John Hampden Grammar 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
John Hampden Grammar School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,258 1% 3.7%
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP
Secondary 1,281 3.6% 5.2%
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ
Secondary 1,305 1.2% 3.8%
Sir Thomas Rich's School
Gloucester, GL2 0LF
Secondary 1,268 4.7% 3.8%
The Rochester Grammar School
Rochester, ME1 3BY
Secondary 1,177 1.9% 8.2%
Pate's Grammar School
Cheltenham, GL51 0HG
Secondary 1,253 5.4% 3%
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW
Secondary 1,186 3.6% 2.6%
Tonbridge Grammar School
Tonbridge, TN9 2JR
Secondary 1,136 6.7% 1.9%
Upton Court Grammar School
Slough, SL3 7PR
Secondary 1,164 3.2% 7%
Reading School
Reading, RG1 5LW
Secondary 1,138 3.1% 3%
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT
Secondary 1,419 4.1% 4.2%
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 2ED
Secondary 1,184 0.9% 3.6%
Langley Grammar School
Langley, SL3 7QS
Secondary 1,284 3.8% 5.3%
The Tiffin Girls' School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PL
Secondary 1,239 3.6% 6.2%
Wilson's School
Wallington, SM6 9JW
Secondary 1,313 1.5% 6.3%
Wycombe High School
High Wycombe, HP11 1TB
Secondary 1,322 2.1% 4.8%
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Maidstone, ME16 8AH
Secondary 1,068 2.2% 5.9%
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Marlow, SL7 2BR
Secondary 1,191 7.7% 3.2%
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Aylesbury, HP21 8PE
Secondary 1,367 4.5% 6.3%
Aylesbury High School
Aylesbury, HP21 7SX
Secondary 1,329 5% 5.1%
Aylesbury Grammar School
Aylesbury, HP21 7RP
Secondary 1,363 1.6% 4.3%
Chesham Grammar School
Chesham, HP5 1BA
Secondary 1,318 3.1% 1.6%
Marling School
Stroud, GL5 4HE
Secondary 1,185 4.1% 3%
Dr Challoner's High School
Amersham, HP7 9QB
Secondary 1,315 2.4% 2.1%
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA2 7BB
Secondary 1,123 2.4% 5.1%
Royal Latin School
Buckingham, MK18 1AX
Secondary 1,313 5.5% 3.5%
Colchester County High School for Girls
Colchester, CO3 3US
Secondary 1,183 1.9% 2.7%
The Norton Knatchbull School
Ashford, TN24 0QJ
Secondary 1,274 2.1% 6.1%
The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG
Secondary 1,138 5.4% 4.5%
Beaconsfield High School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1RR
Secondary 1,249 4.5% 2.4%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
John Hampden Grammar School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,258 Sign in to see
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL
Secondary 1,323
Highworth Grammar School
Ashford, TN24 8UD
Secondary 1,536
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,630
Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE
Secondary 1,327
Corfe Hills School
Broadstone, BH18 9BG
Secondary 940
Saltash Community School
Saltash, PL12 4AY
Secondary 1,202
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD
Secondary 1,301
Castleford Academy
Castleford, WF10 4JQ
Secondary 1,517
Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR
Secondary 1,553
North Kesteven Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AG
Secondary 659
Aylesbury Grammar School
Aylesbury, HP21 7RP
Secondary 1,363
Cottingham High School and Sixth Form College
Cottingham, HU16 5PX
Secondary 926
Gravesend Grammar School
Gravesend, DA12 2PR
Secondary 1,465
The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ
Secondary 1,077
The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE
Secondary 1,398
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT
Secondary 1,605
Lynn Grove Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP
Secondary 1,157
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Gravesend, DA11 0JE
Secondary 1,394
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ
Secondary 1,454
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ
Secondary 1,354
Hazel Grove High School
Stockport, SK7 5JX
Secondary 1,384
Hellesdon High School
Norwich, NR6 5SB
Secondary 1,584
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA
Secondary 917
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU
Secondary 1,123
Seaford Head School
Seaford, BN25 4LX
Secondary 1,408
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER
Secondary 591
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY
Secondary 1,186
The Emmbrook School
Wokingham, RG41 1JP
Secondary 1,277
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
London, TW1 4LT
Secondary 1,113