Watford Grammar School for Girls

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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
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
Schools we've chosen
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