Welling School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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