Saffron Walden County High School

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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.

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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 2,128 18% 6.7%
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU
Secondary 1,932 13% 10%
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
Secondary 2,097 19.7% 8.3%
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Secondary 2,103 12.2% 11.8%
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH
Secondary 1,899 8.9% 6.7%
Sandringham School
St Albans, AL4 9NX
Secondary 1,767 8.8% 6.8%
Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS
Secondary 1,839 18.3% 7.3%
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS
Secondary 2,108 10.5% 8.3%
Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD
Secondary 1,937 11.9% 14.7%
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,912 12.1% 14.6%
Gordano School
Bristol, BS20 7QR
Secondary 2,124 13.2% 7.2%
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG
Secondary 1,778 10.3% 10.9%
Ilkley Grammar School
Ilkley, LS29 8TR
Secondary 2,135 15.9% 5.2%
George Abbot School
Guildford, GU1 1XX
Secondary 1,939 18.6% 7%
Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB
Secondary 1,844 20% 12%
St Aidan's Church of England High School
Harrogate, HG2 8JR
Secondary 2,069 5.2% 4.8%
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET
Secondary 2,080 18.9% 12.4%
St Bartholomew's School
Newbury, RG14 6JP
Secondary 1,994 20.7% 8%
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE
Secondary 2,013 16% 14.5%
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,067 13.7% 12.1%
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW
Secondary 2,014 6.4% 9.4%
Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ
Secondary 2,276 15.3% 11%
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB
Secondary 1,916 11.7% 9.4%
Great Sankey High School
Warrington, WA5 3AA
Secondary 2,085 10.4% 8.4%
Beauchamp College
Leicester, LE2 5TP
Secondary 2,181 6.6% 8.4%
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL
Secondary 2,053 14.2% 14%
The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB
Secondary 1,788 14.4% 13%
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,809 15.4% 12.6%
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU
Secondary 1,967 18.2% 13.8%
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Kenilworth, CV8 2AL
Secondary 1,894 19.7% 8.3%