Varndean School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 29 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
Varndean School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,502 30.9% 20.4%
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%
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%
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%
Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY
Secondary 1,680 17.1% 16.9%
The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH
Secondary 1,430 18.7% 22.7%
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT
Secondary 1,525 19.9% 17.9%
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG
Secondary 1,535 22.4% 16.7%
Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, BN1 6PZ
Secondary 1,634 16.9% 23.9%
Priory School
Lewes, BN7 2XN
Secondary 1,163 28.4% 18.7%
Blatchington Mill School
Hove, BN3 7BW
Secondary 1,637 15.7% 21%
Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB
Secondary 1,105 28.3% 23.8%
Marriotts School
Stevenage, SG2 8UT
Secondary 1,410 22.6% 28.9%
Crown Hills Community College
Leicester, LE5 5FT
Secondary 1,497 13.6% 25.7%
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL
Secondary 1,471 14.1% 18.5%
Tanbridge House School
Horsham, RH12 1SR
Secondary 1,525 27.2% 9.8%
Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL
Secondary 1,558 15.7% 18.6%
The Angmering School
Littlehampton, BN16 4HH
Secondary 1,345 19.1% 20.9%
Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ
Secondary 1,303 22.1% 14.2%
Sackville School
East Grinstead, RH19 3TY
Secondary 1,603 25.1% 11.8%
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 2JX
Secondary 1,331 20.9% 13.6%
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8JE
Secondary 1,361 19% 27.2%
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ
Secondary 1,652 14.7% 16.1%
Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW
Secondary 1,479 19.3% 12.7%

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
Varndean School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,502 Sign in to see
The Latymer School
London, N9 9TN
Secondary 1,374
Laurel Park School
London, N14 7HY
Secondary 540
Raynes Park High School
London, SW20 0JL
Secondary 1,194
Wimbledon College
London, SW19 4NS
Secondary 1,258
St Angela's Ursuline School
London, E7 8HU
Secondary 1,295
Woodford County High School
Woodford Green, IG8 9LA
Secondary 1,245
Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS
Secondary 1,577
Turton School
Bolton, BL7 9LT
Secondary 1,609
Bedford High School
Leigh, WN7 2LU
Secondary 1,101
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
Select, HD5 9PG
Secondary 855
Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
Leeds, LS9 8LA
Secondary 940
Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Nantwich, CW5 5HD
Secondary 1,271
Netherhall School
Maryport, CA15 6NT
Secondary 876
Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston, LA12 0EB
Secondary 1,337
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG
Secondary 1,535
The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX
Secondary 1,161
Lady Manners School
Bakewell, DE45 1JA
Secondary 1,400
The Woodroffe School
Lyme Regis, DT7 3LX
Secondary 978
Heathfield Community College
Heathfield, TN21 8RJ
Secondary 1,438
Blatchington Mill School
Hove, BN3 7BW
Secondary 1,637
Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB
Secondary 1,105
The Judd School
Tonbridge, TN9 2PN
Secondary 1,499
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA
Secondary 1,105
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
Gainsborough, DN21 2ST
Secondary 1,126
King Edward VI School
Lichfield, WS14 9EE
Secondary 1,627
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL
Secondary 1,471
Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ
Secondary 1,303
Imberhorne School
East Grinstead, RH19 1QY
Secondary 1,575