Dame Alice Owen's School

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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.

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Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Dame Alice Owen's School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,468 12.9% 3.5%
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF
Secondary 1,610 10.5% 5.3%
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Watford, WD18 0AE
Secondary 1,430 4.8% 6.3%
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham, HP6 5HA
Secondary 1,368 15.1% 2.4%
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham, WA14 2RS
Secondary 1,421 8.1% 5.5%
Balcarras School
Cheltenham, GL53 8QF
Secondary 1,431 8.5% 6%
Wymondham College
Wymondham, NR18 9SZ
Secondary 1,442 17.8% 7.1%
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ
Secondary 1,550 11.6% 5.7%
Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Secondary 1,451 9.1% 6.1%
The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE
Secondary 1,454 8.6% 5.5%
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU
Secondary 1,464 10.8% 6.4%
St Clement Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 6EW
Secondary 1,592 14% 4.6%
Roundwood Park School
Harpenden, AL5 3AE
Secondary 1,437 5.3% 6.1%
Mayflower High School
Billericay, CM12 0RT
Secondary 1,622 14.1% 8.7%
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY
Secondary 1,471 15.1% 9.7%
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP
Secondary 1,356 14.2% 7.7%
Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin, SG4 9RS
Secondary 1,356 13.8% 7.2%
St Albans Girls' School
St Albans, AL3 6DB
Secondary 1,428 13.5% 9.8%
Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ
Secondary 1,490 11.6% 8.6%
Rosebery School
Epsom, KT18 7NQ
Secondary 1,476 10.6% 5.7%
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ
Secondary 1,381 14.5% 5.1%
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Stevenage, SG1 4AE
Secondary 1,605 14.3% 8.5%
Beaumont School
St Albans, AL4 0XB
Secondary 1,651 16.4% 5%
St George's School
Harpenden, AL5 4TD
Secondary 1,362 7.1% 3.7%
Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB
Secondary 1,394 11.8% 7.1%
Hitchin Boys' School
Hitchin, SG5 1JB
Secondary 1,357 18.7% 6.9%
Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY
Secondary 1,502 14.1% 6.9%
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NJ
Secondary 1,450 8.2% 5.4%
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
Woking, GU22 9AL
Secondary 1,543 16.6% 5.6%
Edgbarrow School
Crowthorne, RG45 7HZ
Secondary 1,482 11.2% 5.6%