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% |
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
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 | |
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 |