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 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |