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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Ifield Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,205 | 19.6% | 28.7% |
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,073 | 20.4% | 28.7% |
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St James' Catholic High School
London, NW9 5PE |
Secondary | 1,255 | 12.8% | 27.7% |
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Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | 18.9% | 26.3% |
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St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL |
Secondary | 1,047 | 21.9% | 29.1% |
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The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN |
Secondary | 1,143 | 21.4% | 24.4% |
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Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool, L7 6HQ |
Secondary | 1,156 | 16.2% | 26.6% |
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Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HJ |
Secondary | 1,217 | 17.4% | 31.2% |
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Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HZ |
Secondary | 1,329 | 25.2% | 28.9% |
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Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool, L9 7BF |
Secondary | 1,160 | 23.8% | 26.9% |
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Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL |
Secondary | 1,203 | 21.8% | 23.9% |
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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,073 | 22.7% | 27.4% |
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Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW |
Secondary | 1,350 | 19.9% | 29.8% |
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Queen Elizabeth School
Luton, LU2 9AG |
Secondary | 1,265 | 15% | 29.3% |
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Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP |
Secondary | 1,188 | 11.8% | 24.9% |
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Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Nantwich, CW5 5HD |
Secondary | 1,271 | 19.9% | 24.1% |
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The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE |
Secondary | 1,131 | 25.5% | 28.9% |
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The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE |
Secondary | 1,100 | 28.3% | 25.2% |
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Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH |
Secondary | 998 | 17.8% | 26.8% |
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | 21.7% | 27.1% |
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St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX |
Secondary | 1,150 | 13.7% | 27.1% |
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Barnwell School
Stevenage, SG2 9SW |
Secondary | 1,315 | 22.7% | 28.2% |
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Frederick Gough School
Scunthorpe, DN16 3NG |
Secondary | 1,333 | 19.8% | 28.5% |
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Northfleet School for Girls
Gravesend, DA11 8AQ |
Secondary | 1,305 | 16.7% | 34.6% |
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The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,049 | 25.6% | 27.8% |
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St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA |
Secondary | 1,105 | 17.8% | 30.9% |
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St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,326 | 14.2% | 24.1% |
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Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT |
Secondary | 1,163 | 15.5% | 26% |
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Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8JE |
Secondary | 1,361 | 19% | 27.2% |
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Christ The King College
Newport, PO30 5QT |
Secondary | 1,047 | 17.7% | 24.7% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ifield Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,205 | Sign in to see | |
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Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
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Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | ||
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Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE |
Secondary | 1,094 | ||
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Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HJ |
Secondary | 1,217 | ||
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Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG |
Secondary | 1,397 | ||
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Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG |
Secondary | 1,698 | ||
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Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
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Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
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Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY |
Secondary | 1,680 | ||
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Cressex Community School
High Wycombe, HP12 4QA |
Secondary | 763 | ||
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High Tunstall College of Science
Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ |
Secondary | 1,396 | ||
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Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
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Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ |
Secondary | 1,602 | ||
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Redbridge Community School
Southampton, SO16 9RJ |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
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Cantell School
Southampton, SO16 3GJ |
Secondary | 1,289 | ||
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Dartford Science & Technology College
Dartford, DA1 2LY |
Secondary | 856 | ||
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Thamesview School
Gravesend, DA12 4LF |
Secondary | 958 | ||
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St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,326 | ||
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Fleetwood High School
FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE |
Secondary | 1,009 | ||
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The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College
Rugby, CV21 1EH |
Secondary | 1,117 | ||
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Tanbridge House School
Horsham, RH12 1SR |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
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Millais School
Horsham, RH13 5HR |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
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Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL |
Secondary | 1,558 | ||
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Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ |
Secondary | 1,652 | ||
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Oaks Park High School
Ilford, IG2 7PQ |
Secondary | 1,786 | ||
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Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW |
Secondary | 1,479 | ||
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Sir John Thursby Community College
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Secondary | 1,118 | ||
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Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF |
Secondary | 1,420 | ||
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Christ The King College
Newport, PO30 5QT |
Secondary | 1,047 | ||