The Ravensbourne School

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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
The Ravensbourne School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,515 14.3% 27.1%
Haberdashers' Hatcham College
London, SE14 5SF
Secondary 1,381 14.9% 26.1%
Ashcroft Technology Academy
London, SW15 2UT
Secondary 1,488 15.4% 25.2%
Kettering Science Academy
Kettering, NN15 7AA
Secondary 1,419 17% 27.9%
Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ
Secondary 1,560 8.2% 29.5%
Lampton Academy
Hounslow, TW3 4EP
Secondary 1,525 15.6% 25.7%
The Compton School
London, N12 0QG
Secondary 1,349 17.1% 27.6%
Herne Bay High School
Herne Bay, CT6 7NS
Secondary 1,586 14.6% 25.9%
Cranford Community College
Hounslow, TW5 9PD
Secondary 1,490 17.4% 27%
Wood Green Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 9QU
Secondary 1,538 11.1% 26.5%
Castleford Academy
Castleford, WF10 4JQ
Secondary 1,517 16.3% 25.8%
Carshalton Boys Sports College
Carshalton, SM5 1RW
Secondary 1,505 12.7% 25.4%
The King Edmund School
Rochford, SS4 1TL
Secondary 1,432 15.8% 27.7%
Bexleyheath Academy
Bexleyheath, DA6 7DA
Secondary 1,395 18.9% 24.9%
St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD
Secondary 1,449 14.4% 27.7%
Chesterfield High School
Liverpool, L23 9YB
Secondary 1,528 14.7% 25.5%
Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ
Secondary 1,541 16% 22.5%
Trinity CofE High School
Manchester, M15 6HP
Secondary 1,511 13.2% 29.9%
Chiswick School
London, W4 3UN
Secondary 1,573 16.5% 28.7%
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD
Secondary 1,458 13.9% 26.2%
Kingswood Academy
Hull, HU7 4WR
Secondary 1,455 13.4% 26.9%
Wrenn School
Wellingborough, NN8 2DQ
Secondary 1,449 15.1% 27.9%
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Hartlepool, TS25 4HA
Secondary 1,466 13% 29.3%
Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT
Secondary 1,547 21.3% 25.5%
Dormers Wells High School
Southall, UB1 3HZ
Secondary 1,495 9.9% 30.4%
Co-op Academy Walkden
Manchester, M28 7JB
Secondary 1,493 13.8% 26.3%
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Coventry, CV6 2FR
Secondary 1,483 16% 27.7%
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Weymouth, DT4 9SY
Secondary 1,507 18.5% 26.3%
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY
Secondary 1,565 14.4% 27.6%
The Brooksbank School
Elland, HX5 0QG
Secondary 1,571 12.7% 25%

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
The Ravensbourne School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,515 Sign in to see
Heckmondwike Grammar School
Heckmondwike, WF16 0AH
Secondary 1,474
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Watford, WD18 0AE
Secondary 1,451
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Chatham, ME4 6TJ
Secondary 932
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LF
Secondary 788
Wellington School
Altrincham, WA15 7RH
Secondary 1,509
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ
Secondary 1,441
Reading School
Reading, RG1 5LW
Secondary 1,138
Sir Roger Manwood's School
Sandwich, CT13 9JX
Secondary 1,009
Brighouse High School
Brighouse, HD6 2NY
Secondary 1,325
Tiffin School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6RL
Secondary 1,444
Rivers Academy West London
Feltham, TW14 9PE
Secondary 1,001
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
Barnet, EN5 5RR
Secondary 1,170
Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG
Secondary 1,007
Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN
Secondary 980
Higham Lane School
Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ
Secondary 1,427
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
London, E2 6NW
Secondary 1,439
The Earls High School
Halesowen, B63 3SL
Secondary 1,264
The Folkestone School for Girls
Folkestone, CT20 3RB
Secondary 1,170
Chiswick School
London, W4 3UN
Secondary 1,573
Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU
Secondary 860
The Clarendon Academy
Trowbridge, BA14 0DJ
Secondary 1,026
Magnus Church of England Academy
Newark, NG24 4AB
Secondary 760
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ
Secondary 1,437
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS
Secondary 943
Scalby School
Scarborough, YO12 6TH
Secondary 960
Meridian High School
Croydon, CR0 0AH
Secondary 526
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF
Secondary 1,113
Haberdashers' Borough Academy
London, SE1 0EX
Secondary 864
The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB
Secondary 1,226