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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Rainham School for Girls
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,630 | 13.6% | 16% |
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX |
Secondary | 1,657 | 9.4% | 14.1% |
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,672 | 15.6% | 16% |
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | 13.8% | 13.7% |
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,652 | 13.1% | 16.2% |
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | 12.3% | 13.7% |
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,663 | 12% | 15.1% |
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | 14.6% | 13.3% |
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,741 | 15.6% | 13% |
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,595 | 14.9% | 15.3% |
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | 13.6% | 17.6% |
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT |
Secondary | 1,570 | 14.5% | 17.2% |
Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA |
Secondary | 1,625 | 11.7% | 18.4% |
Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE |
Secondary | 1,549 | 11.8% | 13% |
King Alfred's
Wantage, OX12 9BY |
Secondary | 1,682 | 18.9% | 14.9% |
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,603 | 14.7% | 13.9% |
Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW |
Secondary | 1,599 | 8.9% | 14.9% |
Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 14.8% | 15.8% |
Coombe Girls' School
New Malden, KT3 3TU |
Secondary | 1,559 | 10.8% | 17.6% |
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,620 | 11.6% | 13% |
Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG |
Secondary | 1,632 | 9.6% | 17.6% |
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,556 | 17.7% | 15.6% |
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,608 | 17.6% | 18% |
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT |
Secondary | 1,650 | 17% | 15.3% |
The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,539 | 13.1% | 15.5% |
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 16.3% | 14.9% |
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,628 | 14.6% | 13.9% |
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,710 | 17.3% | 15% |
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,628 | 10.1% | 13.6% |
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 10.7% | 16.6% |
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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Rainham School for Girls
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,630 | Sign in to see | |
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP |
Secondary | 1,222 | ||
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough, PE1 2UE |
Secondary | 1,251 | ||
Corfe Hills School
Broadstone, BH18 9BG |
Secondary | 940 | ||
Saltash Community School
Saltash, PL12 4AY |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH |
Secondary | 1,899 | ||
Castleford Academy
Castleford, WF10 4JQ |
Secondary | 1,517 | ||
Wycombe High School
High Wycombe, HP11 1TB |
Secondary | 1,322 | ||
John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe, HP11 1SZ |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
Sawston Village College
Cambridge, CB22 3BP |
Secondary | 1,163 | ||
Cottingham High School and Sixth Form College
Cottingham, HU16 5PX |
Secondary | 926 | ||
Fullbrook School
Addlestone, KT15 3HW |
Secondary | 1,404 | ||
Langley Park School for Girls
Beckenham, BR3 3BE |
Secondary | 1,691 | ||
Mayflower High School
Billericay, CM12 0RT |
Secondary | 1,634 | ||
Gravesend Grammar School
Gravesend, DA12 2PR |
Secondary | 1,465 | ||
The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW |
Secondary | 1,379 | ||
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT |
Secondary | 1,605 | ||
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,319 | ||
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Gravesend, DA11 0JE |
Secondary | 1,394 | ||
Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY |
Secondary | 1,496 | ||
Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
Hellesdon High School
Norwich, NR6 5SB |
Secondary | 1,584 | ||
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA |
Secondary | 917 | ||
Seaford Head School
Seaford, BN25 4LX |
Secondary | 1,408 | ||
Charters School
Ascot, SL5 9QY |
Secondary | 1,713 | ||
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
The King Alfred School an Academy
Highbridge, TA9 3EE |
Secondary | 1,339 | ||
The Emmbrook School
Wokingham, RG41 1JP |
Secondary | 1,277 | ||
The North School
Ashford, TN24 8AL |
Secondary | 1,298 |