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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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |