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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Murray Park Community School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,277 | 31.3% | 30.8% |
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Acland Burghley School
London, NW5 1UJ |
Secondary | 1,256 | 29.6% | 34% |
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,080 | 24.3% | 30.7% |
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Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,081 | 27.3% | 24.9% |
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Willowfield School
London, E17 6ND |
Secondary | 1,035 | 26% | 34.6% |
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The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN |
Secondary | 1,134 | 23% | 27.1% |
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Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HZ |
Secondary | 1,341 | 30.6% | 31.5% |
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Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool, L9 7BF |
Secondary | 1,143 | 30.4% | 29.9% |
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Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL |
Secondary | 1,188 | 23.8% | 24.2% |
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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,081 | 24.2% | 30% |
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Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW |
Secondary | 1,342 | 18.3% | 31.8% |
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Titus Salt School
Bradford, BD17 5RH |
Secondary | 1,466 | 24.2% | 26.5% |
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Longbenton High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8ER |
Secondary | 995 | 27.1% | 29.6% |
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Queen Elizabeth School
Luton, LU2 9AG |
Secondary | 1,232 | 18.5% | 31.1% |
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High Tunstall College of Science
Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ |
Secondary | 1,401 | 27.8% | 29.7% |
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Budehaven Community School
Bude, EX23 8DQ |
Secondary | 1,147 | 24.7% | 24.6% |
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Redruth School
Redruth, TR15 1TA |
Secondary | 1,437 | 28.6% | 29.9% |
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The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE |
Secondary | 1,154 | 25.1% | 30.8% |
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Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB |
Secondary | 1,084 | 32.1% | 26.3% |
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The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE |
Secondary | 1,139 | 28.8% | 26.3% |
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 1,088 | 22.4% | 27.4% |
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Crestwood Community School
Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ |
Secondary | 1,478 | 26.9% | 36.5% |
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The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR |
Secondary | 1,221 | 23.7% | 23.7% |
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Barnwell School
Stevenage, SG2 9SW |
Secondary | 1,270 | 22.6% | 30.3% |
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Marriotts School
Stevenage, SG2 8UT |
Secondary | 1,415 | 25.3% | 30% |
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Frederick Gough School
Scunthorpe, DN16 3NG |
Secondary | 1,335 | 19.9% | 28.6% |
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The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,055 | 26.5% | 30.9% |
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The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College
Rugby, CV21 1EH |
Secondary | 1,100 | 21.4% | 32.7% |
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Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8JE |
Secondary | 1,340 | 20.1% | 29.5% |
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Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF |
Secondary | 1,404 | 22.6% | 34.8% |
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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Murray Park Community School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,277 | Sign in to see | |
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Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE |
Secondary | 1,355 | ||
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Sydenham School
London, SE26 4RD |
Secondary | 1,468 | ||
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The Heathland School
Hounslow, TW4 5JD |
Secondary | 1,760 | ||
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Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Birmingham, B45 9NY |
Secondary | 1,147 | ||
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Colton Hills Community School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5DG |
Secondary | 1,163 | ||
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St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW |
Secondary | 1,051 | ||
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The Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M20 6BX |
Secondary | 933 | ||
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Spen Valley High School
Liversedge, WF15 7LX |
Secondary | 960 | ||
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Mortimer Community College
South Shields, NE33 4UG |
Secondary | 1,140 | ||
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Hebburn Comprehensive School
Hebburn, NE31 2QU |
Secondary | 857 | ||
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Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
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Sandy Secondary School
Sandy, SG19 1BL |
Secondary | 1,260 | ||
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Biddenham International School and Sports College
Bedford, MK40 4AZ |
Secondary | 1,423 | ||
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The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,205 | ||
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The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD |
Secondary | 1,434 | ||
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The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,191 | ||
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Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD |
Secondary | 1,293 | ||
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Littleover Community School
Derby, DE23 4BZ |
Secondary | 1,828 | ||
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Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA |
Secondary | 1,212 | ||
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Crookhorn College
Waterlooville, PO7 5UD |
Secondary | 943 | ||
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Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ |
Secondary | 979 | ||
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Northfleet School for Girls
Gravesend, DA11 8AQ |
Secondary | 1,319 | ||
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Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury, CT4 7AS |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
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Huntington School
York, YO32 9WT |
Secondary | 1,506 | ||
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The Latimer Arts College
Kettering, NN15 6SW |
Secondary | 1,220 | ||
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Chilwell School
Nottingham, NG9 5AL |
Secondary | 1,078 | ||
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Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP |
Secondary | 1,250 | ||
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Matravers School
Westbury, BA13 3QH |
Secondary | 958 | ||
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Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH |
Secondary | 1,604 | ||