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 26 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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Welling School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,147 | 16.2% | 28.6% |
New Rickstones Academy
Witham, CM8 2SD |
Secondary | 1,162 | 17% | 27.3% |
Future Academies Watford
Watford, WD25 7HW |
Secondary | 1,082 | 15.7% | 28.7% |
Furness Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB |
Secondary | 1,209 | 17.4% | 29.3% |
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Dartford, DA1 4RS |
Secondary | 1,076 | 13.5% | 29.7% |
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE |
Secondary | 1,125 | 14.9% | 27.3% |
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Peterlee, SR8 1AU |
Secondary | 1,170 | 13.5% | 29.1% |
Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere
Belvedere, DA17 6HT |
Secondary | 1,083 | 20.3% | 29% |
Retford Oaks Academy
Retford, DN22 7NJ |
Secondary | 1,159 | 15.4% | 26.9% |
Rooks Heath School
Harrow, HA2 9AH |
Secondary | 1,204 | 13.5% | 31.2% |
Mulberry Academy Woodside
London, N22 5QJ |
Secondary | 1,195 | 15.3% | 26.4% |
Norbury High School for Girls
Thornton Heath, CR7 8BT |
Secondary | 1,186 | 16.4% | 29% |
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ |
Secondary | 1,096 | 13.6% | 25.8% |
Harris Academy Greenwich
London, SE9 5EQ |
Secondary | 1,170 | 17.1% | 26.9% |
Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ |
Secondary | 1,091 | 18.2% | 31.6% |
St George's Catholic School
London, W9 1RB |
Secondary | 1,111 | 17.3% | 29.8% |
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ |
Secondary | 1,164 | 15% | 31% |
The Excel Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6LG |
Secondary | 1,198 | 19.3% | 27.8% |
Greatfields School
Barking, IG11 7QG |
Secondary | 1,169 | 16.2% | 31.9% |
Marshalls Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4EH |
Secondary | 1,185 | 14% | 26.1% |
Moorside High School
Manchester, M27 0AP |
Secondary | 1,165 | 18.5% | 27.1% |
The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,137 | 16.2% | 32.2% |
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH |
Secondary | 1,109 | 14.7% | 28.8% |
Marsden Heights Community College
Nelson, BB9 0PR |
Secondary | 1,044 | 18.5% | 27.4% |
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX |
Secondary | 1,085 | 14.8% | 28.8% |
Holland Park School
London, W8 7AF |
Secondary | 1,270 | 15% | 29.9% |
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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Welling School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,147 | Sign in to see | |
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
Aylward Academy
London, N18 1NB |
Secondary | 1,386 | ||
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ |
Secondary | 1,305 | ||
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,093 | ||
Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ |
Secondary | 1,560 | ||
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB |
Secondary | 1,444 | ||
Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP |
Secondary | 1,618 | ||
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW |
Secondary | 800 | ||
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,533 | ||
Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Secondary | 1,457 | ||
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Cheltenham, GL51 3EF |
Secondary | 1,830 | ||
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 759 | ||
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS |
Secondary | 1,760 | ||
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,294 | ||
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP |
Secondary | 2,060 | ||
Sexey's School
Bruton, BA10 0DF |
Secondary | 686 | ||
Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Secondary | 944 | ||
Featherstone High School
Southall, UB2 5HF |
Secondary | 1,763 | ||
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG |
Secondary | 1,519 | ||
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE |
Secondary | 1,224 | ||
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,492 | ||
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
Logic Studio School
Feltham, TW13 7EF |
Secondary | 297 | ||
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB |
Secondary | 1,350 | ||
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT |
Secondary | 1,346 | ||
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR |
Secondary | 1,248 | ||
Greenfield Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF |
Secondary | 674 |