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 1,509 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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Vandyke Upper School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,509 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