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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Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,125 | 15.5% | 37% |
St Paul's Academy
London, SE2 9PX |
Secondary | 1,122 | 12.3% | 33.5% |
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP |
Secondary | 1,087 | 16.8% | 37.7% |
The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU |
Secondary | 1,077 | 18.1% | 38.4% |
Greig City Academy
London, N8 7NU |
Secondary | 1,233 | 14.1% | 34% |
Chelsea Academy
London, SW10 0AB |
Secondary | 1,160 | 13.5% | 41% |
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Telford, TF7 5HX |
Secondary | 1,081 | 19.1% | 37% |
Harris Academy Purley
South Croydon, CR2 6DT |
Secondary | 1,036 | 14.5% | 37.1% |
Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR |
Secondary | 1,220 | 14.3% | 39.4% |
The Victory Academy
Chatham, ME4 5JB |
Secondary | 1,193 | 15.3% | 38.5% |
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD |
Secondary | 1,202 | 17.9% | 36.4% |
The Quest Academy
South Croydon, CR2 8HD |
Secondary | 993 | 15.8% | 37.8% |
The UCL Academy
Camden, NW3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,096 | 11.6% | 37.7% |
Clapton Girls' Academy
London, E5 0RB |
Secondary | 1,194 | 16.4% | 34.3% |
Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD |
Secondary | 1,099 | 13.9% | 36.1% |
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 7DW |
Secondary | 1,038 | 17.4% | 37.3% |
Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW |
Secondary | 1,113 | 18.5% | 35.1% |
Bower Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4YY |
Secondary | 1,026 | 15.7% | 34.7% |
Heartlands High School
London, N22 7ST |
Secondary | 1,168 | 15.4% | 34.7% |
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU |
Secondary | 1,116 | 15.9% | 38.4% |
Smithills School
Bolton, BL1 6JS |
Secondary | 1,194 | 13.3% | 37.6% |
Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Secondary | 1,047 | 16.2% | 35.2% |
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF |
Secondary | 1,161 | 11.8% | 34.1% |
The Charles Dickens School
Broadstairs, CT10 2RL |
Secondary | 1,118 | 15.2% | 37.6% |
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Secondary | 1,086 | 15.8% | 37.2% |
Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Harwich, CO12 3TG |
Secondary | 1,104 | 18.6% | 36.6% |
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB |
Secondary | 1,104 | 17.2% | 37.8% |
Foxford Community School
Coventry, CV6 6BB |
Secondary | 1,081 | 17.7% | 34.9% |
Grace College
Gateshead, NE9 6LE |
Secondary | 1,191 | 17.5% | 38.5% |
Matthew Moss High School
Rochdale, OL11 3LU |
Secondary | 1,209 | 17.4% | 37.2% |
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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Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,125 | Sign in to see | |
Paddington Academy
London, W9 2DR |
Secondary | 1,259 | ||
The Excelsior Academy
London, E8 2EY |
Secondary | 1,006 | ||
Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ |
Secondary | 1,121 | ||
Mossbourne Community Academy
London, E5 8JY |
Secondary | 1,432 | ||
Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH |
Secondary | 1,704 | ||
Stockport Academy
Stockport, SK3 0UP |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
Corby Business Academy
Corby, NN17 5EB |
Secondary | 1,171 | ||
The Langley Academy
Slough, SL3 7EF |
Secondary | 1,150 | ||
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Nottingham, NG8 4HY |
Secondary | 879 | ||
Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF |
Secondary | 1,269 | ||
Bishop Justus CofE School
Bromley, BR2 8HZ |
Secondary | 1,310 | ||
The Long Eaton School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||
Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH |
Secondary | 1,483 | ||
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA |
Secondary | 1,468 | ||
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 6RZ |
Secondary | 1,531 | ||
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT |
Secondary | 830 | ||
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF |
Secondary | 1,722 | ||
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS |
Secondary | 1,642 | ||
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD |
Secondary | 1,272 | ||
Horbury Academy
Wakefield, WF4 5HE |
Secondary | 1,105 | ||
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
West Bridgford, NG2 7YF |
Secondary | 1,155 | ||
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool, L6 7UR |
Secondary | 892 | ||
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA |
Secondary | 1,442 | ||
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS14 6NU |
Secondary | 779 | ||
Harris Academy St John's Wood
London, NW8 0NL |
Secondary | 1,334 | ||
Abbey Park School
Swindon, SN25 2ND |
Secondary | 1,180 | ||
Greyfriars Catholic School
Oxford, OX4 3DR |
Secondary | 689 | ||
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Burnley, BB10 3AA |
Secondary | 1,287 |