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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                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 | ||