Fairfax
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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Fairfax
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,570 | 14.5% | 17.2% |
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Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | 13.6% | 16% |
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The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,468 | 17.3% | 17% |
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Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,672 | 15.6% | 16% |
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Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,652 | 13.1% | 16.2% |
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Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | 12.3% | 13.7% |
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Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF |
Secondary | 1,597 | 18.8% | 17.5% |
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The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,595 | 14.9% | 15.3% |
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Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | 13.6% | 17.6% |
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Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF |
Secondary | 1,529 | 16% | 19.7% |
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Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA |
Secondary | 1,625 | 11.7% | 18.4% |
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Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT |
Secondary | 1,495 | 17.9% | 18% |
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Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP |
Secondary | 1,505 | 11.5% | 16.8% |
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Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH |
Secondary | 1,483 | 13% | 16.7% |
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Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT |
Secondary | 1,520 | 15% | 18.9% |
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Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Secondary | 1,484 | 12.5% | 17.4% |
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The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX |
Secondary | 1,510 | 11.2% | 19.2% |
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 14.8% | 15.8% |
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Coombe Girls' School
New Malden, KT3 3TU |
Secondary | 1,559 | 10.8% | 17.6% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,492 | 17.7% | 17.3% |
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Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,556 | 17.7% | 15.6% |
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The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,502 | 17.1% | 15.8% |
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Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,608 | 17.6% | 18% |
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Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT |
Secondary | 1,650 | 17% | 15.3% |
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The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,539 | 13.1% | 15.5% |
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Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH |
Secondary | 1,584 | 17.8% | 18.2% |
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North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD |
Secondary | 1,485 | 13.3% | 14.8% |
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 16.3% | 14.9% |
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Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA |
Secondary | 1,478 | 13.2% | 16.7% |
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Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 10.7% | 16.6% |
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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Fairfax
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,570 | Sign in to see | |
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Kemnal Technology College
Sidcup, DA14 5AA |
Secondary | 560 | ||
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Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH |
Secondary | 1,728 | ||
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Wycombe High School
High Wycombe, HP11 1TB |
Secondary | 1,322 | ||
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Carshalton Boys Sports College
Carshalton, SM5 1RW |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
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Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ |
Secondary | 1,530 | ||
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Finham Park School
Coventry, CV3 6EA |
Secondary | 1,713 | ||
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Lightcliffe Academy
Halifax, HX3 8TL |
Secondary | 920 | ||
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Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT |
Secondary | 1,495 | ||
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Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
Surbiton, KT6 7EY |
Secondary | 1,463 | ||
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Hewens College
Hayes, UB4 8JP |
Secondary | 482 | ||
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Campion School
Northampton, NN7 3QG |
Secondary | 1,278 | ||
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The Manor Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8QA |
Secondary | 1,298 | ||
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William Edwards School
Grays, RM16 3NJ |
Secondary | 1,185 | ||
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Kingdown School
Warminster, BA12 9DR |
Secondary | 1,458 | ||
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The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Oldham, OL2 7HS |
Secondary | 1,886 | ||
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Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW |
Secondary | 1,379 | ||
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Clapton Girls' Academy
London, E5 0RB |
Secondary | 1,194 | ||
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Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ |
Secondary | 1,541 | ||
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Montgomery Academy
Blackpool, FY2 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
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Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
Newent, GL18 1QF |
Secondary | 1,115 | ||
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Thorp Academy
Ryton, NE40 3AH |
Secondary | 1,463 | ||
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Sharples School
Bolton, BL1 8SN |
Secondary | 1,209 | ||
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Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
York, YO42 2LL |
Secondary | 1,267 | ||
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Lord Grey Academy
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW |
Secondary | 1,414 | ||
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Q3 Academy Tipton
Tipton, DY4 7NR |
Secondary | 1,596 | ||
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Poynton High School
Stockport, SK12 1PU |
Secondary | 1,499 | ||
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Coventry, CV6 2FR |
Secondary | 1,483 | ||
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The North School
Ashford, TN24 8AL |
Secondary | 1,298 | ||
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Huish Episcopi Academy
LANGPORT, TA10 9SS |
Secondary | 1,345 | ||