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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Ilkley Grammar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 2,174 | 16.9% | 6.3% |
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Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield, WF1 2PF |
Secondary | 1,936 | 7.7% | 16% |
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Ivybridge Community College
Ivybridge, PL21 0JA |
Secondary | 2,324 | 18.1% | 13.4% |
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Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU |
Secondary | 1,964 | 12% | 10.4% |
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Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ |
Secondary | 2,071 | 19% | 8.7% |
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The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ |
Secondary | 2,121 | 14.9% | 12.7% |
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Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH |
Secondary | 1,895 | 10.2% | 8.3% |
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Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS |
Secondary | 1,872 | 19.8% | 6.8% |
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Bohunt School
Liphook, GU30 7NY |
Secondary | 1,872 | 9.3% | 7.9% |
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South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS |
Secondary | 2,108 | 10% | 10.3% |
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Saffron Walden County High School
Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH |
Secondary | 2,119 | 19.3% | 8% |
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Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW |
Secondary | 2,106 | 12.2% | 13.2% |
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Gordano School
Bristol, BS20 7QR |
Secondary | 2,097 | 11% | 8.2% |
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George Abbot School
Guildford, GU1 1XX |
Secondary | 1,939 | 20.7% | 7.7% |
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E-Act Ousedale School
Newport Pagnell, MK16 0BJ |
Secondary | 2,268 | 19.9% | 13.6% |
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St Aidan's Church of England High School
Harrogate, HG2 8JR |
Secondary | 2,028 | 11.3% | 5.8% |
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The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET |
Secondary | 2,051 | 21.1% | 12.2% |
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St Bartholomew's School
Newbury, RG14 6JP |
Secondary | 1,930 | 23.9% | 9.7% |
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Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF |
Secondary | 1,777 | 15.5% | 13.3% |
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The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE |
Secondary | 2,008 | 17.2% | 14.7% |
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Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX |
Secondary | 2,076 | 15% | 12.2% |
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Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW |
Secondary | 2,033 | 7.1% | 9.8% |
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Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ |
Secondary | 2,290 | 14.8% | 12.4% |
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Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB |
Secondary | 1,923 | 13.1% | 9.8% |
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Beauchamp College
Leicester, LE2 5TP |
Secondary | 2,234 | 7.3% | 9.1% |
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Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL |
Secondary | 2,005 | 14.8% | 16.8% |
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Salesian School, Chertsey
Chertsey, KT16 9LU |
Secondary | 1,850 | 12.6% | 6.7% |
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Fulford School
York, YO10 4FY |
Secondary | 1,766 | 14.2% | 7.8% |
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Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Kenilworth, CV8 2AL |
Secondary | 1,934 | 21.9% | 8.6% |
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Steyning Grammar School
Steyning, BN44 3RX |
Secondary | 1,945 | 22.8% | 12.4% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 0 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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