The Forest School
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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The Forest School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,095 | 18.5% | 11.4% |
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Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE |
Secondary | 1,094 | 16.9% | 10.4% |
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St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU |
Secondary | 1,033 | 15.7% | 11.2% |
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The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | 19.5% | 11.4% |
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Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP |
Secondary | 1,046 | 16.9% | 17.8% |
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The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,141 | 19.1% | 13.8% |
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The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Secondary | 1,161 | 16.7% | 12.8% |
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St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Poole, BH15 3HY |
Secondary | 1,059 | 21.3% | 12.3% |
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Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX |
Secondary | 1,094 | 21.4% | 18.9% |
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Chailey School
Lewes, BN8 4PU |
Secondary | 855 | 15.6% | 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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John Hanson Community School
Andover, SP10 3PB |
Secondary | 993 | 15.2% | 18.1% |
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The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL |
Secondary | 1,095 | 14.8% | 17.6% |
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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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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 Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,029 | 18.9% | 14.1% |
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Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Basingstoke, RG22 6SR |
Secondary | 891 | 22.5% | 9.9% |
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Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF |
Secondary | 940 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
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Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Southampton, SO16 3DQ |
Secondary | 1,026 | 15.2% | 18.3% |
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The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU |
Secondary | 1,091 | 16.2% | 14.5% |
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Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS |
Secondary | 980 | 18.2% | 12.3% |
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Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,209 | 17.5% | 17.9% |
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Millais School
Horsham, RH13 5HR |
Secondary | 1,055 | 24.3% | 11.3% |
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Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ |
Secondary | 1,303 | 22.1% | 14.2% |
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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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St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF |
Secondary | 1,077 | 20.1% | 13.2% |
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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The Forest School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,095 | Sign in to see | |
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
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Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Birmingham, B14 7EG |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
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The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN |
Secondary | 1,143 | ||
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The Wordsley School
Stourbridge, DY8 5SP |
Secondary | 938 | ||
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Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 839 | ||
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Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR |
Secondary | 1,074 | ||
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Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
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Norham High School
North Shields, NE29 7BU |
Secondary | 456 | ||
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George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA |
Secondary | 1,160 | ||
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Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
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The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
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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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Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | ||
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Portchester Community School
Fareham, PO16 9BD |
Secondary | 694 | ||
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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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Crookhorn College
Waterlooville, PO7 5UD |
Secondary | 916 | ||
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | ||
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The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 856 | ||
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Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,120 | ||
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Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone, ME16 0SF |
Secondary | 1,274 | ||
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Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury, CT4 7AS |
Secondary | 1,226 | ||
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Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR |
Secondary | 421 | ||
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Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL |
Secondary | 1,710 | ||
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Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,209 | ||
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St Andrew's Catholic School
Leatherhead, KT22 7JP |
Secondary | 1,597 | ||
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Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP |
Secondary | 1,251 | ||
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St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 742 | ||