Waltham Toll Bar Academy

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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
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,733 11.2% 16.6%
The Priory Academy LSST
Lincoln, LN5 8PW
Secondary 1,772 10.2% 15%
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX
Secondary 1,652 10.4% 16.8%
Garforth Academy
Leeds, LS25 1LJ
Secondary 1,882 6.9% 15.1%
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG
Secondary 1,732 17.3% 18.6%
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ
Secondary 1,605 13% 16.6%
Wildern School
Southampton, SO30 4EJ
Secondary 1,800 13.9% 16.9%
Claremont High School
Harrow, HA3 0UH
Secondary 1,659 8.2% 17%
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,626 13.8% 15%
Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE
Secondary 1,849 10.7% 16.8%
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE
Secondary 1,715 15.7% 14.7%
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH
Secondary 1,705 11.6% 15.4%
The Blue Coat CofE School
Oldham, OL1 3SQ
Secondary 1,669 8.4% 14.2%
The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Oldham, OL2 7HS
Secondary 1,859 8.2% 16.5%
Woodkirk Academy
Wakefield, WF3 1JQ
Secondary 1,777 8.9% 17.7%
Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB
Secondary 1,783 12.8% 21.2%
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT
Secondary 1,642 9.8% 14.6%
Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW
Secondary 1,606 10.3% 17.7%
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB
Secondary 1,639 14.2% 12.6%
Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF
Secondary 1,777 15.5% 13.3%
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG
Secondary 1,763 13% 16.3%
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN
Secondary 1,704 10.4% 20.4%
Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH
Secondary 1,726 16.4% 15.8%
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS
Secondary 1,658 16.9% 17.4%
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG
Secondary 1,739 14.5% 15.4%
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT
Secondary 1,723 16.6% 15.8%
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE
Secondary 1,645 15.6% 17.1%
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH
Secondary 1,651 10.1% 15.5%
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP
Secondary 1,748 9.2% 14.7%
Chellaston Academy
Derby, DE73 5UB
Secondary 1,818 12.8% 17.9%

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
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,733 Sign in to see
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF
Secondary 1,610
Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF
Secondary 1,751
Kingsdale Foundation School
London, SE21 8SQ
Secondary 2,549
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ
Secondary 1,821
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX
Secondary 926
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
Secondary 2,071
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Secondary 2,121
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET
Secondary 1,559
Claremont High School
Harrow, HA3 0UH
Secondary 1,659
Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES
Secondary 1,672
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG
Secondary 1,712
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL
Secondary 1,910
Longsands Academy
St Neots, PE19 1LQ
Secondary 1,555
Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ
Secondary 1,576
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Secondary 1,113
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Secondary 1,054
Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD
Secondary 881
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX
Secondary 1,893
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG
Secondary 1,056
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS
Secondary 1,663
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,076
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL
Secondary 2,005
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,834
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR
Secondary 1,404
Holderness Academy
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 990
Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB
Secondary 405
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN
Secondary 895
King's Academy Brune Park
Gosport, PO12 3BU
Secondary 1,278
Poole High School
Poole, BH15 2BW
Secondary 1,875