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 27 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Highlands School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,652 | 14.7% | 16.1% |
Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN |
Secondary | 1,556 | 20% | 19.7% |
Fortismere School
London, N10 1NE |
Secondary | 1,770 | 21.8% | 11.3% |
Rutlish School
London, SW20 9AD |
Secondary | 1,491 | 21.2% | 21.3% |
Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ |
Secondary | 1,436 | 18.5% | 17.2% |
Trinity Catholic High School
Woodford Green, IG8 0TP |
Secondary | 1,598 | 9.5% | 12.8% |
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 3PS |
Secondary | 1,408 | 12.8% | 16.5% |
Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS |
Secondary | 1,577 | 21.5% | 20.4% |
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% |
Allerton Grange School
Leeds, LS17 6SF |
Secondary | 1,742 | 14% | 23.5% |
Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND |
Secondary | 1,364 | 17.8% | 20% |
Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY |
Secondary | 1,680 | 17.1% | 16.9% |
Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN |
Secondary | 1,754 | 18% | 15% |
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% |
Gillingham School
Gillingham, SP8 4QP |
Secondary | 1,670 | 10.4% | 18.1% |
Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, BN1 6PZ |
Secondary | 1,634 | 16.9% | 23.9% |
Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ |
Secondary | 1,602 | 14.2% | 13.2% |
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY |
Secondary | 1,557 | 13.5% | 18.6% |
Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL |
Secondary | 1,710 | 15.3% | 15.4% |
Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE |
Secondary | 1,600 | 15.8% | 15.4% |
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% |
Oaks Park High School
Ilford, IG2 7PQ |
Secondary | 1,786 | 10% | 22.1% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 27 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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Highlands School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,652 | Sign in to see | |
Haverstock School
London, NW3 2BQ |
Secondary | 925 | ||
Deptford Green School
London, SE14 6AN |
Secondary | 882 | ||
Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
Swanlea School
London, E1 5DJ |
Secondary | 1,281 | ||
Oak Wood School
Uxbridge, UB10 9HT |
Secondary | 1,287 | ||
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | ||
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP |
Secondary | 1,146 | ||
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 | ||
Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Plymouth, PL5 4AA |
Secondary | 771 | ||
Cantell School
Southampton, SO16 3GJ |
Secondary | 1,289 | ||
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,326 | ||
Fleetwood High School
FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE |
Secondary | 1,009 | ||
Crown Hills Community College
Leicester, LE5 5FT |
Secondary | 1,497 | ||
New College Leicester
Leicester, LE3 6DN |
Secondary | 1,025 | ||
Kingsford Community School
London, E6 5JG |
Secondary | 1,501 | ||
Oaks Park High School
Ilford, IG2 7PQ |
Secondary | 1,786 | ||
Sir John Thursby Community College
Burnley, BB10 2AT |
Secondary | 1,118 | ||
Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF |
Secondary | 1,420 | ||
All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF |
Secondary | 1,112 | ||
Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH |
Secondary | 1,459 |