The Knights Templar 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 Knights Templar School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,415 17.1% 16.1%
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB
Secondary 1,480 15.4% 14.5%
Hele's School
Plymouth, PL7 4LT
Secondary 1,393 17.3% 14.6%
Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA
Secondary 1,432 16.3% 18.4%
The Chauncy School
Ware, SG12 0DP
Secondary 1,515 18.2% 15.4%
The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE
Secondary 1,384 16.9% 15.7%
St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR
Secondary 1,495 15.3% 17.5%
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%
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD
Secondary 1,454 12.9% 14.6%
Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX
Secondary 1,452 17.7% 12.9%
The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY
Secondary 1,411 12.5% 14.5%
Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY
Secondary 1,528 16.7% 14.8%
Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB
Secondary 1,436 19.9% 16.5%
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA
Secondary 1,335 17.5% 18.4%
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%
Cambourne Village College
Cambridge, CB23 6FR
Secondary 1,461 13.1% 16.1%
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%
Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH
Secondary 1,429 14.1% 17.1%
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU10 6HB
Secondary 1,373 18.7% 17.8%
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA
Secondary 1,441 15% 17.7%
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX
Secondary 1,286 19.4% 16.1%
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
The Knights Templar School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,415 Sign in to see
Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE
Secondary 1,023
George Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG9 7EW
Secondary 1,634
John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ
Secondary 1,499
Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ
Secondary 1,505
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,455
Balcarras School
Cheltenham, GL53 8QF
Secondary 1,431
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,626
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,883
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF
Secondary 1,504
Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY
Secondary 1,507
Batley Girls' High School
Batley, WF17 0LD
Secondary 1,372
Cottenham Village College
Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Secondary 877
Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD
Secondary 1,072
Vyners School
Uxbridge, UB10 8AB
Secondary 1,518
Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ
Secondary 1,547
The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH
Secondary 1,284
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
Romford, RM1 2RR
Secondary 1,394
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Secondary 1,190
Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA
Secondary 1,430
St George's School A Church of England Academy
Blackpool, FY4 4PH
Secondary 1,032
The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB
Secondary 1,798
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ
Secondary 1,528
Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT
Secondary 1,336
Ormiston NEW Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 6SE
Secondary 1,067
Edgbarrow School
Crowthorne, RG45 7HZ
Secondary 1,482
AIM Academy North London
London, N9 8DQ
Secondary 601
Highfields School
Matlock, DE4 5NA
Secondary 1,295
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH
Secondary 1,079
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L25 6EG
Secondary 1,026