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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Harrow Way Community School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 998 | 17.8% | 26.8% |
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,073 | 20.4% | 28.7% |
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St Ignatius College
Enfield, EN1 4NP |
Secondary | 999 | 13.5% | 28.1% |
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Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | 18.9% | 26.3% |
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Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD |
Secondary | 1,030 | 19.7% | 25.6% |
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Walthamstow School for Girls
London, E17 9RZ |
Secondary | 890 | 14.4% | 24.5% |
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St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL |
Secondary | 1,047 | 21.9% | 29.1% |
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Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool, L7 6HQ |
Secondary | 1,156 | 16.2% | 26.6% |
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Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL |
Secondary | 1,045 | 12.3% | 24.5% |
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Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN |
Secondary | 920 | 18.5% | 23.6% |
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Parrenthorn High School
Manchester, M25 2BW |
Secondary | 1,037 | 12% | 28.6% |
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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,073 | 22.7% | 27.4% |
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Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR |
Secondary | 1,074 | 15.6% | 23.6% |
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Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP |
Secondary | 1,036 | 23.8% | 25.9% |
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Todmorden High School
Todmorden, OL14 7DG |
Secondary | 850 | 17.3% | 28.4% |
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Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | 15.7% | 29.2% |
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St Benedict's Catholic High School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Secondary | 992 | 17.2% | 27.8% |
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Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ |
Secondary | 943 | 22% | 23.6% |
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Tiverton High School
Tiverton, EX16 6SQ |
Secondary | 1,118 | 14.3% | 25.1% |
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Archway School
Stroud, GL5 4AX |
Secondary | 1,045 | 15% | 23.4% |
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | 21.7% | 27.1% |
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St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX |
Secondary | 1,150 | 13.7% | 27.1% |
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Baysgarth School
Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 6AE |
Secondary | 1,024 | 19.6% | 30.2% |
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The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,049 | 25.6% | 27.8% |
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St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA |
Secondary | 1,105 | 17.8% | 30.9% |
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Whitby School
Whitby, YO21 1LA |
Secondary | 1,041 | 17.4% | 25.3% |
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Ifield Community College
Crawley, RH11 0DB |
Secondary | 1,205 | 19.6% | 28.7% |
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Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 | 20.8% | 28.8% |
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Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ |
Secondary | 966 | 15.2% | 25.6% |
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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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Harrow Way Community School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 998 | Sign in to see | |
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Oaklands School
London, E2 6PR |
Secondary | 880 | ||
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Newman Catholic College
London, NW10 3RN |
Secondary | 678 | ||
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Hodge Hill Girls' School
Birmingham, B36 8EY |
Secondary | 752 | ||
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Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB |
Secondary | 947 | ||
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Todmorden High School
Todmorden, OL14 7DG |
Secondary | 850 | ||
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Westborough High School
Dewsbury, WF13 2JE |
Secondary | 919 | ||
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St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Bristol, BS14 9LS |
Secondary | 754 | ||
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The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW |
Secondary | 440 | ||
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Whittington Green School
Chesterfield, S41 9LG |
Secondary | 650 | ||
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Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX |
Secondary | 1,094 | ||
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St Benedict's Catholic College
Colchester, CO3 3US |
Secondary | 895 | ||
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Maidenhill School
Stonehouse, GL10 2HA |
Secondary | 728 | ||
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The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
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The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE |
Secondary | 1,100 | ||
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Portchester Community School
Fareham, PO16 9BD |
Secondary | 694 | ||
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The Hayling College
Hayling Island, PO11 0NU |
Secondary | 555 | ||
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The Clere School
Newbury, RG20 9HP |
Secondary | 470 | ||
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Warblington School
Havant, PO9 2RR |
Secondary | 765 | ||
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The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR |
Secondary | 1,242 | ||
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Fearnhill School
Letchworth, SG6 4BA |
Secondary | 602 | ||
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The Archbishop's School
Canterbury, CT2 7AP |
Secondary | 794 | ||
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Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB |
Secondary | 761 | ||
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Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Colne, BB8 8JT |
Secondary | 822 | ||
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Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP |
Secondary | 837 | ||
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Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS |
Secondary | 980 | ||
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Paget High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR |
Secondary | 661 | ||
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Bourne Community College
Emsworth, PO10 8PJ |
Secondary | 729 | ||
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Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 2JX |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
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Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Slough, SL3 9JQ |
Secondary | 666 | ||