Joseph Rowntree 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
Joseph Rowntree School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,276 13.2% 17.5%
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
London, SW16 2HY
Secondary 1,181 17.9% 20.9%
Gunnersbury Catholic School
Brentford, TW8 9LB
Secondary 1,240 12.3% 13.5%
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%
Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT
Secondary 1,282 18.1% 18%
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF
Secondary 1,202 10.7% 13.2%
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE
Secondary 1,331 13.8% 17.2%
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%
Culcheth High School
Warrington, WA3 5HH
Secondary 1,169 15.8% 18.1%
Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY
Secondary 1,237 17.7% 16.3%
St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, CW8 1JW
Secondary 1,222 11.5% 12.1%
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA
Secondary 1,187 20.6% 18.8%
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP
Secondary 1,307 18.2% 12.7%
Ferndown Upper School
Ferndown, BH22 9EY
Secondary 1,170 16.2% 19.9%
The Blandford School
Blandford Forum, DT11 7SQ
Secondary 1,136 9.6% 19.5%
Claverham Community College
Battle, TN33 0HT
Secondary 1,148 10.4% 20.1%
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS
Secondary 1,211 12.9% 15%
Rednock School
Dursley, GL11 4BY
Secondary 1,232 18.8% 17.2%
The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL
Secondary 1,095 14.8% 17.6%
Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB
Secondary 1,334 12.1% 17.3%
Horndean Technology College
Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ
Secondary 1,272 16.7% 19.7%
The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR
Secondary 1,242 21.1% 20%
Hornsea School and Language College
Hornsea, HU18 1DW
Secondary 1,257 11.6% 22.7%
Huntington School
York, YO32 9WT
Secondary 1,465 16.5% 14.1%
King Edward VI CEVC School
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH
Secondary 1,201 16.5% 19.9%
Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH
Secondary 1,209 17.5% 17.9%
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL
Secondary 1,471 14.1% 18.5%
The Angmering School
Littlehampton, BN16 4HH
Secondary 1,345 19.1% 20.9%

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
Joseph Rowntree School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,276 Sign in to see
Regent High School
London, NW1 1RX
Secondary 1,086
Deptford Green School
London, SE14 6AN
Secondary 882
Greenford High School
Southall, UB1 2GU
Secondary 2,019
Whitmore High School
Harrow, HA2 0AD
Secondary 1,776
Oak Wood School
Uxbridge, UB10 9HT
Secondary 1,287
Little Ilford School
London, E12 6JB
Secondary 1,700
Our Lady's RC High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Secondary 1,054
The Radclyffe School
Oldham, OL9 0LS
Secondary 1,472
Penistone Grammar School
Sheffield, S36 7BX
Secondary 1,922
Titus Salt School
Bradford, BD17 5RH
Secondary 1,436
Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG
Secondary 1,397
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG
Secondary 1,698
Allerton Grange School
Leeds, LS17 6SF
Secondary 1,742
Benton Park School
Leeds, LS19 6LX
Secondary 1,491
Whitley Bay High School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9AS
Secondary 1,762
Burnside College
Wallsend, NE28 7LQ
Secondary 959
Culcheth High School
Warrington, WA3 5HH
Secondary 1,169
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Secondary 992
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Plymouth, PL5 4AA
Secondary 771
Belmont Community School
Durham, DH1 2AG
Secondary 847
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Durham, DH1 4SU
Secondary 1,688
Rednock School
Dursley, GL11 4BY
Secondary 1,232
Bitterne Park School
Southampton, SO18 1BU
Secondary 2,016
The Nobel School
Stevenage, SG2 0HS
Secondary 1,490
The Bishop's Stortford High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4SH
Secondary 1,260
Crown Hills Community College
Leicester, LE5 5FT
Secondary 1,497
Oaks Park High School
Ilford, IG2 7PQ
Secondary 1,786
JCoSS
New Barnet, EN4 9GE
Secondary 1,381
Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH
Secondary 1,459