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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Ravens Wood School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,618 | 23.6% | 9.5% |
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Northampton School for Boys
Northampton, NN1 5RT |
Secondary | 1,678 | 19.3% | 6.8% |
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Darrick Wood School
Orpington, BR6 8ER |
Secondary | 1,699 | 19.4% | 10.9% |
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Wellington School
Altrincham, WA15 7RH |
Secondary | 1,509 | 19% | 9.3% |
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Langley Park School for Boys
Beckenham, BR3 3BP |
Secondary | 1,776 | 22.2% | 5.9% |
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Backwell School
Bristol, BS48 3BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | 16.4% | 7.2% |
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Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,727 | 17% | 12.2% |
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Finham Park School
Coventry, CV3 6EA |
Secondary | 1,713 | 18.5% | 11% |
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Fullbrook School
Addlestone, KT15 3HW |
Secondary | 1,404 | 23.6% | 10% |
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Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB |
Secondary | 1,561 | 16.5% | 12.3% |
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Malmesbury School
Malmesbury, SN16 0DF |
Secondary | 1,470 | 17.4% | 10.7% |
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Wallingford School
Wallingford, OX10 8HH |
Secondary | 1,411 | 19.1% | 10.4% |
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Warden Park Secondary Academy
Haywards Heath, RH17 5DP |
Secondary | 1,528 | 17.9% | 9.8% |
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Vyners School
Uxbridge, UB10 8AB |
Secondary | 1,489 | 16.7% | 10.9% |
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Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY |
Secondary | 1,671 | 14.4% | 10.1% |
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Samuel Whitbread Academy
Shefford, SG17 5QS |
Secondary | 1,671 | 14.9% | 8.7% |
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Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP |
Secondary | 1,512 | 19.6% | 13.9% |
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Tring School
Tring, HP23 5JD |
Secondary | 1,568 | 21.7% | 7.9% |
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Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH |
Secondary | 1,460 | 16.4% | 7.5% |
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Grey Court School
Richmond, TW10 7HN |
Secondary | 1,595 | 17.8% | 9.8% |
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Redland Green School
Bristol, BS6 7EH |
Secondary | 1,655 | 14.8% | 7.4% |
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Beckfoot School
Bingley, BD16 1EE |
Secondary | 1,632 | 26.1% | 12.5% |
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Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 3HP |
Secondary | 1,604 | 15.2% | 7.8% |
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Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT |
Secondary | 1,558 | 17% | 12.6% |
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Egglescliffe School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0LA |
Secondary | 1,532 | 14.9% | 10.3% |
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The Ashcombe School
Dorking, RH4 1LY |
Secondary | 1,497 | 17.9% | 9.6% |
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Southam College
Southam, CV47 0JW |
Secondary | 1,660 | 19.4% | 13% |
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Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY |
Secondary | 1,719 | 23.7% | 14.1% |
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High Storrs School
Sheffield, S11 7LH |
Secondary | 1,662 | 15.2% | 7.8% |
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Tadcaster Grammar School
Tadcaster, LS24 9NB |
Secondary | 1,512 | 16.1% | 9.5% |
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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Ravens Wood School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,618 | Sign in to see | |
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Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
London, SE19 2JH |
Secondary | 1,265 | ||
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Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
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The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
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Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
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Aylward Academy
London, N18 1NB |
Secondary | 1,386 | ||
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The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF |
Secondary | 1,542 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ |
Secondary | 1,305 | ||
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Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ |
Secondary | 1,560 | ||
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Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG |
Secondary | 1,340 | ||
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Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS |
Secondary | 1,304 | ||
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The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Upminster, RM14 3HS |
Secondary | 1,567 | ||
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Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,663 | ||
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Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB |
Secondary | 1,147 | ||
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Wallington High School for Girls
Wallington, SM6 0PH |
Secondary | 1,553 | ||
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West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 759 | ||
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Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP |
Secondary | 905 | ||
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Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,294 | ||
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Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP |
Secondary | 2,060 | ||
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King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
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Carlton Academy
Nottingham, NG4 3SH |
Secondary | 1,336 | ||
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Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL |
Secondary | 1,300 | ||
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Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE |
Secondary | 948 | ||
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Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD |
Secondary | 1,425 | ||
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Wreake Valley Academy
Leicester, LE7 1LY |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
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West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
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Wembley High Technology College
North Wembley, HA0 3NT |
Secondary | 1,553 | ||
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Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB |
Secondary | 1,350 | ||
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Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR |
Secondary | 1,248 | ||