The Malling School

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 26 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 Malling School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,049 25.6% 27.8%
Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN
Secondary 1,073 26.9% 25.1%
Frederick Bremer School
London, E17 4EY
Secondary 881 31.3% 30.9%
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES
Secondary 1,121 18.9% 26.3%
St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL
Secondary 1,047 21.9% 29.1%
South Wirral High School
Wirral, CH62 8EH
Secondary 1,048 30.6% 35%
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP
Secondary 1,073 22.7% 27.4%
Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP
Secondary 1,036 23.8% 25.9%
All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT
Secondary 901 20.2% 31.1%
Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX
Secondary 1,008 15.7% 29.2%
Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL
Secondary 1,027 22.4% 34.7%
Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT
Secondary 1,073 27% 19.9%
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%
The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE
Secondary 1,131 25.5% 28.9%
Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB
Secondary 1,105 28.3% 23.8%
The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE
Secondary 1,100 28.3% 25.2%
Crookhorn College
Waterlooville, PO7 5UD
Secondary 916 33.1% 26.9%
Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH
Secondary 998 17.8% 26.8%
Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP
Secondary 988 21.7% 27.1%
Cove School
Farnborough, GU14 9RN
Secondary 1,013 30.8% 27.2%
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA
Secondary 1,105 17.8% 30.9%
Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG
Secondary 967 25.3% 33.1%
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%
Christ The King College
Newport, PO30 5QT
Secondary 1,047 17.7% 24.7%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 29 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 Malling School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,049 Sign in to see
Haverstock School
London, NW3 2BQ
Secondary 925
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
London, N1 9QG
Secondary 885
Lilian Baylis Technology School
London, SE11 5QY
Secondary 840
Brentside High School
London, W7 1JJ
Secondary 1,590
Frederick Bremer School
London, E17 4EY
Secondary 881
Wheelers Lane Technology College
Birmingham, B13 0SF
Secondary 668
St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ
Secondary 930
Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP
Secondary 1,146
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ
Secondary 1,374
All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT
Secondary 901
Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX
Secondary 1,008
Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND
Secondary 1,364
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Leeds, LS6 4QE
Secondary 921
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ
Secondary 943
The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE
Secondary 1,131
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP
Secondary 1,307
John Hanson Community School
Andover, SP10 3PB
Secondary 993
Woodlands Community College
Southampton, SO18 5FW
Secondary 901
Cantell School
Southampton, SO16 3GJ
Secondary 1,289
Park Community School
Havant, PO9 4BU
Secondary 990
Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH
Secondary 603
Thamesview School
Gravesend, DA12 4LF
Secondary 958
Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG
Secondary 967
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG
Secondary 1,175
Abbeyfield School
Chippenham, SN15 3XB
Secondary 900
Jarrow School
Jarrow, NE32 5PR
Secondary 837
Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ
Secondary 924
Shuttleworth College
Burnley, BB12 8ST
Secondary 1,080