Hele's 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
Hele's School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,393 17.3% 14.6%
Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY
Secondary 1,411 15% 12.4%
The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD
Secondary 1,500 17.6% 13.3%
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB
Secondary 1,480 15.4% 14.5%
The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ
Secondary 1,415 17.1% 16.1%
The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY
Secondary 1,458 19% 13%
Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ
Secondary 1,292 19.4% 13.2%
Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU
Secondary 1,479 19.5% 14%
St Laurence School
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ
Secondary 1,361 18.3% 12.4%
The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE
Secondary 1,384 16.9% 15.7%
The Blue School
Wells, BA5 2NR
Secondary 1,358 21.2% 15.7%
Malmesbury School
Malmesbury, SN16 0DF
Secondary 1,465 17.8% 12%
St Clere's School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW
Secondary 1,440 15.2% 15.2%
Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE
Secondary 1,362 15.1% 14.5%
Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW
Secondary 1,366 13.7% 15.8%
The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ
Secondary 1,408 19.8% 16.4%
Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB
Secondary 1,448 15.2% 14.8%
Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX
Secondary 1,452 17.7% 12.9%
Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH
Secondary 1,367 15.3% 12.1%
Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB
Secondary 1,436 19.9% 16.5%
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG
Secondary 1,358 15.5% 14.7%
Ralph Allen School
Bath, BA2 7AD
Secondary 1,383 16% 15.4%
Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL
Secondary 1,436 16.9% 15.9%
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ
Secondary 1,427 19.3% 17.1%
Tytherington School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EE
Secondary 1,416 14.5% 16.3%
Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT
Secondary 1,452 19.4% 14.4%
Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS
Secondary 1,354 19.9% 13.6%
Wood Green School
Witney, OX28 1DX
Secondary 1,329 18.2% 12.9%
Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH
Secondary 1,431 20% 14.2%
The Duchess's Community High School
Alnwick, NE66 2DH
Secondary 1,343 17.5% 16.1%

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
Hele's School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,393 Sign in to see
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE
Secondary 1,125
Bexley Grammar School
Welling, DA16 2BL
Secondary 1,502
St Joseph's College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5NT
Secondary 1,132
Bullers Wood School
Chislehurst, BR7 5LJ
Secondary 1,571
Nonsuch High School for Girls
Sutton, SM3 8AB
Secondary 1,498
Hummersknott Academy
Darlington, DL3 8AR
Secondary 1,232
The Oldershaw School
Wallasey, CH45 4RJ
Secondary 828
Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA
Secondary 1,618
William Howard School
Brampton, CA8 1AR
Secondary 1,305
Sandbach School
Sandbach, CW11 3NS
Secondary 1,506
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB
Secondary 1,639
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE
Secondary 1,248
Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA
Secondary 1,325
Ark Putney Academy
London, SW15 3DG
Secondary 787
George Dixon Academy
Birmingham, B16 9GD
Secondary 1,032
Launceston College
Launceston, PL15 9JR
Secondary 1,280
Bower Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4YY
Secondary 1,019
Wrenn School
Wellingborough, NN8 2DQ
Secondary 1,469
Colne Valley High School
Huddersfield, HD7 5SP
Secondary 1,442
Cheshire Studio School
Crewe, CW1 2PZ
Secondary 55
Northgate High School
Dereham, NR19 2EU
Secondary 1,187
Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ
Secondary 1,187
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
Durham, DH1 4NG
Secondary 1,260
The Ashcombe School
Dorking, RH4 1LY
Secondary 1,513
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA1 2NT
Secondary 1,248
Baxter College
Kidderminster, DY11 5PQ
Secondary 782
Lawn Manor Academy
Swindon, SN3 1ER
Secondary 940
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF
Secondary 1,106
King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX
Secondary 909