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 27 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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Patcham High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,084 | 32.1% | 26.3% |
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Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,081 | 27.3% | 24.9% |
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Frederick Bremer School
London, E17 4EY |
Secondary | 889 | 32.7% | 34.2% |
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Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,119 | 16.8% | 25.8% |
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Willowfield School
London, E17 6ND |
Secondary | 1,035 | 26% | 34.6% |
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Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Secondary | 916 | 26% | 28.1% |
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St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL |
Secondary | 1,036 | 21.4% | 29.2% |
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Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool, L9 7BF |
Secondary | 1,143 | 30.4% | 29.9% |
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St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ |
Secondary | 915 | 21.6% | 21.5% |
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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,081 | 24.2% | 30% |
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All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT |
Secondary | 900 | 24% | 31.1% |
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Longbenton High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8ER |
Secondary | 995 | 27.1% | 29.6% |
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Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT |
Secondary | 1,112 | 29% | 22% |
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St Benedict's Catholic High School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Secondary | 990 | 18.8% | 29.3% |
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The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE |
Secondary | 1,154 | 25.1% | 30.8% |
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Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX |
Secondary | 1,118 | 23.4% | 20.1% |
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Priory School
Lewes, BN7 2XN |
Secondary | 1,154 | 29.2% | 19.7% |
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The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE |
Secondary | 1,139 | 28.8% | 26.3% |
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Crookhorn College
Waterlooville, PO7 5UD |
Secondary | 943 | 34.5% | 28.6% |
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Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH |
Secondary | 992 | 20.3% | 28% |
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 1,088 | 22.4% | 27.4% |
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Cove School
Farnborough, GU14 9RN |
Secondary | 1,008 | 43.7% | 27.6% |
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The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,055 | 26.5% | 30.9% |
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Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG |
Secondary | 977 | 25.9% | 34.7% |
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St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 780 | 32.6% | 24.5% |
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Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 915 | 23.4% | 30.2% |
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Christ The King College
Newport, PO30 5QT |
Secondary | 1,124 | 20.3% | 25.8% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 28 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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Patcham High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,084 | Sign in to see | |
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La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
London, SW12 0AB |
Secondary | 1,198 | ||
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St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
London, SE1 4AN |
Secondary | 620 | ||
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Wimbledon College
London, SW19 4NS |
Secondary | 1,266 | ||
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Valentines High School
Ilford, IG2 6HX |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
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The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
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Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Secondary | 916 | ||
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St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL |
Secondary | 1,036 | ||
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Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW |
Secondary | 1,342 | ||
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Wetherby High School
Wetherby, LS22 6JS |
Secondary | 830 | ||
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Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
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Netherhall School
Maryport, CA15 6NT |
Secondary | 897 | ||
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Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston, LA12 0EB |
Secondary | 1,319 | ||
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The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Secondary | 1,098 | ||
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Ferndown Upper School
Ferndown, BH22 9EY |
Secondary | 1,134 | ||
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Heathfield Community College
Heathfield, TN21 8RJ |
Secondary | 1,416 | ||
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Priory School
Lewes, BN7 2XN |
Secondary | 1,154 | ||
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Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | ||
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 1,088 | ||
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The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,043 | ||
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The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 808 | ||
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Purbrook Park School
Waterlooville, PO7 5DS |
Secondary | 922 | ||
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The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU |
Secondary | 1,090 | ||
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Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,150 | ||
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Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone, ME16 0SF |
Secondary | 1,254 | ||
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The Judd School
Tonbridge, TN9 2PN |
Secondary | 1,542 | ||
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St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA |
Secondary | 1,086 | ||
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Spalding High School
Spalding, PE11 2PJ |
Secondary | 970 | ||