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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Dartford Grammar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,539 | 6.4% | 6.4% |
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Watford, WD18 0AE |
Secondary | 1,451 | 4.8% | 5.8% |
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Reading, RG4 8LR |
Secondary | 1,563 | 12% | 8.6% |
John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,512 | 9.2% | 8.5% |
Highworth Grammar School
Ashford, TN24 8UD |
Secondary | 1,536 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT |
Secondary | 1,419 | 4.1% | 4.2% |
The Ecclesbourne School
Belper, DE56 4GS |
Secondary | 1,573 | 10.2% | 6% |
Weydon School
Farnham, GU9 8UG |
Secondary | 1,643 | 12.5% | 7.1% |
Invicta Grammar School
Maidstone, ME14 5DS |
Secondary | 1,625 | 1.2% | 5.7% |
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Upminster, RM14 3HS |
Secondary | 1,567 | 3.7% | 5.4% |
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,533 | 6% | 5.8% |
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL |
Secondary | 1,507 | 10.2% | 8.4% |
Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Secondary | 1,457 | 9% | 5.4% |
Wallington High School for Girls
Wallington, SM6 0PH |
Secondary | 1,553 | 4% | 9.1% |
Nonsuch High School for Girls
Sutton, SM3 8AB |
Secondary | 1,523 | 3.1% | 6.1% |
Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR |
Secondary | 1,553 | 9% | 7.5% |
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Aylesbury, HP21 8PE |
Secondary | 1,367 | 4.5% | 6.3% |
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Gillingham, ME8 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,536 | 5.1% | 7.9% |
The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE |
Secondary | 1,418 | 9.2% | 5.8% |
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% |
Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,505 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
Rosebery School
Epsom, KT18 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,422 | 9.6% | 5.8% |
Calday Grange Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 8GG |
Secondary | 1,509 | 7.2% | 7.2% |
Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY |
Secondary | 1,507 | 13% | 6.5% |
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NJ |
Secondary | 1,436 | 5.9% | 4.8% |
Edgbarrow School
Crowthorne, RG45 7HZ |
Secondary | 1,490 | 10.2% | 5.3% |
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,457 | 12.6% | 8.9% |
The Minster School
Southwell, NG25 0LG |
Secondary | 1,650 | 7.2% | 7.2% |
Poynton High School
Stockport, SK12 1PU |
Secondary | 1,499 | 9.5% | 7.3% |
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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Dartford Grammar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,539 | Sign in to see | |
Clacton Coastal Academy
Clacton on Sea, CO15 3JL |
Secondary | 1,504 | ||
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP |
Secondary | 1,281 | ||
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Chatham, ME4 6TJ |
Secondary | 932 | ||
Pate's Grammar School
Cheltenham, GL51 0HG |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
Bexley Grammar School
Welling, DA16 2BL |
Secondary | 1,478 | ||
Ninestiles, an Academy
Birmingham, B27 7QG |
Secondary | 1,498 | ||
Reading School
Reading, RG1 5LW |
Secondary | 1,138 | ||
Hele's School
Plymouth, PL7 4LT |
Secondary | 1,387 | ||
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF |
Secondary | 1,269 | ||
Hummersknott Academy
Darlington, DL3 8AR |
Secondary | 1,265 | ||
The Blue Coat CofE School
Oldham, OL1 3SQ |
Secondary | 1,693 | ||
Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG |
Secondary | 1,007 | ||
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH |
Secondary | 1,379 | ||
The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB |
Secondary | 1,160 | ||
Hitchin Boys' School
Hitchin, SG5 1JB |
Secondary | 1,317 | ||
Westbourne Academy
Ipswich, IP1 5JN |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
Wrenn School
Wellingborough, NN8 2DQ |
Secondary | 1,449 | ||
Kings College Guildford
Guildford, GU2 8DU |
Secondary | 539 | ||
Chase High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT |
Secondary | 1,320 | ||
The Kingsway School
Cheadle, SK8 4QX |
Secondary | 1,309 | ||
Rivington and Blackrod High School
Bolton, BL6 7RU |
Secondary | 1,530 | ||
The Ashcombe School
Dorking, RH4 1LY |
Secondary | 1,497 | ||
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA1 2NT |
Secondary | 1,245 | ||
Baxter College
Kidderminster, DY11 5PQ |
Secondary | 811 | ||
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4HA |
Secondary | 1,223 | ||
Eastlea Community School
London, E16 4NP |
Secondary | 788 | ||
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT |
Secondary | 1,329 | ||
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L23 5TF |
Secondary | 824 |