Verulam School

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Verulam School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,023 16.5% 11.9%
Hartismere School
Eye, IP23 7BL
Secondary 1,063 15.2% 11.5%
Lincroft Academy
Bedford, MK43 7RE
Secondary 962 14.9% 12.2%
Cirencester Deer Park School
Cirencester, GL7 1XB
Secondary 1,013 16.4% 13.6%
Kirkbie Kendal School
Kendal, LA9 7EQ
Secondary 1,055 15.6% 12.8%
The Hayfield School
Doncaster, DN9 3HG
Secondary 1,062 14% 12.8%
Robert Bloomfield Academy
Shefford, SG17 5BU
Secondary 985 20.7% 13.6%
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
Birmingham, B4 7QD
Secondary 987 15.3% 10.9%
Freman College
Buntingford, SG9 9BT
Secondary 996 17.1% 9.1%
Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB
Secondary 1,106 17.4% 14.3%
Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre
Colchester, CO5 0EW
Secondary 1,144 16.7% 12.9%
St Augustine's Catholic College
Trowbridge, BA14 9EN
Secondary 966 17.3% 11.1%
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE
Secondary 948 12.7% 13.3%
Etonbury Academy
Arlesey, SG15 6XS
Secondary 1,109 15.7% 13.7%
Chenderit School
Banbury, OX17 2QR
Secondary 1,076 15.8% 12.9%
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford, WD25 0SS
Secondary 1,108 12.4% 12.4%
St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge, CB1 3TD
Secondary 925 16.7% 13.1%
Chipping Norton School
Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY
Secondary 1,002 14.4% 11.7%
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
St Albans, AL4 0TT
Secondary 1,067 14.4% 10.7%
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
Saffron Walden, CB11 3TR
Secondary 998 11.7% 11%
Kings Langley School
Kings Langley, WD4 9HN
Secondary 1,085 17.5% 13.9%
Alec Hunter Academy
Braintree, CM7 3NR
Secondary 1,060 17.1% 15%
The Windsor Boys' School
Windsor, SL4 5EH
Secondary 966 16.9% 11.6%
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
London, W14 8BZ
Secondary 1,023 13.2% 12.3%
Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU
Secondary 1,001 17.6% 10.7%
Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR
Secondary 1,089 17.5% 10.4%
Great Western Academy
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Secondary 952 15.2% 11.3%
Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
Secondary 1,034 18.3% 13.8%
St Benedict's Catholic School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH
Secondary 976 15.2% 10.9%
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH
Secondary 1,100 12.6% 10.5%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Verulam School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,023 Sign in to see
Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS
Secondary 1,146
Sutton Grammar School
Sutton, SM1 4AS
Secondary 1,038
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW
Secondary 985
Lode Heath School
Solihull, B91 2HW
Secondary 1,164
Holyhead School
Birmingham, B21 0HN
Secondary 1,260
Alcester Academy
Alcester, B49 6QQ
Secondary 635
Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
Malvern, WR14 1WD
Secondary 615
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA2 7BB
Secondary 1,123
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA
Secondary 1,008
St Alban's Catholic High School
Ipswich, IP4 3NJ
Secondary 1,016
Bushey Meads School
Bushey, WD23 4PA
Secondary 1,213
Netherthorpe School
Chesterfield, S43 3PU
Secondary 1,108
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Uxbridge, UB10 8QY
Secondary 1,506
The Thomas Lord Audley School
Colchester, CO2 8NJ
Secondary 898
Bridgemary School
Gosport, PO13 0JN
Secondary 800
Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL
Secondary 1,423
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Tamworth, B79 9AA
Secondary 1,039
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary 937
Haileybury Turnford
Waltham Cross, EN8 0JU
Secondary 922
Manshead Church of England Academy
Luton, LU1 4BB
Secondary 1,118
The Garibaldi School
Mansfield, NG19 0JX
Secondary 970
Louth Academy
Louth, LN11 9AW
Secondary 871
Reigate School
Reigate, RH2 7NT
Secondary 1,259
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
Waltham Cross, EN8 9LY
Secondary 602
Sherburn High School
Leeds, LS25 6AS
Secondary 857
Paulet High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT
Secondary 925
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF
Secondary 1,041
Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
Secondary 1,034
Haggerston School
London, E2 8LS
Secondary 1,065