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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Harrogate Grammar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 2,071 | 19% | 8.7% |
|
Arden
Solihull, B93 0PT |
Secondary | 1,817 | 17.8% | 10.8% |
|
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU |
Secondary | 1,964 | 12% | 10.4% |
|
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ |
Secondary | 2,121 | 14.9% | 12.7% |
|
Langley Park School for Boys
Beckenham, BR3 3BP |
Secondary | 1,820 | 23.2% | 6.7% |
|
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH |
Secondary | 1,895 | 10.2% | 8.3% |
|
Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS |
Secondary | 1,872 | 19.8% | 6.8% |
|
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS |
Secondary | 2,108 | 10% | 10.3% |
|
Saffron Walden County High School
Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH |
Secondary | 2,119 | 19.3% | 8% |
|
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW |
Secondary | 2,106 | 12.2% | 13.2% |
|
Gordano School
Bristol, BS20 7QR |
Secondary | 2,097 | 11% | 8.2% |
|
Ilkley Grammar School
Ilkley, LS29 8TR |
Secondary | 2,174 | 16.9% | 6.3% |
|
George Abbot School
Guildford, GU1 1XX |
Secondary | 1,939 | 20.7% | 7.7% |
|
Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB |
Secondary | 1,861 | 22.6% | 13% |
|
E-Act Ousedale School
Newport Pagnell, MK16 0BJ |
Secondary | 2,268 | 19.9% | 13.6% |
|
St Aidan's Church of England High School
Harrogate, HG2 8JR |
Secondary | 2,028 | 11.3% | 5.8% |
|
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET |
Secondary | 2,051 | 21.1% | 12.2% |
|
St Bartholomew's School
Newbury, RG14 6JP |
Secondary | 1,930 | 23.9% | 9.7% |
|
Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF |
Secondary | 1,777 | 15.5% | 13.3% |
|
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE |
Secondary | 2,008 | 17.2% | 14.7% |
|
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX |
Secondary | 2,076 | 15% | 12.2% |
|
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW |
Secondary | 2,033 | 7.1% | 9.8% |
|
Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ |
Secondary | 2,290 | 14.8% | 12.4% |
|
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB |
Secondary | 1,923 | 13.1% | 9.8% |
|
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL |
Secondary | 2,005 | 14.8% | 16.8% |
|
Salesian School, Chertsey
Chertsey, KT16 9LU |
Secondary | 1,850 | 12.6% | 6.7% |
|
Fulford School
York, YO10 4FY |
Secondary | 1,766 | 14.2% | 7.8% |
|
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU |
Secondary | 2,024 | 19.3% | 15.3% |
|
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Kenilworth, CV8 2AL |
Secondary | 1,934 | 21.9% | 8.6% |
|
Steyning Grammar School
Steyning, BN44 3RX |
Secondary | 1,945 | 22.8% | 12.4% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Harrogate Grammar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 2,071 | Sign in to see | |
|
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ |
Secondary | 930 | ||
|
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,733 | ||
|
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF |
Secondary | 1,610 | ||
|
Kingsdale Foundation School
London, SE21 8SQ |
Secondary | 2,549 | ||
|
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Solihull, B91 3PD |
Secondary | 1,710 | ||
|
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT |
Secondary | 1,409 | ||
|
Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA |
Secondary | 1,432 | ||
|
Queen Elizabeth's
Crediton, EX17 3LU |
Secondary | 1,138 | ||
|
Claremont High School
Harrow, HA3 0UH |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
|
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Lancaster, LA1 4RS |
Secondary | 1,735 | ||
|
Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES |
Secondary | 1,672 | ||
|
Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ |
Secondary | 1,576 | ||
|
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham, B14 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||
|
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham, B14 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,054 | ||
|
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,663 | ||
|
Lutterworth College
Lutterworth, LE17 4EW |
Secondary | 1,560 | ||
|
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX |
Secondary | 2,076 | ||
|
Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY |
Secondary | 832 | ||
|
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL |
Secondary | 2,005 | ||
|
Wheatley Park School
Oxford, OX33 1QH |
Secondary | 1,150 | ||
|
Futures Institute Banbury
Banbury, OX16 9HY |
Secondary | 121 | ||
|
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR |
Secondary | 1,404 | ||
|
Holderness Academy
Hull, HU12 8UZ |
Secondary | 990 | ||
|
Tadcaster Grammar School
Tadcaster, LS24 9NB |
Secondary | 1,500 | ||
|
Northallerton School & Sixth Form College
Northallerton, DL6 1ED |
Secondary | 1,042 | ||
|
Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB |
Secondary | 405 | ||
|
The Brooksbank School
Elland, HX5 0QG |
Secondary | 1,500 | ||
|
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN |
Secondary | 895 | ||
|
Poole High School
Poole, BH15 2BW |
Secondary | 1,875 | ||