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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Willingdon Community School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,118 | 23.4% | 20.1% |
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The Camden School for Girls
London, NW5 2DB |
Secondary | 1,108 | 17% | 21.2% |
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Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
London, SW16 2HY |
Secondary | 1,187 | 17.9% | 21.9% |
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Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
Richmond, TW10 6HW |
Secondary | 1,051 | 19.1% | 20.3% |
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St Julie's Catholic High School
Liverpool, L25 7TN |
Secondary | 1,019 | 21.3% | 22.9% |
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Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ |
Secondary | 1,097 | 16.9% | 21.2% |
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The Elton High School
Bury, BL8 1RN |
Secondary | 1,019 | 19.5% | 21.8% |
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Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL |
Secondary | 1,188 | 23.8% | 24.2% |
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Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB |
Secondary | 1,095 | 22.3% | 21.3% |
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Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP |
Secondary | 1,085 | 16.7% | 20.1% |
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Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT |
Secondary | 1,112 | 29% | 22% |
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The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,191 | 20.1% | 15.8% |
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St Gregory's Catholic High School
Warrington, WA5 1HG |
Secondary | 1,214 | 27.2% | 18.4% |
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Budehaven Community School
Bude, EX23 8DQ |
Secondary | 1,147 | 24.7% | 24.6% |
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Ferndown Upper School
Ferndown, BH22 9EY |
Secondary | 1,134 | 16.7% | 19.5% |
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Priory School
Lewes, BN7 2XN |
Secondary | 1,154 | 29.2% | 19.7% |
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John Hanson Community School
Andover, SP10 3PB |
Secondary | 987 | 18.2% | 18.4% |
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The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL |
Secondary | 1,107 | 16.8% | 20.1% |
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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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Horndean Technology College
Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ |
Secondary | 1,290 | 16.8% | 20.7% |
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The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,043 | 20.2% | 16.4% |
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Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF |
Secondary | 949 | 18.7% | 16% |
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Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Southampton, SO16 3DQ |
Secondary | 1,032 | 18.4% | 19.4% |
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St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR |
Secondary | 1,053 | 17.8% | 21% |
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Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Thirsk, YO7 1RZ |
Secondary | 1,037 | 22.1% | 21.6% |
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Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,253 | 18.9% | 19.3% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,178 | 19.8% | 16% |
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The Stonehenge School
Amesbury, SP4 7PW |
Secondary | 1,074 | 24.1% | 16.4% |
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Christ The King College
Newport, PO30 5QT |
Secondary | 1,124 | 20.3% | 25.8% |
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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Willingdon Community School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,118 | Sign in to see | |
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Friern Barnet School
London, N11 3LS |
Secondary | 592 | ||
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Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Croydon, CR0 5JQ |
Secondary | 837 | ||
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Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
Birmingham, B9 4TR |
Secondary | 938 | ||
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Golborne High School
Warrington, WA3 3EL |
Secondary | 1,145 | ||
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St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
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St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Bristol, BS14 9LS |
Secondary | 754 | ||
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The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,205 | ||
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Beaminster School
Beaminster, DT8 3EP |
Secondary | 673 | ||
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The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL |
Secondary | 1,107 | ||
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The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE |
Secondary | 1,139 | ||
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Portchester Community School
Fareham, PO16 9BD |
Secondary | 688 | ||
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Crookhorn College
Waterlooville, PO7 5UD |
Secondary | 943 | ||
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The Clere School
Newbury, RG20 9HP |
Secondary | 382 | ||
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Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH |
Secondary | 992 | ||
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Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ |
Secondary | 979 | ||
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St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX |
Secondary | 1,157 | ||
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Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Southampton, SO16 3DQ |
Secondary | 1,032 | ||
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The Archbishop's School
Canterbury, CT2 7AP |
Secondary | 776 | ||
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Millfield School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG |
Secondary | 877 | ||
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Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
Fleetwood, FY7 8AY |
Secondary | 771 | ||
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All Hallows Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 0LN |
Secondary | 912 | ||
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Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS |
Secondary | 978 | ||
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James Calvert Spence College
Morpeth, NE65 0NG |
Secondary | 568 | ||
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Carterton Community College
Carterton, OX18 1BU |
Secondary | 774 | ||
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Wadham School
Crewkerne, TA18 7NT |
Secondary | 763 | ||
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Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 2JX |
Secondary | 1,334 | ||
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St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF |
Secondary | 1,145 | ||
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Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Slough, SL3 9JQ |
Secondary | 681 | ||
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Lowton Church of England High School
Warrington, WA3 1DU |
Secondary | 814 | ||