Southend High School for Boys

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Southend High School for Boys
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,325 4.4% 6.1%
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP
Secondary 1,293 3.3% 5.7%
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Watford, WD18 0AE
Secondary 1,430 4.8% 6.3%
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ
Secondary 1,314 1.5% 3.8%
Sir Thomas Rich's School
Gloucester, GL2 0LF
Secondary 1,249 4.7% 4.1%
Pate's Grammar School
Cheltenham, GL51 0HG
Secondary 1,288 5.8% 3.6%
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW
Secondary 1,236 4.5% 3.6%
Southend High School for Girls
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ
Secondary 1,253 2.2% 7.7%
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT
Secondary 1,409 7.1% 4.3%
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
Secondary 1,342 3.8% 7.9%
Devonport High School for Boys
Plymouth, PL1 5QP
Secondary 1,268 5.6% 7.3%
Sale Grammar School
Sale, M33 3NH
Secondary 1,350 6.1% 4%
Langley Grammar School
Langley, SL3 7QS
Secondary 1,274 4.9% 5.6%
The Tiffin Girls' School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PL
Secondary 1,256 5.1% 7.2%
Wilson's School
Wallington, SM6 9JW
Secondary 1,312 1.9% 5.9%
Wycombe High School
High Wycombe, HP11 1TB
Secondary 1,361 1.5% 7.7%
John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe, HP11 1SZ
Secondary 1,271 2.8% 4.7%
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Aylesbury, HP21 8PE
Secondary 1,348 4.2% 7.3%
Aylesbury High School
Aylesbury, HP21 7SX
Secondary 1,367 4.2% 5.2%
Aylesbury Grammar School
Aylesbury, HP21 7RP
Secondary 1,364 2.2% 5.4%
Roundwood Park School
Harpenden, AL5 3AE
Secondary 1,437 5.3% 6.1%
The Campion School
Hornchurch, RM11 3BX
Secondary 1,244 6.1% 8.6%
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
Altrincham, WA14 2NL
Secondary 1,384 5.4% 5%
Royal Latin School
Buckingham, MK18 1AX
Secondary 1,322 6.4% 4.1%
Bournemouth School
Bournemouth, BH8 9PY
Secondary 1,284 5% 6.3%
Colchester County High School for Girls
Colchester, CO3 3US
Secondary 1,210 1.5% 2.5%
Presdales School
Ware, SG12 9NX
Secondary 1,166 6.4% 8.4%
The Norton Knatchbull School
Ashford, TN24 0QJ
Secondary 1,290 2% 7.4%
St George's School
Harpenden, AL5 4TD
Secondary 1,362 7.1% 3.7%
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NJ
Secondary 1,450 8.2% 5.4%

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
Southend High School for Boys
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,325 Sign in to see
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
London, SE19 2JH
Secondary 1,166
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 995
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX
Secondary 915
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB
Secondary 1,125
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
Secondary 1,342
Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP
Secondary 1,592
Glyn School
Epsom, KT17 1NB
Secondary 1,694
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 3SX
Secondary 1,138
Kennet School
Thatcham, RG19 4LL
Secondary 1,815
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,516
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,092
West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT
Secondary 1,565
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY
Secondary 760
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB
Secondary 1,191
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,258
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT
Secondary 1,311
Carlton Academy
Nottingham, NG4 3SH
Secondary 1,371
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,282
Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB
Secondary 1,783
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE
Secondary 1,055
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD
Secondary 1,454
Wreake Valley Academy
Leicester, LE7 1LY
Secondary 1,126
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB
Secondary 1,104
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA
Secondary 1,195
Oxclose Community Academy
Washington, NE38 0LN
Secondary 1,079
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,482
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB
Secondary 1,347
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 965
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
Secondary 1,193