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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Vandyke Upper School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,509 | 7.9% | 13.1% |
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX |
Secondary | 1,657 | 9.4% | 14.1% |
The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF |
Secondary | 1,542 | 9.2% | 12% |
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
Ramsgate, CT11 7PS |
Secondary | 1,427 | 7.2% | 12.5% |
Redborne Upper School and Community College
Bedford, MK45 2NU |
Secondary | 1,580 | 7.8% | 9.8% |
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | 13.8% | 13.7% |
West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT |
Secondary | 1,507 | 14.9% | 12.2% |
Highcliffe School
Christchurch, BH23 4QD |
Secondary | 1,509 | 12.1% | 12.2% |
Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 10.8% | 14.5% |
Hayesfield Girls School
Bath, BA2 3LA |
Secondary | 1,497 | 10.8% | 11% |
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
Surbiton, KT6 7EY |
Secondary | 1,463 | 6.9% | 13.5% |
Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE |
Secondary | 1,549 | 11.8% | 13% |
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT |
Secondary | 1,605 | 8% | 11.7% |
Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW |
Secondary | 1,599 | 8.9% | 14.9% |
Twyford Church of England High School
London, W3 9PP |
Secondary | 1,618 | 6.2% | 12.4% |
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA |
Secondary | 1,468 | 11.5% | 10.9% |
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD |
Secondary | 1,425 | 11.3% | 13.9% |
Higham Lane School
Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ |
Secondary | 1,427 | 7.6% | 13.5% |
Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX |
Secondary | 1,435 | 13.6% | 12.4% |
The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY |
Secondary | 1,443 | 10.5% | 13.9% |
Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Norwich, NR1 3PB |
Secondary | 1,599 | 10.1% | 10.4% |
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Uxbridge, UB10 8QY |
Secondary | 1,506 | 11.2% | 15.1% |
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU |
Secondary | 1,570 | 12% | 13% |
Blackfen School for Girls
Sidcup, DA15 9NU |
Secondary | 1,486 | 6.7% | 11.1% |
Silverdale School
Sheffield, S11 9QH |
Secondary | 1,469 | 10% | 11% |
Cambourne Village College
Cambridge, CB23 6FR |
Secondary | 1,381 | 8.4% | 15.1% |
Alsager School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2HR |
Secondary | 1,537 | 7.8% | 11.5% |
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,628 | 10.1% | 13.6% |
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Washington, NE38 8AF |
Secondary | 1,621 | 9.5% | 13.9% |
Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT |
Secondary | 1,528 | 10.6% | 10.7% |
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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Vandyke Upper School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,509 | Sign in to see | |
The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD |
Secondary | 1,473 | ||
John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,512 | ||
Arden
Solihull, B93 0PT |
Secondary | 1,820 | ||
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,254 | ||
The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,421 | ||
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA |
Secondary | 1,843 | ||
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | ||
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX |
Secondary | 1,912 | ||
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU |
Secondary | 1,452 | ||
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,603 | ||
Wallingford School
Wallingford, OX10 8HH |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX |
Secondary | 1,510 | ||
The Deepings School
Peterborough, PE6 8NF |
Secondary | 1,236 | ||
Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT |
Secondary | 1,330 | ||
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB |
Secondary | 1,375 | ||
Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT |
Secondary | 1,547 | ||
St Mary's Catholic Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7EQ |
Secondary | 1,212 | ||
Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT |
Secondary | 1,344 | ||
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
London, E1 4SD |
Secondary | 1,356 | ||
Fulford School
York, YO10 4FY |
Secondary | 1,727 | ||
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Leicester, LE2 6FU |
Secondary | 1,172 | ||
The John Roan School
London, SE3 7QR |
Secondary | 1,146 | ||
Newhouse Academy
Heywood, OL10 2NT |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT |
Secondary | 1,096 | ||
Eckington School
Sheffield, S21 4GN |
Secondary | 1,235 | ||
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND |
Secondary | 1,018 |