 23% 31.9%
Longbenton High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8ER
Secondary 953 29.3% 30.7%
Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL
Secondary 1,027 22.4% 34.7%
The Radcliffe School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5BT
Secondary 1,212 19.7% 36.4%
High Tunstall College of Science
Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ
Secondary 1,396 26.2% 28.7%
The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE
Secondary 1,131 25.5% 28.9%
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Hove, BN3 7BN
Secondary 953 30% 35.4%
The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE
Secondary 1,100 28.3% 25.2%
Cove School
Farnborough, GU14 9RN
Secondary 1,013 30.8% 27.2%
Barnwell School
Stevenage, SG2 9SW
Secondary 1,315 22.7% 28.2%
Marriotts School
Stevenage, SG2 8UT
Secondary 1,410 22.6% 28.9%
The Astley Cooper School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HL
Secondary 947 28.8% 31.9%
The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH
Secondary 1,049 25.6% 27.8%
Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG
Secondary 967 25.3% 33.1%
Our Lady's Catholic College
Lancaster, LA1 2RX
Secondary 1,008 25.8% 37.4%
Beaumont Leys School
Leicester, LE4 0FL
Secondary 1,071 16% 31.6%
Ifield Community College
Crawley, RH11 0DB
Secondary 1,205 19.6% 28.7%
Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF
Secondary 1,420 21.8% 34.2%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Murray Park Community School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,211 Sign in to see
Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE
Secondary 1,313
Sydenham School
London, SE26 4RD
Secondary 1,508
Bishop Stopford's School
Enfield, EN1 3PU
Secondary 614
The Heathland School
Hounslow, TW4 5JD
Secondary 1,830
Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB
Secondary 1,477
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Birmingham, B45 9NY
Secondary 1,189
Colton Hills Community School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5DG
Secondary 1,131
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
Spen Valley High School
Liversedge, WF15 7LX
Secondary 963
Mortimer Community College
South Shields, NE33 4UG
Secondary 1,112
Hebburn Comprehensive School
Hebburn, NE31 2QU
Secondary 912
Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB
Secondary 1,052
Sandy Secondary School
Sandy, SG19 1BL
Secondary 1,215
The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ
Secondary 1,233
The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD
Secondary 1,437
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY
Secondary 1,141
Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD
Secondary 1,282
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA
Secondary 1,187
Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ
Secondary 1,005
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury, CT4 7AS
Secondary 1,226
Fullhurst Community College
Leicester, LE3 1AH
Secondary 1,513
Huntington School
York, YO32 9WT
Secondary 1,465
The Latimer Arts College
Kettering, NN15 6SW
Secondary 1,177
Chilwell School
Nottingham, NG9 5AL
Secondary 1,052
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