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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Westlands School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,776 | 14.8% | 24.9% |
Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH |
Secondary | 1,704 | 15.9% | 22.7% |
The Canterbury Academy
Canterbury, CT2 8QA |
Secondary | 2,012 | 12.3% | 24.7% |
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,842 | 19.3% | 22.3% |
Herne Bay High School
Herne Bay, CT6 7NS |
Secondary | 1,586 | 14.6% | 25.9% |
Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Halesowen, B63 4BB |
Secondary | 1,746 | 9.1% | 22.4% |
Greenshaw High School
Sutton, SM1 3DY |
Secondary | 1,930 | 11.4% | 23.9% |
Tendring Technology College
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,671 | 18.1% | 27.7% |
Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH |
Secondary | 1,831 | 13.3% | 21% |
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Coventry, CV1 2BA |
Secondary | 1,728 | 16.9% | 22.1% |
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Tenterden, TN30 6LT |
Secondary | 1,949 | 11.7% | 27.2% |
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH |
Secondary | 1,606 | 16.3% | 20.9% |
Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB |
Secondary | 1,738 | 16.7% | 20.6% |
Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG |
Secondary | 1,599 | 13.6% | 22.3% |
Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,836 | 17% | 26.5% |
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF |
Secondary | 1,722 | 13.6% | 24.9% |
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH |
Secondary | 1,681 | 22% | 22.6% |
Wade Deacon High School
Widnes, WA8 7TD |
Secondary | 1,620 | 10.2% | 26.5% |
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP |
Secondary | 1,739 | 13.5% | 21.6% |
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF |
Secondary | 1,654 | 15% | 21.6% |
Rushey Mead Academy
Leicester, LE4 7AN |
Secondary | 1,744 | 12.3% | 20.4% |
Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT |
Secondary | 1,736 | 18.9% | 27% |
Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ |
Secondary | 1,705 | 17.5% | 25.6% |
Kelvin Hall School
Hull, HU5 4QH |
Secondary | 1,615 | 17.8% | 27.2% |
Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD |
Secondary | 1,736 | 21.8% | 27.1% |
Derby Moor Spencer Academy
Derby, DE23 2FS |
Secondary | 1,722 | 11.5% | 28.5% |
Horizon Community College
Barnsley, S70 6PD |
Secondary | 1,974 | 12.5% | 26% |
Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS |
Secondary | 1,729 | 8.1% | 23.7% |
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,786 | 20.5% | 23.4% |
The City of Leicester College
Leicester, LE5 6LN |
Secondary | 1,635 | 14.7% | 22.9% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Westlands School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,776 | Sign in to see | |
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,842 | ||
The de Ferrers Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0LL |
Secondary | 2,469 | ||
Herne Bay High School
Herne Bay, CT6 7NS |
Secondary | 1,586 | ||
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX |
Secondary | 921 | ||
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | ||
Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS |
Secondary | 1,839 | ||
South Craven School
Keighley, BD20 7RL |
Secondary | 1,874 | ||
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,741 | ||
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Aylesbury, HP21 8PE |
Secondary | 1,367 | ||
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Gillingham, ME8 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,536 | ||
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,778 | ||
Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ |
Secondary | 1,582 | ||
King Alfred's
Wantage, OX12 9BY |
Secondary | 1,682 | ||
Tendring Technology College
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD |
Secondary | 988 | ||
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX |
Secondary | 1,885 | ||
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG |
Secondary | 1,029 | ||
Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT |
Secondary | 1,640 | ||
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF |
Secondary | 1,206 | ||
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX |
Secondary | 1,249 | ||
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX |
Secondary | 2,067 | ||
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,616 | ||
Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,657 | ||
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU |
Secondary | 969 | ||
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD |
Secondary | 1,298 | ||
Goole Academy
Goole, DN14 6AN |
Secondary | 1,172 | ||
Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS |
Secondary | 1,729 | ||
Alsop High School
Liverpool, L4 6SH |
Secondary | 1,497 |