Cove School
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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Cove School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,013 | 30.8% | 27.2% |
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,073 | 20.4% | 28.7% |
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Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,073 | 26.9% | 25.1% |
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Frederick Bremer School
London, E17 4EY |
Secondary | 881 | 31.3% | 30.9% |
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Willowfield School
London, E17 6ND |
Secondary | 1,005 | 24.3% | 31.5% |
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Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Secondary | 907 | 26.7% | 27.2% |
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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 Beck Catholic College
Liverpool, L9 7BF |
Secondary | 1,160 | 23.8% | 26.9% |
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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,073 | 22.7% | 27.4% |
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Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP |
Secondary | 1,036 | 23.8% | 25.9% |
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Longbenton High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8ER |
Secondary | 953 | 29.3% | 30.7% |
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Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT |
Secondary | 1,073 | 27% | 19.9% |
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Cressex Community School
High Wycombe, HP12 4QA |
Secondary | 763 | 20.7% | 29% |
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Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ |
Secondary | 943 | 22% | 23.6% |
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The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE |
Secondary | 1,131 | 25.5% | 28.9% |
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Priory School
Lewes, BN7 2XN |
Secondary | 1,163 | 28.4% | 18.7% |
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Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Hove, BN3 7BN |
Secondary | 953 | 30% | 35.4% |
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Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB |
Secondary | 1,105 | 28.3% | 23.8% |
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The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE |
Secondary | 1,100 | 28.3% | 25.2% |
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Crookhorn College
Waterlooville, PO7 5UD |
Secondary | 916 | 33.1% | 26.9% |
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Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH |
Secondary | 998 | 17.8% | 26.8% |
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | 21.7% | 27.1% |
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Warblington School
Havant, PO9 2RR |
Secondary | 765 | 23.4% | 31.7% |
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The Astley Cooper School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HL |
Secondary | 947 | 28.8% | 31.9% |
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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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Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG |
Secondary | 967 | 25.3% | 33.1% |
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Ifield Community College
Crawley, RH11 0DB |
Secondary | 1,205 | 19.6% | 28.7% |
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St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 742 | 31.7% | 24.8% |
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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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Cove School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,013 | Sign in to see | |
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Newman Catholic College
London, NW10 3RN |
Secondary | 678 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Croydon, CR9 2EE |
Secondary | 564 | ||
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Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD |
Secondary | 1,030 | ||
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Hodge Hill Girls' School
Birmingham, B36 8EY |
Secondary | 752 | ||
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St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Helens, WA9 3HE |
Secondary | 877 | ||
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Westhoughton High School
Bolton, BL5 3BZ |
Secondary | 1,340 | ||
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The Derby High School
Lancs, BL9 9NH |
Secondary | 953 | ||
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Lostock High School
Manchester, M32 9PL |
Secondary | 525 | ||
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Stretford High School
Manchester, M32 0XA |
Secondary | 979 | ||
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Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB |
Secondary | 878 | ||
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Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
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Humphry Davy School
Penzance, TR18 2TG |
Secondary | 771 | ||
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New Mills School
High Peak, SK22 4NR |
Secondary | 681 | ||
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St Benedict's Catholic College
Colchester, CO3 3US |
Secondary | 895 | ||
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Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | ||
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Portchester Community School
Fareham, PO16 9BD |
Secondary | 694 | ||
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The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,029 | ||
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Warblington School
Havant, PO9 2RR |
Secondary | 765 | ||
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Purbrook Park School
Waterlooville, PO7 5DS |
Secondary | 913 | ||
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Beverley High School
Beverley, HU17 9EX |
Secondary | 827 | ||
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Lathom High School : A Technology College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN |
Secondary | 796 | ||
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Our Lady's Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 3SQ |
Secondary | 902 | ||
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Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU |
Secondary | 798 | ||
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Bedale High School
Bedale, DL8 2EQ |
Secondary | 560 | ||
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Whytrig Community Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 0BP |
Secondary | 327 | ||
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Astley Community High School
Seaton Delaval, NE25 0BP |
Secondary | 627 | ||
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Bourne Community College
Emsworth, PO10 8PJ |
Secondary | 729 | ||
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Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Slough, SL3 9JQ |
Secondary | 666 | ||
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North Huddersfield Trust School
Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ |
Secondary | 1,039 | ||