John Taylor High School

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