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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Finham Park School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,713 | 18.5% | 11% |
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Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Solihull, B91 3PD |
Secondary | 1,711 | 12.2% | 8.6% |
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Arden
Solihull, B93 0PT |
Secondary | 1,820 | 16.5% | 10.3% |
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Darrick Wood School
Orpington, BR6 8ER |
Secondary | 1,699 | 19.4% | 10.9% |
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Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF |
Secondary | 1,773 | 16.2% | 14.6% |
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Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Lancaster, LA1 4RS |
Secondary | 1,677 | 13.1% | 9.2% |
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Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,741 | 15.6% | 13% |
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Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY |
Secondary | 1,683 | 12.1% | 10% |
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Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,727 | 17% | 12.2% |
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Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB |
Secondary | 1,844 | 20% | 12% |
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Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB |
Secondary | 1,561 | 16.5% | 12.3% |
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King Alfred's
Wantage, OX12 9BY |
Secondary | 1,682 | 18.9% | 14.9% |
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Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB |
Secondary | 1,643 | 12.9% | 12% |
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Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF |
Secondary | 1,656 | 13.2% | 12.1% |
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Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY |
Secondary | 1,671 | 14.4% | 10.1% |
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Samuel Whitbread Academy
Shefford, SG17 5QS |
Secondary | 1,671 | 14.9% | 8.7% |
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The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,760 | 13.5% | 10.3% |
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Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH |
Secondary | 1,729 | 14.1% | 13.8% |
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Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,616 | 13.7% | 10.7% |
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St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX |
Secondary | 1,726 | 13.4% | 11.3% |
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Grey Court School
Richmond, TW10 7HN |
Secondary | 1,595 | 17.8% | 9.8% |
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Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG |
Secondary | 1,761 | 15.6% | 12.7% |
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Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,657 | 13.5% | 12% |
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The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB |
Secondary | 1,788 | 14.4% | 13% |
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Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,710 | 17.3% | 15% |
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Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS |
Secondary | 1,809 | 15.4% | 12.6% |
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Southam College
Southam, CV47 0JW |
Secondary | 1,660 | 19.4% | 13% |
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High Storrs School
Sheffield, S11 7LH |
Secondary | 1,662 | 15.2% | 7.8% |
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Winterbourne Academy
Bristol, BS36 1JL |
Secondary | 1,827 | 14.2% | 10% |
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Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Kenilworth, CV8 2AL |
Secondary | 1,894 | 19.7% | 8.3% |
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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Finham Park School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,713 | Sign in to see | |
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Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH |
Secondary | 1,728 | ||
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Kennet School
Thatcham, RG19 4LL |
Secondary | 1,855 | ||
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Wycombe High School
High Wycombe, HP11 1TB |
Secondary | 1,322 | ||
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Wallington High School for Girls
Wallington, SM6 0PH |
Secondary | 1,553 | ||
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Carshalton Boys Sports College
Carshalton, SM5 1RW |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
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Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB |
Secondary | 1,206 | ||
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Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT |
Secondary | 1,570 | ||
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Great Marlow School
Marlow, SL7 1JE |
Secondary | 1,447 | ||
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Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP |
Secondary | 2,060 | ||
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King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
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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 Crompton House Church of England Academy
Oldham, OL2 7HS |
Secondary | 1,886 | ||
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Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ |
Secondary | 1,541 | ||
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Wreake Valley Academy
Leicester, LE7 1LY |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
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Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB |
Secondary | 1,094 | ||
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Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
Newent, GL18 1QF |
Secondary | 1,115 | ||
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Winton Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4HT |
Secondary | 910 | ||
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Glenmoor Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4EX |
Secondary | 892 | ||
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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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The North School
Ashford, TN24 8AL |
Secondary | 1,298 | ||
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Huish Episcopi Academy
LANGPORT, TA10 9SS |
Secondary | 1,345 | ||