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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Great Marlow School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,428 | 15.3% | 14.6% |
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Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY |
Secondary | 1,411 | 15% | 12.4% |
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William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB |
Secondary | 1,480 | 15.4% | 14.5% |
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Hele's School
Plymouth, PL7 4LT |
Secondary | 1,393 | 17.3% | 14.6% |
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The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,415 | 17.1% | 16.1% |
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The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY |
Secondary | 1,458 | 19% | 13% |
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The Petersfield School
Petersfield, GU32 3LU |
Secondary | 1,385 | 13.9% | 12.6% |
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Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE |
Secondary | 1,560 | 15.7% | 14.1% |
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The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE |
Secondary | 1,384 | 16.9% | 15.7% |
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Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW |
Secondary | 1,370 | 12.7% | 14% |
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St Clere's School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW |
Secondary | 1,440 | 15.2% | 15.2% |
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Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE |
Secondary | 1,362 | 15.1% | 14.5% |
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Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW |
Secondary | 1,366 | 13.7% | 15.8% |
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Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB |
Secondary | 1,448 | 15.2% | 14.8% |
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Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD |
Secondary | 1,454 | 12.9% | 14.6% |
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Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX |
Secondary | 1,452 | 17.7% | 12.9% |
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The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY |
Secondary | 1,411 | 12.5% | 14.5% |
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Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH |
Secondary | 1,394 | 10.8% | 14.2% |
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The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA |
Secondary | 1,385 | 12.6% | 13.6% |
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Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB |
Secondary | 1,436 | 19.9% | 16.5% |
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Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA |
Secondary | 1,320 | 14% | 15.3% |
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Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL |
Secondary | 1,443 | 14.7% | 11.1% |
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St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG |
Secondary | 1,358 | 15.5% | 14.7% |
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Ralph Allen School
Bath, BA2 7AD |
Secondary | 1,383 | 16% | 15.4% |
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Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL |
Secondary | 1,436 | 16.9% | 15.9% |
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Cambourne Village College
Cambridge, CB23 6FR |
Secondary | 1,461 | 13.1% | 16.1% |
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Tytherington School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EE |
Secondary | 1,416 | 14.5% | 16.3% |
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North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD |
Secondary | 1,476 | 12.7% | 15.2% |
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Wood Green School
Witney, OX28 1DX |
Secondary | 1,329 | 18.2% | 12.9% |
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St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,489 | 15.5% | 11.4% |
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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Great Marlow School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,428 | Sign in to see | |
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The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
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Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW |
Secondary | 1,236 | ||
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Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB |
Secondary | 803 | ||
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The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY |
Secondary | 1,458 | ||
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Lipson Co-operative Academy
Plymouth, PL4 7PG |
Secondary | 1,098 | ||
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Rosedale College
Hayes, UB3 2SE |
Secondary | 931 | ||
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Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
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Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Slough, SL1 2PU |
Secondary | 1,179 | ||
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Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR |
Secondary | 1,353 | ||
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The Thomas Aveling School
Rochester, ME1 2UW |
Secondary | 1,213 | ||
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Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX |
Secondary | 1,323 | ||
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Cams Hill School
Fareham, PO16 8AH |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
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Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT |
Secondary | 1,573 | ||
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Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY |
Secondary | 1,144 | ||
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Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB |
Secondary | 1,436 | ||
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Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,243 | ||
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Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA |
Secondary | 1,320 | ||
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Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH |
Secondary | 801 | ||
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Biddick Academy
Washington, NE38 8AL |
Secondary | 1,070 | ||
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Esher Church of England High School
Esher, KT10 8AP |
Secondary | 1,131 | ||
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Beaconsfield High School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1RR |
Secondary | 1,269 | ||
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Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Sheffield, S13 9HJ |
Secondary | 996 | ||
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Bradon Forest School
Swindon, SN5 4AT |
Secondary | 941 | ||
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Newlands Girls' School
Maidenhead, SL6 5JB |
Secondary | 1,242 | ||
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St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
Woking, GU22 9AL |
Secondary | 1,543 | ||
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Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA |
Secondary | 1,149 | ||
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Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Runcorn, WA7 5YH |
Secondary | 367 | ||
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The Priory Church of England School
Dorking, RH4 3DG |
Secondary | 672 | ||
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The Burton Borough School
Newport, TF10 7DS |
Secondary | 1,109 | ||