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 for Girls
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,274 | 5.3% | 9.7% |
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Finchley Catholic High School
London, N12 8TA |
Secondary | 1,192 | 11.1% | 12% |
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The Latymer School
London, N9 9TN |
Secondary | 1,374 | 2.6% | 7.6% |
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Ilford County High School
Ilford, IG6 2JB |
Secondary | 1,126 | 5.6% | 11.8% |
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Woodford County High School
Woodford Green, IG8 9LA |
Secondary | 1,245 | 3.1% | 11.1% |
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The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | 19.5% | 11.4% |
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The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD |
Secondary | 1,437 | 11.9% | 9% |
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The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,141 | 19.1% | 13.8% |
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Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD |
Secondary | 1,282 | 11.1% | 10.8% |
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St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, CW8 1JW |
Secondary | 1,222 | 11.5% | 12.1% |
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Heathfield Community College
Heathfield, TN21 8RJ |
Secondary | 1,438 | 9.4% | 12.9% |
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St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE |
Secondary | 1,035 | 11.7% | 12.7% |
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Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | 17.5% | 8.9% |
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The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,015 | 10.9% | 14.4% |
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Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB |
Secondary | 1,334 | 12.1% | 17.3% |
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Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,331 | 14.3% | 10.9% |
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Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ |
Secondary | 1,005 | 9.2% | 15.8% |
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The Bishop's Stortford High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4SH |
Secondary | 1,260 | 8.8% | 5.2% |
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Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,120 | 11.9% | 3.8% |
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Maidstone Grammar School
Maidstone, ME15 7BT |
Secondary | 1,416 | 2.3% | 6.6% |
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Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 3EW |
Secondary | 1,256 | 10% | 6.8% |
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The Judd School
Tonbridge, TN9 2PN |
Secondary | 1,499 | 5% | 2.2% |
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Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury, CT4 7AS |
Secondary | 1,226 | 4.3% | 6.9% |
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The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
Gainsborough, DN21 2ST |
Secondary | 1,126 | 2.1% | 9.6% |
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St Andrew's Catholic School
Leatherhead, KT22 7JP |
Secondary | 1,597 | 10.2% | 4.8% |
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The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | 18.5% | 11.4% |
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Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP |
Secondary | 1,251 | 22.6% | 7.9% |
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Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 2JX |
Secondary | 1,331 | 20.9% | 13.6% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,175 | 20.3% | 14.5% |
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Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW |
Secondary | 1,479 | 19.3% | 12.7% |
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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Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,274 | Sign in to see | |
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Hampstead School
London, NW2 3RT |
Secondary | 1,228 | ||
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St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls
London, N13 5TY |
Secondary | 1,021 | ||
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Trinity Catholic High School
Woodford Green, IG8 0TP |
Secondary | 1,598 | ||
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Hodge Hill College
Birmingham, B36 8HB |
Secondary | 1,215 | ||
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Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Birmingham, B14 7EG |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
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Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
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The Mosslands School
Wallasey, CH45 8PJ |
Secondary | 903 | ||
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Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL |
Secondary | 1,203 | ||
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Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
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George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA |
Secondary | 1,160 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth School
Luton, LU2 9AG |
Secondary | 1,265 | ||
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Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
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The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH |
Secondary | 1,430 | ||
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Netherhall School
Maryport, CA15 6NT |
Secondary | 876 | ||
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Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH |
Secondary | 829 | ||
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Heathfield Community College
Heathfield, TN21 8RJ |
Secondary | 1,438 | ||
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St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS |
Secondary | 1,211 | ||
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Brookfield Community School
Southampton, SO31 7DU |
Secondary | 1,805 | ||
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The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
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Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB |
Secondary | 1,334 | ||
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | ||
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Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,120 | ||
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The Judd School
Tonbridge, TN9 2PN |
Secondary | 1,499 | ||
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Codsall Community High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PQ |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
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Stafford Manor High School
Stafford, ST17 9DJ |
Secondary | 450 | ||
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Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,209 | ||
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The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL |
Secondary | 1,471 | ||
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The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
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St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 742 | ||