Vandyke Upper 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
Vandyke Upper School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,507 9.9% 12.7%
The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF
Secondary 1,551 10.6% 12.8%
The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU
Secondary 1,415 9.6% 10.5%
Redborne Upper School and Community College
Bedford, MK45 2NU
Secondary 1,593 10.1% 11.3%
West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT
Secondary 1,565 13.6% 12%
Highcliffe School
Christchurch, BH23 4QD
Secondary 1,566 12.8% 13.2%
Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ
Secondary 1,532 11.8% 14.5%
Hayesfield Girls School
Bath, BA2 3LA
Secondary 1,529 13.1% 11.2%
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Winscombe, BS25 5QN
Secondary 1,547 7.4% 11.6%
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
Surbiton, KT6 7EY
Secondary 1,487 8.3% 15.2%
St Albans Girls' School
St Albans, AL3 6DB
Secondary 1,428 13.5% 9.8%
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT
Secondary 1,642 9.8% 14.6%
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA
Secondary 1,383 12.4% 13.1%
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD
Secondary 1,454 12.9% 14.6%
Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ
Secondary 1,490 11.6% 8.6%
Higham Lane School
Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ
Secondary 1,479 11.5% 14.4%
The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY
Secondary 1,411 12.5% 14.5%
Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Norwich, NR1 3PB
Secondary 1,573 11.4% 11.1%
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU
Secondary 1,578 12.6% 14.1%
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,385 12.6% 13.6%
Blackfen School for Girls
Sidcup, DA15 9NU
Secondary 1,403 10% 13.1%
Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL
Secondary 1,559 12.7% 12.1%
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP
Secondary 1,431 9.5% 11.9%
Notre Dame High School
Sheffield, S10 3BT
Secondary 1,494 9.4% 15.2%
Silverdale School
Sheffield, S11 9QH
Secondary 1,452 11.2% 11.4%
The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT
Secondary 1,453 10% 12.5%
Cambourne Village College
Cambridge, CB23 6FR
Secondary 1,461 13.1% 16.1%
Alsager School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2HR
Secondary 1,521 9% 13.4%
Ponteland High School
Ponteland, NE20 9EG
Secondary 1,545 11.3% 11%
The Bulmershe School
Reading, RG5 3EU
Secondary 1,506 9.1% 14.8%

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
Vandyke Upper School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,507 Sign in to see
Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE
Secondary 1,023
The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD
Secondary 1,500
John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ
Secondary 1,499
Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ
Secondary 1,505
Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD
Secondary 1,439
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,455
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS
Secondary 1,246
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Upminster, RM14 3HS
Secondary 1,550
The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ
Secondary 1,415
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA
Secondary 1,820
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,626
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,883
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ
Secondary 1,573
Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD
Secondary 1,072
The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX
Secondary 1,505
Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ
Secondary 1,547
Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT
Secondary 1,314
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Secondary 1,190
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH
Secondary 1,707
Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY
Secondary 1,502
Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT
Secondary 1,594
St Mary's Catholic Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7EQ
Secondary 1,191
Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT
Secondary 1,336
Houlton School
RUGBY, CV23 1ED
Secondary 710
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
London, E1 4SD
Secondary 1,352
The John Roan School
London, SE3 7QR
Secondary 1,164
Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT
Secondary 1,052
Eckington School
Sheffield, S21 4GN
Secondary 1,152
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND
Secondary 1,060