The King John 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 King John School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 2,103 12.2% 11.8%
Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield, WF1 2PF
Secondary 1,980 8.9% 13.6%
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU
Secondary 1,932 13% 10%
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
Secondary 2,097 19.7% 8.3%
Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW
Secondary 1,893 9.6% 15.4%
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS
Secondary 2,108 10.5% 8.3%
South Craven School
Keighley, BD20 7RL
Secondary 1,874 11% 13.8%
Saffron Walden County High School
Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH
Secondary 2,128 18% 6.7%
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW
Secondary 2,124 10.5% 13.9%
Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD
Secondary 1,937 11.9% 14.7%
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,912 12.1% 14.6%
Gordano School
Bristol, BS20 7QR
Secondary 2,124 13.2% 7.2%
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG
Secondary 1,778 10.3% 10.9%
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL
Secondary 1,932 8% 11.5%
Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB
Secondary 1,844 20% 12%
Graveney School
London, SW17 9BU
Secondary 2,275 9.5% 13.6%
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP
Secondary 2,060 12.9% 15.7%
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET
Secondary 2,080 18.9% 12.4%
Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN
Secondary 2,052 14.8% 18.1%
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE
Secondary 2,013 16% 14.5%
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,067 13.7% 12.1%
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW
Secondary 2,014 6.4% 9.4%
Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ
Secondary 2,276 15.3% 11%
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB
Secondary 1,916 11.7% 9.4%
Great Sankey High School
Warrington, WA5 3AA
Secondary 2,085 10.4% 8.4%
Beauchamp College
Leicester, LE2 5TP
Secondary 2,181 6.6% 8.4%
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL
Secondary 2,053 14.2% 14%
The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB
Secondary 1,788 14.4% 13%
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,809 15.4% 12.6%
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU
Secondary 1,967 18.2% 13.8%

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 King John School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 2,103 Sign in to see
Macmillan Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG
Secondary 1,540
Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE
Secondary 1,270
The Priory Academy LSST
Lincoln, LN5 8PW
Secondary 1,781
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX
Secondary 1,657
Northampton School for Boys
Northampton, NN1 5RT
Secondary 1,678
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU
Secondary 1,932
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX
Secondary 921
Haydon School
Pinner, HA5 2LX
Secondary 1,678
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET
Secondary 1,589
Saffron Walden County High School
Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH
Secondary 2,128
Mascalls Academy
Tonbridge, TN12 6LT
Secondary 1,322
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG
Secondary 1,778
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL
Secondary 1,932
George Abbot School
Guildford, GU1 1XX
Secondary 1,939
Tendring Technology College
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ
Secondary 1,671
Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD
Secondary 988
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG
Secondary 1,029
Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN
Secondary 2,052
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Tenterden, TN30 6LT
Secondary 1,949
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY
Secondary 1,566
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
Secondary 1,116
Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ
Secondary 2,276
Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL
Secondary 422
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,809
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH
Secondary 1,628
Elizabeth Woodville School
Milton Keynes, MK19 6HN
Secondary 1,126
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE
Secondary 1,659
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG
Secondary 1,055
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
Secondary 794