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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Watford Grammar School for Girls
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,451 | 4.8% | 5.8% |
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP |
Secondary | 1,281 | 3.6% | 5.2% |
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF |
Secondary | 1,557 | 11.4% | 4.3% |
Heckmondwike Grammar School
Heckmondwike, WF16 0AH |
Secondary | 1,474 | 1.1% | 6.9% |
Dartford Grammar School
Dartford, DA1 2HW |
Secondary | 1,539 | 6.4% | 6.4% |
Bexley Grammar School
Welling, DA16 2BL |
Secondary | 1,478 | 1.8% | 3.7% |
Highworth Grammar School
Ashford, TN24 8UD |
Secondary | 1,536 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ |
Secondary | 1,441 | 6.2% | 8.4% |
The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU |
Secondary | 1,358 | 8.9% | 9.9% |
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG |
Secondary | 1,340 | 4.3% | 5.8% |
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham, WA14 2RS |
Secondary | 1,389 | 7.2% | 4.8% |
Balcarras School
Cheltenham, GL53 8QF |
Secondary | 1,423 | 8.2% | 5.9% |
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT |
Secondary | 1,419 | 4.1% | 4.2% |
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS |
Secondary | 1,304 | 3.7% | 7% |
Dame Alice Owen's School
Potters Bar, EN6 2DU |
Secondary | 1,479 | 11.8% | 3.4% |
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,533 | 6% | 5.8% |
Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Secondary | 1,457 | 9% | 5.4% |
Nonsuch High School for Girls
Sutton, SM3 8AB |
Secondary | 1,523 | 3.1% | 6.1% |
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Aylesbury, HP21 8PE |
Secondary | 1,367 | 4.5% | 6.3% |
The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE |
Secondary | 1,418 | 9.2% | 5.8% |
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU |
Secondary | 1,452 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Tiffin School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6RL |
Secondary | 1,444 | 4.8% | 3.5% |
Roundwood Park School
Harpenden, AL5 3AE |
Secondary | 1,370 | 4% | 5.7% |
Bishop Stopford School
Kettering, NN15 6BJ |
Secondary | 1,453 | 7% | 5.4% |
Gravesend Grammar School
Gravesend, DA12 2PR |
Secondary | 1,465 | 4.3% | 7.7% |
Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin, SG4 9RS |
Secondary | 1,355 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,505 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
St George's School
Harpenden, AL5 4TD |
Secondary | 1,386 | 7.4% | 3.4% |
Calday Grange Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 8GG |
Secondary | 1,509 | 7.2% | 7.2% |
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NJ |
Secondary | 1,436 | 5.9% | 4.8% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Watford Grammar School for Girls
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,451 | Sign in to see | |
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP |
Secondary | 1,281 | ||
Heckmondwike Grammar School
Heckmondwike, WF16 0AH |
Secondary | 1,474 | ||
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Chatham, ME4 6TJ |
Secondary | 932 | ||
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LF |
Secondary | 788 | ||
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ |
Secondary | 1,441 | ||
Ninestiles, an Academy
Birmingham, B27 7QG |
Secondary | 1,498 | ||
Reading School
Reading, RG1 5LW |
Secondary | 1,138 | ||
Sir Roger Manwood's School
Sandwich, CT13 9JX |
Secondary | 1,009 | ||
The Ravensbourne School
Bromley, BR2 9EH |
Secondary | 1,515 | ||
Rivers Academy West London
Feltham, TW14 9PE |
Secondary | 1,001 | ||
King Edward VI Aston School
Birmingham, B6 6DJ |
Secondary | 999 | ||
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
Barnet, EN5 5RR |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
The King's School, Grantham
Grantham, NG31 6RP |
Secondary | 1,200 | ||
Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG |
Secondary | 1,007 | ||
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
London, E2 6NW |
Secondary | 1,439 | ||
The Earls High School
Halesowen, B63 3SL |
Secondary | 1,264 | ||
The Folkestone School for Girls
Folkestone, CT20 3RB |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
Chiswick School
London, W4 3UN |
Secondary | 1,573 | ||
Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU |
Secondary | 860 | ||
Westbourne Academy
Ipswich, IP1 5JN |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
Heron Hall Academy
Enfield, EN3 4SA |
Secondary | 1,193 | ||
Wrenn School
Wellingborough, NN8 2DQ |
Secondary | 1,449 | ||
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NJ |
Secondary | 1,436 | ||
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS |
Secondary | 943 | ||
Scalby School
Scarborough, YO12 6TH |
Secondary | 960 | ||
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||
The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB |
Secondary | 1,226 | ||
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT |
Secondary | 1,329 |