Valley Park School
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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Valley Park School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,652 | 13.1% | 16.2% |
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Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX |
Secondary | 1,657 | 9.4% | 14.1% |
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Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | 13.6% | 16% |
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Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG |
Secondary | 1,740 | 12% | 18% |
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Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,672 | 15.6% | 16% |
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The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | 13.8% | 13.7% |
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Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | 12.3% | 13.7% |
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Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,663 | 12% | 15.1% |
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Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | 14.6% | 13.3% |
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Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,741 | 15.6% | 13% |
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The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,595 | 14.9% | 15.3% |
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The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH |
Secondary | 1,700 | 10.8% | 13.7% |
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Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | 13.6% | 17.6% |
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Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT |
Secondary | 1,570 | 14.5% | 17.2% |
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Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA |
Secondary | 1,625 | 11.7% | 18.4% |
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Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE |
Secondary | 1,549 | 11.8% | 13% |
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King Alfred's
Wantage, OX12 9BY |
Secondary | 1,682 | 18.9% | 14.9% |
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The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,603 | 14.7% | 13.9% |
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 14.8% | 15.8% |
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Coombe Girls' School
New Malden, KT3 3TU |
Secondary | 1,559 | 10.8% | 17.6% |
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Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,620 | 11.6% | 13% |
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Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG |
Secondary | 1,632 | 9.6% | 17.6% |
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Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH |
Secondary | 1,729 | 14.1% | 13.8% |
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Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,608 | 17.6% | 18% |
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Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT |
Secondary | 1,650 | 17% | 15.3% |
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The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,539 | 13.1% | 15.5% |
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 16.3% | 14.9% |
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,628 | 14.6% | 13.9% |
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Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,710 | 17.3% | 15% |
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Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 10.7% | 16.6% |
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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Valley Park School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,652 | Sign in to see | |
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Teign School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 3JG |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
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Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
Teignmouth, TQ14 9HZ |
Secondary | 943 | ||
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King Ethelbert School
Birchington, CT7 9BL |
Secondary | 850 | ||
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The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY |
Secondary | 1,461 | ||
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Carshalton High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 2QX |
Secondary | 1,418 | ||
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The Highcrest Academy
High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
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The Castle School
Taunton, TA1 5AU |
Secondary | 1,204 | ||
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Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA |
Secondary | 1,281 | ||
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Roundwood Park School
Harpenden, AL5 3AE |
Secondary | 1,370 | ||
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Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
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Chiltern Hills Academy
Chesham, HP5 2RG |
Secondary | 1,076 | ||
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Chesterfield High School
Liverpool, L23 9YB |
Secondary | 1,528 | ||
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Colchester County High School for Girls
Colchester, CO3 3US |
Secondary | 1,183 | ||
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Wootton Upper School
Bedford, MK43 9HT |
Secondary | 890 | ||
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The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Stevenage, SG1 4AE |
Secondary | 1,603 | ||
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Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford, WD25 0SS |
Secondary | 1,108 | ||
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Woodcote High School
Coulsdon, CR5 2EH |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
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Ralph Allen School
Bath, BA2 7AD |
Secondary | 1,382 | ||
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St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,166 | ||
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The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
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City of Peterborough Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Secondary | 865 | ||
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Newlands Girls' School
Maidenhead, SL6 5JB |
Secondary | 1,201 | ||
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Southam College
Southam, CV47 0JW |
Secondary | 1,660 | ||
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King's Academy Ringmer
Lewes, BN8 5RB |
Secondary | 611 | ||
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Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield, WF2 8QF |
Secondary | 1,028 | ||
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Meole Brace School
Shrewsbury, SY3 9DW |
Secondary | 1,351 | ||
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George Pindar School
Scarborough, YO11 3LW |
Secondary | 681 | ||
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Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE |
Secondary | 1,210 | ||
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St Peter's Catholic School
Guildford, GU1 2TN |
Secondary | 1,350 | ||