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 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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Howard of Effingham School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,553 | 9% | 7.5% |
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Reading, RG4 8LR |
Secondary | 1,563 | 12% | 8.6% |
John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,512 | 9.2% | 8.5% |
Dartford Grammar School
Dartford, DA1 2HW |
Secondary | 1,539 | 6.4% | 6.4% |
Highworth Grammar School
Ashford, TN24 8UD |
Secondary | 1,536 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
The Ecclesbourne School
Belper, DE56 4GS |
Secondary | 1,573 | 10.2% | 6% |
Weydon School
Farnham, GU9 8UG |
Secondary | 1,643 | 12.5% | 7.1% |
Redborne Upper School and Community College
Bedford, MK45 2NU |
Secondary | 1,580 | 7.8% | 9.8% |
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,533 | 6% | 5.8% |
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL |
Secondary | 1,507 | 10.2% | 8.4% |
Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Secondary | 1,457 | 9% | 5.4% |
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Gillingham, ME8 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,536 | 5.1% | 7.9% |
The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE |
Secondary | 1,418 | 9.2% | 5.8% |
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU |
Secondary | 1,452 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Winscombe, BS25 5QN |
Secondary | 1,590 | 7.7% | 9.8% |
Gravesend Grammar School
Gravesend, DA12 2PR |
Secondary | 1,465 | 4.3% | 7.7% |
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY |
Secondary | 1,541 | 13.1% | 8.7% |
Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,505 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
Rosebery School
Epsom, KT18 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,422 | 9.6% | 5.8% |
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Stevenage, SG1 4AE |
Secondary | 1,603 | 13.5% | 7.6% |
Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Norwich, NR1 3PB |
Secondary | 1,599 | 10.1% | 10.4% |
Lutterworth College
Lutterworth, LE17 4EW |
Secondary | 1,565 | 12.3% | 9.3% |
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,616 | 13.7% | 10.7% |
Calday Grange Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 8GG |
Secondary | 1,509 | 7.2% | 7.2% |
Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY |
Secondary | 1,507 | 13% | 6.5% |
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 3HP |
Secondary | 1,604 | 15.2% | 7.8% |
Edgbarrow School
Crowthorne, RG45 7HZ |
Secondary | 1,490 | 10.2% | 5.3% |
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,457 | 12.6% | 8.9% |
The Minster School
Southwell, NG25 0LG |
Secondary | 1,650 | 7.2% | 7.2% |
Poynton High School
Stockport, SK12 1PU |
Secondary | 1,499 | 9.5% | 7.3% |
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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Howard of Effingham School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,553 | Sign in to see | |
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL |
Secondary | 1,323 | ||
Highworth Grammar School
Ashford, TN24 8UD |
Secondary | 1,536 | ||
Sponne School
Towcester, NN12 6DJ |
Secondary | 1,429 | ||
Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE |
Secondary | 1,327 | ||
The Queen Katherine School
Kendal, LA9 6PJ |
Secondary | 936 | ||
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe, HP11 1SZ |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ |
Secondary | 1,277 | ||
North Kesteven Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AG |
Secondary | 659 | ||
The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE |
Secondary | 1,398 | ||
Lynn Grove Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP |
Secondary | 1,157 | ||
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT |
Secondary | 1,310 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF |
Secondary | 1,621 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,454 | ||
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ |
Secondary | 1,354 | ||
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY |
Secondary | 1,132 | ||
Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP |
Secondary | 928 | ||
Heston Community School
Hounslow, TW5 0QR |
Secondary | 1,338 | ||
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER |
Secondary | 591 | ||
Alleyne's Academy
Stone, ST15 8DT |
Secondary | 881 | ||
Ursuline College
Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX |
Secondary | 941 | ||
Leek High School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Secondary | 275 | ||
Outwood Academy Freeston
Normanton, WF6 1HZ |
Secondary | 1,013 | ||
The Park Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9AX |
Secondary | 1,420 | ||
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ |
Secondary | 1,262 | ||
The Wells Academy
Nottingham, NG3 5LR |
Secondary | 704 | ||
King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX |
Secondary | 912 |