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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Blatchington Mill School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,637 | 15.7% | 21% |
Sydenham School
London, SE26 4RD |
Secondary | 1,508 | 15.7% | 25.7% |
Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN |
Secondary | 1,556 | 20% | 19.7% |
Rutlish School
London, SW20 9AD |
Secondary | 1,491 | 21.2% | 21.3% |
Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS |
Secondary | 1,577 | 21.5% | 20.4% |
Turton School
Bolton, BL7 9LT |
Secondary | 1,609 | 8.2% | 19.7% |
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE |
Secondary | 1,563 | 12% | 18.1% |
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG |
Secondary | 1,698 | 14.1% | 19.6% |
Allerton Grange School
Leeds, LS17 6SF |
Secondary | 1,742 | 14% | 23.5% |
Kettlethorpe High School
Wakefield, WF2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,673 | 12.2% | 23.6% |
Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY |
Secondary | 1,680 | 17.1% | 16.9% |
Garth Hill College
Bracknell, RG42 2AD |
Secondary | 1,474 | 13.6% | 18.9% |
The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH |
Secondary | 1,430 | 18.7% | 22.7% |
St Paul's Catholic School
Milton Keynes, MK6 5EN |
Secondary | 1,886 | 18.2% | 24.2% |
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT |
Secondary | 1,525 | 19.9% | 17.9% |
Gillingham School
Gillingham, SP8 4QP |
Secondary | 1,670 | 10.4% | 18.1% |
Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, BN1 6PZ |
Secondary | 1,634 | 16.9% | 23.9% |
Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ |
Secondary | 1,602 | 14.2% | 13.2% |
Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN |
Secondary | 1,780 | 14.2% | 17.6% |
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,326 | 14.2% | 24.1% |
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY |
Secondary | 1,557 | 13.5% | 18.6% |
Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL |
Secondary | 1,710 | 15.3% | 15.4% |
Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE |
Secondary | 1,600 | 15.8% | 15.4% |
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL |
Secondary | 1,471 | 14.1% | 18.5% |
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% |
Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH |
Secondary | 1,582 | 20.6% | 20.1% |
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ |
Secondary | 1,652 | 14.7% | 16.1% |
Oaks Park High School
Ilford, IG2 7PQ |
Secondary | 1,786 | 10% | 22.1% |
Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW |
Secondary | 1,479 | 19.3% | 12.7% |
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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Blatchington Mill School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,637 | Sign in to see | |
Acland Burghley School
London, NW5 1UJ |
Secondary | 1,223 | ||
Enfield County School for Girls
Enfield, EN2 6QG |
Secondary | 1,019 | ||
Raynes Park High School
London, SW20 0JL |
Secondary | 1,194 | ||
Plashet School
London, E6 1DG |
Secondary | 1,488 | ||
Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ |
Secondary | 1,436 | ||
Woodbridge High School
Woodford Green, IG8 7DQ |
Secondary | 2,004 | ||
Moseley School and Sixth Form
Birmingham, B13 9UU |
Secondary | 1,441 | ||
Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS |
Secondary | 1,577 | ||
Turton School
Bolton, BL7 9LT |
Secondary | 1,609 | ||
Bingley Grammar School
Bingley, BD16 2RS |
Secondary | 1,969 | ||
The Radcliffe School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5BT |
Secondary | 1,212 | ||
Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG |
Secondary | 1,535 | ||
Longhill High School
Brighton, BN2 7FR |
Secondary | 727 | ||
Heathfield Community College
Heathfield, TN21 8RJ |
Secondary | 1,438 | ||
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Hove, BN3 7BN |
Secondary | 953 | ||
Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH |
Secondary | 998 | ||
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN |
Secondary | 1,780 | ||
Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ |
Secondary | 728 | ||
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Thirsk, YO7 1RZ |
Secondary | 1,019 | ||
Whitby School
Whitby, YO21 1LA |
Secondary | 1,041 | ||
King Edward VI School
Lichfield, WS14 9EE |
Secondary | 1,627 | ||
King Edward VI CEVC School
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH |
Secondary | 1,201 | ||
Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE |
Secondary | 1,600 | ||
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 | ||
Sackville School
East Grinstead, RH19 3TY |
Secondary | 1,603 |