Priory School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Priory School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,163 28.4% 18.7%
Wimbledon College
London, SW19 4NS
Secondary 1,258 25% 19.5%
The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP
Secondary 1,134 23.2% 14%
St Hilda's Church of England High School
Liverpool, L17 3AL
Secondary 1,132 25.1% 14%
Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB
Secondary 1,052 21% 18.5%
Sandy Secondary School
Sandy, SG19 1BL
Secondary 1,215 30.2% 18.9%
The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ
Secondary 1,233 19.5% 11.4%
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP
Secondary 1,046 16.9% 17.8%
Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT
Secondary 1,073 27% 19.9%
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY
Secondary 1,141 19.1% 13.8%
St Gregory's Catholic High School
Warrington, WA5 1HG
Secondary 1,205 27.1% 17.3%
Budehaven Community School
Bude, EX23 8DQ
Secondary 1,140 20.5% 22.2%
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA
Secondary 1,187 20.6% 18.8%
Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX
Secondary 1,094 21.4% 18.9%
Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB
Secondary 1,105 28.3% 23.8%
The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL
Secondary 1,095 14.8% 17.6%
The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE
Secondary 1,100 28.3% 25.2%
Horndean Technology College
Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ
Secondary 1,272 16.7% 19.7%
The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH
Secondary 1,029 18.9% 14.1%
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Southampton, SO16 3DQ
Secondary 1,026 15.2% 18.3%
The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR
Secondary 1,242 21.1% 20%
The Latimer Arts College
Kettering, NN15 6SW
Secondary 1,177 22.2% 18.1%
Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH
Secondary 1,209 17.5% 17.9%
Millais School
Horsham, RH13 5HR
Secondary 1,055 24.3% 11.3%
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%
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 2JX
Secondary 1,331 20.9% 13.6%
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG
Secondary 1,175 20.3% 14.5%
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF
Secondary 1,077 20.1% 13.2%
The Stonehenge School
Amesbury, SP4 7PW
Secondary 1,080 24.8% 16.1%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Priory School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,163 Sign in to see
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
London, SW12 0AB
Secondary 1,222
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
London, SE1 4AN
Secondary 660
Valentines High School
Ilford, IG2 6HX
Secondary 1,331
The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP
Secondary 1,134
Walthamstow School for Girls
London, E17 9RZ
Secondary 890
Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Secondary 907
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL
Secondary 1,203
Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW
Secondary 1,350
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
Select, HD5 9PG
Secondary 855
Wetherby High School
Wetherby, LS22 6JS
Secondary 783
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP
Secondary 1,046
Ferndown Upper School
Ferndown, BH22 9EY
Secondary 1,170
Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB
Secondary 1,105
Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY
Secondary 1,133
Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP
Secondary 988
The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH
Secondary 1,029
Regents Park Community College
Southampton, SO16 4GW
Secondary 847
The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH
Secondary 856
Purbrook Park School
Waterlooville, PO7 5DS
Secondary 913
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU
Secondary 1,091
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ
Secondary 1,120
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone, ME16 0SF
Secondary 1,274
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA
Secondary 1,105
Spalding High School
Spalding, PE11 2PJ
Secondary 948
Risedale School
Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BD
Secondary 545
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT
Secondary 1,163
The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT
Secondary 1,095
Arts and Media School Islington
London, N4 3LS
Secondary 596
Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ
Secondary 966