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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The Knights Templar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,421 | 16.1% | 15.4% |
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET |
Secondary | 1,375 | 16.8% | 14.9% |
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB |
Secondary | 1,444 | 14.5% | 14.3% |
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,468 | 17.3% | 17% |
Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA |
Secondary | 1,413 | 13.3% | 16.7% |
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL |
Secondary | 1,452 | 17.8% | 18.3% |
Great Marlow School
Marlow, SL7 1JE |
Secondary | 1,447 | 13.6% | 13.9% |
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR |
Secondary | 1,383 | 14.5% | 17.3% |
St Joseph's Catholic College
Swindon, SN3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,416 | 16.7% | 17.5% |
The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE |
Secondary | 1,398 | 18.6% | 14.4% |
William Howard School
Brampton, CA8 1AR |
Secondary | 1,348 | 15.8% | 16.2% |
The Blue School
Wells, BA5 2NR |
Secondary | 1,434 | 17.9% | 14.3% |
The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,408 | 15.8% | 15.3% |
Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB |
Secondary | 1,480 | 13.9% | 14% |
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD |
Secondary | 1,425 | 11.3% | 13.9% |
Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX |
Secondary | 1,435 | 13.6% | 12.4% |
Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY |
Secondary | 1,496 | 18% | 13.7% |
Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, DE22 2LW |
Secondary | 1,416 | 14.9% | 17.7% |
Hazel Grove High School
Stockport, SK7 5JX |
Secondary | 1,384 | 18.8% | 15.2% |
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA |
Secondary | 1,319 | 16.3% | 16.4% |
Teddington School
Teddington, TW11 9PJ |
Secondary | 1,399 | 12.1% | 15.3% |
Ralph Allen School
Bath, BA2 7AD |
Secondary | 1,382 | 15.6% | 13.9% |
Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL |
Secondary | 1,423 | 15% | 14.7% |
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,502 | 17.1% | 15.8% |
Tytherington School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EE |
Secondary | 1,425 | 16.2% | 14.5% |
North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD |
Secondary | 1,485 | 13.3% | 14.8% |
Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH |
Secondary | 1,409 | 12.7% | 16.2% |
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU10 6HB |
Secondary | 1,441 | 14.7% | 17.1% |
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA |
Secondary | 1,478 | 13.2% | 16.7% |
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX |
Secondary | 1,316 | 14.4% | 14.4% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Knights Templar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,421 | Sign in to see | |
George Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG9 7EW |
Secondary | 1,658 | ||
John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,512 | ||
Balcarras School
Cheltenham, GL53 8QF |
Secondary | 1,423 | ||
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,254 | ||
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | ||
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX |
Secondary | 1,912 | ||
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | ||
Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY |
Secondary | 1,509 | ||
Batley Girls' High School
Batley, WF17 0LD |
Secondary | 1,377 | ||
Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
Vyners School
Uxbridge, UB10 8AB |
Secondary | 1,489 | ||
Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | ||
Norbury High School for Girls
Thornton Heath, CR7 8BT |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
The Deepings School
Peterborough, PE6 8NF |
Secondary | 1,236 | ||
The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH |
Secondary | 1,326 | ||
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
Romford, RM1 2RR |
Secondary | 1,410 | ||
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QB |
Secondary | 839 | ||
Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
St George's School A Church of England Academy
Blackpool, FY4 4PH |
Secondary | 1,010 | ||
The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB |
Secondary | 1,788 | ||
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | ||
Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT |
Secondary | 1,344 | ||
Ormiston NEW Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 6SE |
Secondary | 998 | ||
Penketh High School
Warrington, WA5 2BY |
Secondary | 966 | ||
Edgbarrow School
Crowthorne, RG45 7HZ |
Secondary | 1,490 | ||
AIM Academy North London
London, N9 8DQ |
Secondary | 587 | ||
Highfields School
Matlock, DE4 5NA |
Secondary | 1,321 | ||
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH |
Secondary | 1,100 |