King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford

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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
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,138 3.2% 1.7%
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP
Secondary 1,293 3.3% 5.7%
Sir Thomas Rich's School
Gloucester, GL2 0LF
Secondary 1,249 4.7% 4.1%
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL
Secondary 1,100 2.7% 5.6%
Pate's Grammar School
Cheltenham, GL51 0HG
Secondary 1,288 5.8% 3.6%
South Wilts Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 3JJ
Secondary 1,185 5.7% 3.2%
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW
Secondary 1,236 4.5% 3.6%
Tonbridge Grammar School
Tonbridge, TN9 2JR
Secondary 1,164 5.4% 2.2%
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG
Secondary 1,325 4.4% 6.1%
Southend High School for Girls
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ
Secondary 1,253 2.2% 7.7%
Reading School
Reading, RG1 5LW
Secondary 1,129 4.5% 3.7%
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 2ED
Secondary 1,188 1.3% 3.7%
The Crypt School
Gloucester, GL2 5AE
Secondary 1,093 8.5% 4.2%
Alcester Grammar School
Alcester, B49 5ED
Secondary 1,294 7.1% 2%
John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe, HP11 1SZ
Secondary 1,271 2.8% 4.7%
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Marlow, SL7 2BR
Secondary 1,205 6% 3.1%
Sutton Grammar School
Sutton, SM1 4AS
Secondary 1,043 7.1% 1.2%
Wallington County Grammar School
Wallington, SM6 7PH
Secondary 1,117 3.9% 6.6%
Stroud High School
Stroud, GL5 4HF
Secondary 1,106 4.8% 3.3%
St Michael's Church of England High School
Chorley, PR7 1RS
Secondary 1,134 9.9% 3.3%
Chesham Grammar School
Chesham, HP5 1BA
Secondary 1,326 4% 1.8%
Marling School
Stroud, GL5 4HE
Secondary 1,119 4.7% 3.8%
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA2 7BB
Secondary 1,163 2.4% 5.4%
Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD
Secondary 1,072 8.9% 3.7%
Colchester County High School for Girls
Colchester, CO3 3US
Secondary 1,210 1.5% 2.5%
Presdales School
Ware, SG12 9NX
Secondary 1,166 6.4% 8.4%
St George's School
Harpenden, AL5 4TD
Secondary 1,362 7.1% 3.7%
Loreto Grammar School
Altrincham, WA14 4AH
Secondary 1,072 1.8% 5.2%
Beaconsfield High School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1RR
Secondary 1,269 3.2% 2.4%
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND
Secondary 1,060 7.7% 3.6%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,138 Sign in to see
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 995
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX
Secondary 915
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB
Secondary 1,125
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ
Secondary 1,314
Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ
Secondary 1,607
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG
Secondary 1,325
Prince Henry's High School
Evesham, WR11 4QH
Secondary 1,282
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
Secondary 1,342
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,516
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,092
West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT
Secondary 1,565
St Clement Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 6EW
Secondary 1,592
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB
Secondary 1,191
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,258
St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD
Secondary 1,526
St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR
Secondary 1,495
Sexey's School
Bruton, BA10 0DF
Secondary 668
Woodkirk Academy
Wakefield, WF3 1JQ
Secondary 1,777
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE
Secondary 1,055
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD
Secondary 1,454
Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX
Secondary 1,452
Oxclose Community Academy
Washington, NE38 0LN
Secondary 1,079
Warlingham School
Warlingham, CR6 9YB
Secondary 1,443
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,482
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD
Secondary 1,657
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB
Secondary 1,347
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey, CH45 3LN
Secondary 1,130
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP
Secondary 1,748
Dinnington High School
Sheffield, S25 2NZ
Secondary 1,015