Harrow Way Community School

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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
Harrow Way Community School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 998 17.8% 26.8%
The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY
Secondary 1,073 20.4% 28.7%
St Ignatius College
Enfield, EN1 4NP
Secondary 999 13.5% 28.1%
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES
Secondary 1,121 18.9% 26.3%
Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD
Secondary 1,030 19.7% 25.6%
Walthamstow School for Girls
London, E17 9RZ
Secondary 890 14.4% 24.5%
St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL
Secondary 1,047 21.9% 29.1%
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool, L7 6HQ
Secondary 1,156 16.2% 26.6%
Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL
Secondary 1,045 12.3% 24.5%
Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN
Secondary 920 18.5% 23.6%
Parrenthorn High School
Manchester, M25 2BW
Secondary 1,037 12% 28.6%
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP
Secondary 1,073 22.7% 27.4%
Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR
Secondary 1,074 15.6% 23.6%
Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP
Secondary 1,036 23.8% 25.9%
Todmorden High School
Todmorden, OL14 7DG
Secondary 850 17.3% 28.4%
Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX
Secondary 1,008 15.7% 29.2%
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Secondary 992 17.2% 27.8%
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ
Secondary 943 22% 23.6%
Tiverton High School
Tiverton, EX16 6SQ
Secondary 1,118 14.3% 25.1%
Archway School
Stroud, GL5 4AX
Secondary 1,045 15% 23.4%
Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP
Secondary 988 21.7% 27.1%
St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX
Secondary 1,150 13.7% 27.1%
Baysgarth School
Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 6AE
Secondary 1,024 19.6% 30.2%
The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH
Secondary 1,049 25.6% 27.8%
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA
Secondary 1,105 17.8% 30.9%
Whitby School
Whitby, YO21 1LA
Secondary 1,041 17.4% 25.3%
Ifield Community College
Crawley, RH11 0DB
Secondary 1,205 19.6% 28.7%
Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ
Secondary 924 20.8% 28.8%
Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ
Secondary 966 15.2% 25.6%
Christ The King College
Newport, PO30 5QT
Secondary 1,047 17.7% 24.7%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Harrow Way Community School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 998 Sign in to see
Oaklands School
London, E2 6PR
Secondary 880
Newman Catholic College
London, NW10 3RN
Secondary 678
Hodge Hill Girls' School
Birmingham, B36 8EY
Secondary 752
Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB
Secondary 947
Todmorden High School
Todmorden, OL14 7DG
Secondary 850
Westborough High School
Dewsbury, WF13 2JE
Secondary 919
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Bristol, BS14 9LS
Secondary 754
The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW
Secondary 440
Whittington Green School
Chesterfield, S41 9LG
Secondary 650
Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX
Secondary 1,094
St Benedict's Catholic College
Colchester, CO3 3US
Secondary 895
Maidenhill School
Stonehouse, GL10 2HA
Secondary 728
The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL
Secondary 1,095
The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE
Secondary 1,100
Portchester Community School
Fareham, PO16 9BD
Secondary 694
The Hayling College
Hayling Island, PO11 0NU
Secondary 555
The Clere School
Newbury, RG20 9HP
Secondary 470
Warblington School
Havant, PO9 2RR
Secondary 765
The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR
Secondary 1,242
Fearnhill School
Letchworth, SG6 4BA
Secondary 602
The Archbishop's School
Canterbury, CT2 7AP
Secondary 794
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB
Secondary 761
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Secondary 822
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP
Secondary 837
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS
Secondary 980
Paget High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR
Secondary 661
Bourne Community College
Emsworth, PO10 8PJ
Secondary 729
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 2JX
Secondary 1,331
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Slough, SL3 9JQ
Secondary 666