Saffron Walden County High 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
Saffron Walden County High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 2,119 19.3% 8%
Ivybridge Community College
Ivybridge, PL21 0JA
Secondary 2,324 18.1% 13.4%
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU
Secondary 1,964 12% 10.4%
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
Secondary 2,071 19% 8.7%
Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW
Secondary 1,957 10.9% 14.6%
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Secondary 2,121 14.9% 12.7%
Langley Park School for Boys
Beckenham, BR3 3BP
Secondary 1,820 23.2% 6.7%
Sandringham School
St Albans, AL4 9NX
Secondary 1,817 8.9% 6.2%
Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS
Secondary 1,872 19.8% 6.8%
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS
Secondary 2,108 10% 10.3%
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW
Secondary 2,106 12.2% 13.2%
Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD
Secondary 1,937 12.5% 16.4%
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,883 14.4% 15.8%
Gordano School
Bristol, BS20 7QR
Secondary 2,097 11% 8.2%
Ilkley Grammar School
Ilkley, LS29 8TR
Secondary 2,174 16.9% 6.3%
George Abbot School
Guildford, GU1 1XX
Secondary 1,939 20.7% 7.7%
Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB
Secondary 1,861 22.6% 13%
E-Act Ousedale School
Newport Pagnell, MK16 0BJ
Secondary 2,268 19.9% 13.6%
St Aidan's Church of England High School
Harrogate, HG2 8JR
Secondary 2,028 11.3% 5.8%
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET
Secondary 2,051 21.1% 12.2%
St Bartholomew's School
Newbury, RG14 6JP
Secondary 1,930 23.9% 9.7%
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE
Secondary 2,008 17.2% 14.7%
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,076 15% 12.2%
Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ
Secondary 2,290 14.8% 12.4%
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB
Secondary 1,923 13.1% 9.8%
The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB
Secondary 1,798 10% 13%
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,834 13.5% 13.4%
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU
Secondary 2,024 19.3% 15.3%
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Kenilworth, CV8 2AL
Secondary 1,934 21.9% 8.6%
Steyning Grammar School
Steyning, BN44 3RX
Secondary 1,945 22.8% 12.4%

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
Saffron Walden County High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 2,119 Sign in to see
Djanogly City Academy
Nottingham, NG7 6ND
Secondary 1,251
The Priory Academy LSST
Lincoln, LN5 8PW
Secondary 1,772
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX
Secondary 1,652
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU
Secondary 1,964
Redborne Upper School and Community College
Bedford, MK45 2NU
Secondary 1,593
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Secondary 2,121
George Abbot School
Guildford, GU1 1XX
Secondary 1,939
Longsands Academy
St Neots, PE19 1LQ
Secondary 1,555
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Secondary 1,113
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Secondary 1,054
Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Wirral, CH63 3AF
Secondary 1,194
Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin, SG4 9RS
Secondary 1,356
Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN
Secondary 2,110
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Wirral, CH63 3AQ
Secondary 1,075
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Tenterden, TN30 6LT
Secondary 1,863
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY
Secondary 1,508
Kingsbury High School
London, NW9 9JR
Secondary 2,000
Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ
Secondary 2,290
Southfields Academy
London, SW18 5JU
Secondary 1,179
Ark Alexandra Academy
HASTINGS, TN34 2PG
Secondary 1,432
Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL
Secondary 489
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,834
Elizabeth Woodville School
Roade, NN7 2LP
Secondary 1,098
Fortis Academy
Birmingham, B44 8NU
Secondary 1,301
Outwood Academy Danum
Doncaster, DN2 5QD
Secondary 1,211
Leigh Academy Halley
London, SE3 8EP
Secondary 954
Holderness Academy
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 990
Northallerton School & Sixth Form College
Northallerton, DL6 1ED
Secondary 1,042
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ
Secondary 1,798