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 | 1,512 | 9.2% | 8.5% |
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Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Reading, RG4 8LR |
Secondary | 1,563 | 12% | 8.6% |
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Dartford Grammar School
Dartford, DA1 2HW |
Secondary | 1,539 | 6.4% | 6.4% |
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Highworth Grammar School
Ashford, TN24 8UD |
Secondary | 1,536 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
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Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ |
Secondary | 1,441 | 6.2% | 8.4% |
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The Ecclesbourne School
Belper, DE56 4GS |
Secondary | 1,573 | 10.2% | 6% |
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Redborne Upper School and Community College
Bedford, MK45 2NU |
Secondary | 1,580 | 7.8% | 9.8% |
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Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL |
Secondary | 1,507 | 10.2% | 8.4% |
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Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR |
Secondary | 1,553 | 9% | 7.5% |
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Rainham Mark Grammar School
Gillingham, ME8 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,536 | 5.1% | 7.9% |
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Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU |
Secondary | 1,452 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
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Hayesfield Girls School
Bath, BA2 3LA |
Secondary | 1,497 | 10.8% | 11% |
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Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Winscombe, BS25 5QN |
Secondary | 1,590 | 7.7% | 9.8% |
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Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB |
Secondary | 1,517 | 13.9% | 9.3% |
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Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY |
Secondary | 1,541 | 13.1% | 8.7% |
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Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA |
Secondary | 1,468 | 11.5% | 10.9% |
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Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,505 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
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Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Norwich, NR1 3PB |
Secondary | 1,599 | 10.1% | 10.4% |
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Blackfen School for Girls
Sidcup, DA15 9NU |
Secondary | 1,486 | 6.7% | 11.1% |
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Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH |
Secondary | 1,379 | 6.2% | 9.9% |
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Lutterworth College
Lutterworth, LE17 4EW |
Secondary | 1,565 | 12.3% | 9.3% |
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Calday Grange Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 8GG |
Secondary | 1,509 | 7.2% | 7.2% |
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Silverdale School
Sheffield, S11 9QH |
Secondary | 1,469 | 10% | 11% |
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Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA |
Secondary | 1,411 | 10.1% | 9.5% |
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Alsager School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2HR |
Secondary | 1,537 | 7.8% | 11.5% |
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Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY |
Secondary | 1,507 | 13% | 6.5% |
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St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,457 | 12.6% | 8.9% |
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Poynton High School
Stockport, SK12 1PU |
Secondary | 1,499 | 9.5% | 7.3% |
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Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT |
Secondary | 1,528 | 10.6% | 10.7% |
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All Saints Catholic School York
York, YO24 1BJ |
Secondary | 1,413 | 11.1% | 9.3% |
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 | 1,512 | Sign in to see | |
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George Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG9 7EW |
Secondary | 1,658 | ||
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Arden
Solihull, B93 0PT |
Secondary | 1,820 | ||
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Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD |
Secondary | 1,894 | ||
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Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham, WA14 2RS |
Secondary | 1,389 | ||
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The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Upminster, RM14 3HS |
Secondary | 1,567 | ||
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The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,421 | ||
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Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA |
Secondary | 1,843 | ||
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Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | ||
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Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX |
Secondary | 1,912 | ||
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Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | ||
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Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN |
Secondary | 1,637 | ||
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Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY |
Secondary | 1,509 | ||
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Wallingford School
Wallingford, OX10 8HH |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
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Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
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The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX |
Secondary | 1,510 | ||
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | ||
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The Deepings School
Peterborough, PE6 8NF |
Secondary | 1,236 | ||
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Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT |
Secondary | 1,330 | ||
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The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
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West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
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Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
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Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
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Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT |
Secondary | 1,547 | ||
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | ||
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Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT |
Secondary | 1,344 | ||
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Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
London, E1 4SD |
Secondary | 1,356 | ||
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Fulford School
York, YO10 4FY |
Secondary | 1,727 | ||
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Ormiston NEW Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 6SE |
Secondary | 998 | ||
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Eckington School
Sheffield, S21 4GN |
Secondary | 1,235 | ||