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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Bowland High
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 615 | 9.8% | 8.5% |
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Healing Academy
Grimsby, DN41 7QD |
Secondary | 778 | 10.2% | 13.4% |
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy
Alford, LN13 9HY |
Secondary | 533 | 4.9% | 13.9% |
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Caistor Grammar School
Market Rasen, LN7 6QJ |
Secondary | 669 | 2.5% | 6.1% |
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Debenham High School
Stowmarket, IP14 6BL |
Secondary | 699 | 9.6% | 13% |
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Skipton Girls' High School
Skipton, BD23 1QL |
Secondary | 855 | 9.8% | 6.4% |
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Linslade School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA |
Secondary | 661 | 13.8% | 10.4% |
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Carre's Grammar School
Sleaford, NG34 7DD |
Secondary | 799 | 5.4% | 8% |
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Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School
Upminster, RM14 2QR |
Secondary | 829 | 8.3% | 11.5% |
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Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR |
Secondary | 720 | 12.6% | 11.7% |
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Sexey's School
Bruton, BA10 0DF |
Secondary | 668 | 11.1% | 8.7% |
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Hasmonean High School for Boys
London, NW4 1NA |
Secondary | 772 | 14.9% | 8.5% |
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Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
Sleaford, NG34 7RS |
Secondary | 756 | 5.3% | 9.4% |
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Langtree School
Reading, RG8 0RA |
Secondary | 620 | 19.7% | 9.5% |
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Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Blackburn, BB2 2LD |
Secondary | 736 | 12.9% | 12.2% |
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Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Nuneaton, CV13 6BF |
Secondary | 752 | 17.1% | 10.9% |
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Horncastle, LN9 5AD |
Secondary | 788 | 7.5% | 8.9% |
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Boston High School
Boston, PE21 9PF |
Secondary | 816 | 7.6% | 12.5% |
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Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER |
Secondary | 602 | 14.3% | 12.3% |
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Westwood College
Leek, ST13 8NP |
Secondary | 771 | 12.1% | 12.9% |
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Hexham Middle School
Hexham, NE46 3JB |
Secondary | 606 | 11.1% | 14.7% |
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Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
Wedmore, BS28 4ND |
Secondary | 620 | 11% | 14.4% |
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Bredon Hill Academy
Evesham, WR11 7SW |
Secondary | 478 | 13.2% | 12.8% |
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Alvechurch CofE Middle School
Birmingham, B48 7TA |
Secondary | 438 | 11.6% | 7.1% |
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Oldfields Hall Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7PL |
Secondary | 511 | 15.1% | 10.8% |
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Burscough Priory Academy
Ormskirk, L40 7RZ |
Secondary | 712 | 10.5% | 15% |
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St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
Richmond, DL10 7DA |
Secondary | 607 | 13.9% | 11.4% |
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Hasmonean High School for Girls
London, NW7 2EU |
Secondary | 585 | 15.7% | 6.3% |
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Pioneer Secondary Academy
Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB |
Secondary | 625 | 7.7% | 11.4% |
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Northampton School
Northampton, NN3 7TR |
Secondary | 428 | 14% | 10% |
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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Bowland High
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 615 | Sign in to see | |
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Winchcombe School
Cheltenham, GL54 5LB |
Secondary | 530 | ||
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Arnold Academy
Bedford, MK45 4JZ |
Secondary | 699 | ||
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Humberston Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4TF |
Secondary | 890 | ||
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Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR |
Secondary | 720 | ||
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Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy
Leyland, PR26 9HH |
Secondary | 963 | ||
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Hasmonean High School for Boys
London, NW4 1NA |
Secondary | 772 | ||
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Stamford Welland Academy
Stamford, PE9 1HE |
Secondary | 597 | ||
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Lady Hawkins' School
Kington, HR5 3AR |
Secondary | 253 | ||
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Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4HX |
Secondary | 679 | ||
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Langtree School
Reading, RG8 0RA |
Secondary | 620 | ||
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Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU |
Secondary | 643 | ||
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Ark Greenwich Free School
London, SE18 4LH |
Secondary | 601 | ||
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The Priory Belvoir Academy
Nottingham, NG13 0AX |
Secondary | 695 | ||
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Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA |
Secondary | 994 | ||
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All Saints Catholic College
Dukinfield, SK16 5AP |
Secondary | 820 | ||
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Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
London, E17 5SD |
Secondary | 620 | ||
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Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA |
Secondary | 454 | ||
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Forest Hall School
Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8TZ |
Secondary | 472 | ||
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Dedworth Middle School
Windsor, SL4 5PE |
Secondary | 533 | ||
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The Trafalgar School at Downton
Salisbury, SP5 3HN |
Secondary | 795 | ||
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Carnforth High School
Carnforth, LA5 9LS |
Secondary | 687 | ||
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Hasmonean High School for Girls
London, NW7 2EU |
Secondary | 585 | ||
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Lancaster High School
Lancaster, LA1 3LS |
Secondary | 594 | ||
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Dawlish College
Dawlish, EX7 0BY |
Secondary | 777 | ||
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The Heys School
Manchester, M25 1JZ |
Secondary | 573 | ||
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Longdendale High School
Hyde, SK14 8LW |
Secondary | 784 | ||
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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St. Helens, WA11 9BB |
Secondary | 548 | ||
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Castle Newnham School
Bedford, MK41 9DT |
Secondary | 750 | ||
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Cullompton Community College
Cullompton, EX15 1DX |
Secondary | 754 | ||