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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John Taylor High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,499 | 8.5% | 8.2% |
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Watford Grammar School for Girls
Watford, WD18 0AE |
Secondary | 1,430 | 4.8% | 6.3% |
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Dartford Grammar School
Dartford, DA1 2HW |
Secondary | 1,543 | 6.2% | 7.7% |
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Highworth Grammar School
Ashford, TN24 8UD |
Secondary | 1,543 | 7.5% | 7.9% |
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Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ |
Secondary | 1,475 | 5.9% | 9.3% |
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The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU |
Secondary | 1,415 | 9.6% | 10.5% |
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Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham, WA14 2RS |
Secondary | 1,421 | 8.1% | 5.5% |
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Balcarras School
Cheltenham, GL53 8QF |
Secondary | 1,431 | 8.5% | 6% |
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The Ecclesbourne School
Belper, DE56 4GS |
Secondary | 1,576 | 10.7% | 6.5% |
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Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,550 | 11.6% | 5.7% |
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Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL |
Secondary | 1,528 | 7.4% | 9.6% |
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Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Secondary | 1,451 | 9.1% | 6.1% |
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Backwell School
Bristol, BS48 3BX |
Secondary | 1,600 | 9.5% | 8% |
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Nonsuch High School for Girls
Sutton, SM3 8AB |
Secondary | 1,498 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
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Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR |
Secondary | 1,504 | 10.3% | 8.2% |
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Rainham Mark Grammar School
Gillingham, ME8 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,551 | 5.3% | 8.9% |
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The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE |
Secondary | 1,454 | 8.6% | 5.5% |
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Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU |
Secondary | 1,464 | 10.8% | 6.4% |
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Roundwood Park School
Harpenden, AL5 3AE |
Secondary | 1,437 | 5.3% | 6.1% |
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Bishop Stopford School
Kettering, NN15 6BJ |
Secondary | 1,460 | 7.5% | 6.1% |
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Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,490 | 11.6% | 8.6% |
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Rosebery School
Epsom, KT18 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,476 | 10.6% | 5.7% |
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Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH |
Secondary | 1,413 | 7.4% | 12.4% |
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Calday Grange Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 8GG |
Secondary | 1,479 | 7.4% | 7.2% |
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Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA |
Secondary | 1,430 | 12.2% | 10.1% |
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The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NJ |
Secondary | 1,450 | 8.2% | 5.4% |
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Edgbarrow School
Crowthorne, RG45 7HZ |
Secondary | 1,482 | 11.2% | 5.6% |
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The Minster School
Southwell, NG25 0LG |
Secondary | 1,618 | 7.1% | 8% |
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Ponteland High School
Ponteland, NE20 9EG |
Secondary | 1,545 | 11.3% | 11% |
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Poynton High School
Stockport, SK12 1PU |
Secondary | 1,500 | 12.9% | 8.2% |
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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John Taylor High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,499 | Sign in to see | |
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Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
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George Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG9 7EW |
Secondary | 1,634 | ||
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Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
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Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD |
Secondary | 1,818 | ||
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The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,455 | ||
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The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Upminster, RM14 3HS |
Secondary | 1,550 | ||
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The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,415 | ||
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Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA |
Secondary | 1,820 | ||
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Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,626 | ||
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Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX |
Secondary | 1,883 | ||
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Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,504 | ||
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The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR |
Secondary | 1,396 | ||
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Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN |
Secondary | 1,667 | ||
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Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
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Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD |
Secondary | 1,072 | ||
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The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,547 | ||
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Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT |
Secondary | 1,314 | ||
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The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ |
Secondary | 1,190 | ||
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West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA |
Secondary | 1,195 | ||
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Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA |
Secondary | 1,430 | ||
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Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY |
Secondary | 1,502 | ||
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Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT |
Secondary | 1,594 | ||
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,528 | ||
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Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT |
Secondary | 1,336 | ||
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Houlton School
RUGBY, CV23 1ED |
Secondary | 710 | ||
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Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
London, E1 4SD |
Secondary | 1,352 | ||
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Ormiston NEW Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 6SE |
Secondary | 1,067 | ||
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Eckington School
Sheffield, S21 4GN |
Secondary | 1,152 | ||