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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Maidstone Grammar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,416 | 2.3% | 6.6% |
The Latymer School
London, N9 9TN |
Secondary | 1,374 | 2.6% | 7.6% |
Woodford County High School
Woodford Green, IG8 9LA |
Secondary | 1,245 | 3.1% | 11.1% |
The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | 19.5% | 11.4% |
Garth Hill College
Bracknell, RG42 2AD |
Secondary | 1,474 | 13.6% | 18.9% |
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% |
Heathfield Community College
Heathfield, TN21 8RJ |
Secondary | 1,438 | 9.4% | 12.9% |
Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ |
Secondary | 1,602 | 14.2% | 13.2% |
St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE |
Secondary | 1,035 | 11.7% | 12.7% |
Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | 17.5% | 8.9% |
Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB |
Secondary | 1,334 | 12.1% | 17.3% |
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,331 | 14.3% | 10.9% |
Calthorpe Park School
Fleet, GU51 5JA |
Secondary | 1,645 | 12% | 10.3% |
The Bishop's Stortford High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4SH |
Secondary | 1,260 | 8.8% | 5.2% |
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,120 | 11.9% | 3.8% |
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XB |
Secondary | 1,799 | 2.7% | 5.6% |
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% |
Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE |
Secondary | 1,600 | 15.8% | 15.4% |
St Andrew's Catholic School
Leatherhead, KT22 7JP |
Secondary | 1,597 | 10.2% | 4.8% |
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL |
Secondary | 1,471 | 14.1% | 18.5% |
Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP |
Secondary | 1,251 | 22.6% | 7.9% |
Imberhorne School
East Grinstead, RH19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,575 | 18.1% | 9.9% |
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 2JX |
Secondary | 1,331 | 20.9% | 13.6% |
Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW |
Secondary | 1,479 | 19.3% | 12.7% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Maidstone Grammar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,416 | Sign in to see | |
Plumstead Manor School
London, SE18 1QF |
Secondary | 1,456 | ||
Morpeth School
London, E2 0PX |
Secondary | 1,513 | ||
Central Foundation Girls' School
London, E3 2AE |
Secondary | 1,541 | ||
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Barking, IG11 9AG |
Secondary | 2,341 | ||
Fortismere School
London, N10 1NE |
Secondary | 1,770 | ||
Cowley International College
St Helens, WA10 6PN |
Secondary | 1,504 | ||
Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN |
Secondary | 920 | ||
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG |
Secondary | 1,535 | ||
Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, BN1 6PZ |
Secondary | 1,634 | ||
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 | ||
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Hove, BN3 6ND |
Secondary | 2,629 | ||
Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH |
Secondary | 998 | ||
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
Calthorpe Park School
Fleet, GU51 5JA |
Secondary | 1,645 | ||
Crestwood Community School
Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ |
Secondary | 1,489 | ||
Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN |
Secondary | 1,780 | ||
Barnwell School
Stevenage, SG2 9SW |
Secondary | 1,315 | ||
Ashlyns School
Berkhamsted, HP4 3AH |
Secondary | 1,535 | ||
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Thirsk, YO7 1RZ |
Secondary | 1,019 | ||
King James's School
Knaresborough, HG5 8EB |
Secondary | 1,524 | ||
Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE |
Secondary | 1,600 | ||
St Bede's School
Redhill, RH1 2LQ |
Secondary | 1,952 | ||
Weald School, The
Billingshurst, RH14 9RY |
Secondary | 1,786 | ||
The Angmering School
Littlehampton, BN16 4HH |
Secondary | 1,345 | ||
Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ |
Secondary | 1,303 | ||
Imberhorne School
East Grinstead, RH19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,575 | ||
Sackville School
East Grinstead, RH19 3TY |
Secondary | 1,603 |