The Bishop's Stortford High 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
The Bishop's Stortford High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,260 8.8% 5.2%
Finchley Catholic High School
London, N12 8TA
Secondary 1,192 11.1% 12%
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Orpington, BR6 9SH
Secondary 1,085 5.4% 3.5%
The Latymer School
London, N9 9TN
Secondary 1,374 2.6% 7.6%
Gunnersbury Catholic School
Brentford, TW8 9LB
Secondary 1,240 12.3% 13.5%
Ilford County High School
Ilford, IG6 2JB
Secondary 1,126 5.6% 11.8%
Woodford County High School
Woodford Green, IG8 9LA
Secondary 1,245 3.1% 11.1%
Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE
Secondary 1,094 16.9% 10.4%
Old Swinford Hospital
Stourbridge, DY8 1QX
Secondary 947 12.7% 5.4%
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF
Secondary 1,202 10.7% 13.2%
The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ
Secondary 1,233 19.5% 11.4%
The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD
Secondary 1,437 11.9% 9%
Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD
Secondary 1,282 11.1% 10.8%
St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, CW8 1JW
Secondary 1,222 11.5% 12.1%
The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX
Secondary 1,161 16.7% 12.8%
Heathfield Community College
Heathfield, TN21 8RJ
Secondary 1,438 9.4% 12.9%
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS
Secondary 1,211 12.9% 15%
Beauchamps High School
Wickford, SS11 8LY
Secondary 1,471 15.3% 11.4%
Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY
Secondary 1,133 17.5% 8.9%
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW
Secondary 1,331 14.3% 10.9%
Ashlyns School
Berkhamsted, HP4 3AH
Secondary 1,535 16.9% 10.2%
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ
Secondary 1,120 11.9% 3.8%
Maidstone Grammar School
Maidstone, ME15 7BT
Secondary 1,416 2.3% 6.6%
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone, ME16 0SF
Secondary 1,274 5.3% 9.7%
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 3EW
Secondary 1,256 10% 6.8%
The Judd School
Tonbridge, TN9 2PN
Secondary 1,499 5% 2.2%
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury, CT4 7AS
Secondary 1,226 4.3% 6.9%
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
Gainsborough, DN21 2ST
Secondary 1,126 2.1% 9.6%
Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP
Secondary 1,251 22.6% 7.9%
JCoSS
New Barnet, EN4 9GE
Secondary 1,381 8.6% 4.1%

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
The Bishop's Stortford High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,260 Sign in to see
Regent High School
London, NW1 1RX
Secondary 1,086
Deptford Green School
London, SE14 6AN
Secondary 882
Bow School
London, E3 3QW
Secondary 1,173
Whitmore High School
Harrow, HA2 0AD
Secondary 1,776
Oak Wood School
Uxbridge, UB10 9HT
Secondary 1,287
Harlington School
Hayes, UB3 1PB
Secondary 1,368
Little Ilford School
London, E12 6JB
Secondary 1,700
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
Willenhall, WV14 7BL
Secondary 1,466
Our Lady's RC High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Secondary 1,054
Saddleworth School
Oldham, OL3 5NU
Secondary 1,417
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP
Secondary 1,073
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG
Secondary 1,698
Benton Park School
Leeds, LS19 6LX
Secondary 1,491
Whitley Bay High School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9AS
Secondary 1,762
Culcheth High School
Warrington, WA3 5HH
Secondary 1,169
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Durham, DH1 4SU
Secondary 1,688
Rednock School
Dursley, GL11 4BY
Secondary 1,232
The Nobel School
Stevenage, SG2 0HS
Secondary 1,490
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW
Secondary 1,326
Crown Hills Community College
Leicester, LE5 5FT
Secondary 1,497
Joseph Rowntree School
York, YO32 4BZ
Secondary 1,276
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ
Secondary 1,652
Oaks Park High School
Ilford, IG2 7PQ
Secondary 1,786
Sir John Thursby Community College
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Secondary 1,118
Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF
Secondary 1,420
All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF
Secondary 1,112
Christ The King College
Newport, PO30 5QT
Secondary 1,047
Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH
Secondary 1,459
Holy Trinity Academy
Telford, TF2 9SQ
Secondary 937