King James's 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
King James's School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,524 17.9% 15.8%
Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN
Secondary 1,556 20% 19.7%
Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ
Secondary 1,436 18.5% 17.2%
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 3PS
Secondary 1,408 12.8% 16.5%
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Altrincham, WA15 8HT
Secondary 1,614 21.2% 12.4%
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE
Secondary 1,563 12% 18.1%
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE
Secondary 1,331 13.8% 17.2%
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG
Secondary 1,698 14.1% 19.6%
Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND
Secondary 1,364 17.8% 20%
Benton Park School
Leeds, LS19 6LX
Secondary 1,491 11.5% 16.5%
Guiseley School
Leeds, LS20 8DT
Secondary 1,427 18.9% 10.7%
Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY
Secondary 1,680 17.1% 16.9%
Garth Hill College
Bracknell, RG42 2AD
Secondary 1,474 13.6% 18.9%
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT
Secondary 1,525 19.9% 17.9%
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG
Secondary 1,535 22.4% 16.7%
Lytchett Minster School
Poole, BH16 6JD
Secondary 1,590 15.8% 14.9%
Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ
Secondary 1,602 14.2% 13.2%
Beauchamps High School
Wickford, SS11 8LY
Secondary 1,471 15.3% 11.4%
The Nobel School
Stevenage, SG2 0HS
Secondary 1,490 21.4% 17.4%
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY
Secondary 1,557 13.5% 18.6%
Aylsham High School
Norwich, NR11 6AN
Secondary 1,519 24% 18.1%
Huntington School
York, YO32 9WT
Secondary 1,465 16.5% 14.1%
Joseph Rowntree School
York, YO32 4BZ
Secondary 1,276 13.2% 17.5%
Thurston Community College
Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3PB
Secondary 1,486 14.7% 16.4%
Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE
Secondary 1,600 15.8% 15.4%
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL
Secondary 1,471 14.1% 18.5%
Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL
Secondary 1,558 15.7% 18.6%
Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH
Secondary 1,582 20.6% 20.1%
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ
Secondary 1,652 14.7% 16.1%
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
King James's School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,524 Sign in to see
Acland Burghley School
London, NW5 1UJ
Secondary 1,223
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
Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ
Secondary 1,436
Woodbridge High School
Woodford Green, IG8 7DQ
Secondary 2,004
Moseley School and Sixth Form
Birmingham, B13 9UU
Secondary 1,441
Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS
Secondary 1,577
Cowley International College
St Helens, WA10 6PN
Secondary 1,504
Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN
Secondary 920
Bingley Grammar School
Bingley, BD16 2RS
Secondary 1,969
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG
Secondary 1,535
Gillingham School
Gillingham, SP8 4QP
Secondary 1,670
Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, BN1 6PZ
Secondary 1,634
Blatchington Mill School
Hove, BN3 7BW
Secondary 1,637
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Hove, BN3 6ND
Secondary 2,629
Barnwell School
Stevenage, SG2 9SW
Secondary 1,315
Ashlyns School
Berkhamsted, HP4 3AH
Secondary 1,535
Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ
Secondary 728
Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR
Secondary 1,048
Maidstone Grammar School
Maidstone, ME15 7BT
Secondary 1,416
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Thirsk, YO7 1RZ
Secondary 1,019
Whitby School
Whitby, YO21 1LA
Secondary 1,041
King Edward VI CEVC School
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH
Secondary 1,201
Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ
Secondary 1,303
Sackville School
East Grinstead, RH19 3TY
Secondary 1,603
Park View School
London, N15 3QR
Secondary 1,044