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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Highworth Grammar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,536 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
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% |
Dartford Grammar School
Dartford, DA1 2HW |
Secondary | 1,539 | 6.4% | 6.4% |
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ |
Secondary | 1,441 | 6.2% | 8.4% |
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% |
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% |
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU |
Secondary | 1,452 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
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% |
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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Highworth Grammar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,536 | Sign in to see | |
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL |
Secondary | 1,323 | ||
Sponne School
Towcester, NN12 6DJ |
Secondary | 1,429 | ||
Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE |
Secondary | 1,327 | ||
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe, HP11 1SZ |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR |
Secondary | 1,553 | ||
North Kesteven Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AG |
Secondary | 659 | ||
Park High School
Stanmore, HA7 1PL |
Secondary | 1,534 | ||
The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE |
Secondary | 1,398 | ||
Lynn Grove Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP |
Secondary | 1,157 | ||
Icknield High School
Luton, LU3 2AH |
Secondary | 1,457 | ||
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT |
Secondary | 1,310 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF |
Secondary | 1,621 | ||
Stanborough School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR |
Secondary | 1,204 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,454 | ||
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ |
Secondary | 1,354 | ||
Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP |
Secondary | 928 | ||
Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT |
Secondary | 1,423 | ||
Heston Community School
Hounslow, TW5 0QR |
Secondary | 1,338 | ||
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER |
Secondary | 591 | ||
Kings College Guildford
Guildford, GU2 8DU |
Secondary | 539 | ||
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX |
Secondary | 973 | ||
Leek High School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Secondary | 275 | ||
The Park Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9AX |
Secondary | 1,420 | ||
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ |
Secondary | 1,262 | ||
The Wells Academy
Nottingham, NG3 5LR |
Secondary | 704 | ||
King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX |
Secondary | 912 | ||
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
London, TW1 4LT |
Secondary | 1,113 |