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
Northolt High School
Northolt, UB5 4HP
Secondary 861
Winchmore School
London, N21 3HS
Secondary 1,790
Chace Community School
Enfield, EN1 3HQ
Secondary 968
Thornleigh Salesian College
Bolton, BL1 6PQ
Secondary 1,579
Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT
Secondary 1,282
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE
Secondary 1,563
Churchill Community College
Wallsend, NE28 7TN
Secondary 922
The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH
Secondary 1,430
The Radcliffe School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5BT
Secondary 1,212
Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN
Secondary 1,754
The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU
Secondary 1,482
Redruth School
Redruth, TR15 1TA
Secondary 1,466
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Dronfield, S18 2FZ
Secondary 1,854
Tiverton High School
Tiverton, EX16 6SQ
Secondary 1,118
Longhill High School
Brighton, BN2 7FR
Secondary 727
Blatchington Mill School
Hove, BN3 7BW
Secondary 1,637
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Hove, BN3 7BN
Secondary 953
Archway School
Stroud, GL5 4AX
Secondary 1,045
Brookfield Community School
Southampton, SO31 7DU
Secondary 1,805
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL
Secondary 1,015
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW
Secondary 1,331
Crestwood Community School
Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ
Secondary 1,489
Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN
Secondary 1,780
Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR
Secondary 1,048
Aylsham High School
Norwich, NR11 6AN
Secondary 1,519
Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH
Secondary 1,209
Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE
Secondary 1,600
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL
Secondary 1,471
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8JE
Secondary 1,361