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 | 1,507 | 9.9% | 12.7% |
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The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF |
Secondary | 1,551 | 10.6% | 12.8% |
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The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU |
Secondary | 1,415 | 9.6% | 10.5% |
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Redborne Upper School and Community College
Bedford, MK45 2NU |
Secondary | 1,593 | 10.1% | 11.3% |
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West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT |
Secondary | 1,565 | 13.6% | 12% |
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Highcliffe School
Christchurch, BH23 4QD |
Secondary | 1,566 | 12.8% | 13.2% |
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Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ |
Secondary | 1,532 | 11.8% | 14.5% |
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Hayesfield Girls School
Bath, BA2 3LA |
Secondary | 1,529 | 13.1% | 11.2% |
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Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Winscombe, BS25 5QN |
Secondary | 1,547 | 7.4% | 11.6% |
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Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
Surbiton, KT6 7EY |
Secondary | 1,487 | 8.3% | 15.2% |
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St Albans Girls' School
St Albans, AL3 6DB |
Secondary | 1,428 | 13.5% | 9.8% |
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Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT |
Secondary | 1,642 | 9.8% | 14.6% |
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Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA |
Secondary | 1,383 | 12.4% | 13.1% |
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Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD |
Secondary | 1,454 | 12.9% | 14.6% |
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Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,490 | 11.6% | 8.6% |
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Higham Lane School
Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ |
Secondary | 1,479 | 11.5% | 14.4% |
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The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY |
Secondary | 1,411 | 12.5% | 14.5% |
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Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Norwich, NR1 3PB |
Secondary | 1,573 | 11.4% | 11.1% |
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The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU |
Secondary | 1,578 | 12.6% | 14.1% |
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The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA |
Secondary | 1,385 | 12.6% | 13.6% |
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Blackfen School for Girls
Sidcup, DA15 9NU |
Secondary | 1,403 | 10% | 13.1% |
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Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL |
Secondary | 1,559 | 12.7% | 12.1% |
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Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP |
Secondary | 1,431 | 9.5% | 11.9% |
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Notre Dame High School
Sheffield, S10 3BT |
Secondary | 1,494 | 9.4% | 15.2% |
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Silverdale School
Sheffield, S11 9QH |
Secondary | 1,452 | 11.2% | 11.4% |
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The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT |
Secondary | 1,453 | 10% | 12.5% |
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Cambourne Village College
Cambridge, CB23 6FR |
Secondary | 1,461 | 13.1% | 16.1% |
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Alsager School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2HR |
Secondary | 1,521 | 9% | 13.4% |
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Ponteland High School
Ponteland, NE20 9EG |
Secondary | 1,545 | 11.3% | 11% |
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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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Vandyke Upper School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,507 | Sign in to see | |
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Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
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The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD |
Secondary | 1,500 | ||
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John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,499 | ||
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Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
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Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD |
Secondary | 1,439 | ||
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The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,455 | ||
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Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,246 | ||
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The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Upminster, RM14 3HS |
Secondary | 1,550 | ||
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The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,415 | ||
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Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA |
Secondary | 1,820 | ||
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Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,626 | ||
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Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX |
Secondary | 1,883 | ||
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The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,573 | ||
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Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD |
Secondary | 1,072 | ||
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The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,547 | ||
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Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT |
Secondary | 1,314 | ||
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The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ |
Secondary | 1,190 | ||
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Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH |
Secondary | 1,707 | ||
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Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY |
Secondary | 1,502 | ||
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Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT |
Secondary | 1,594 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7EQ |
Secondary | 1,191 | ||
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Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT |
Secondary | 1,336 | ||
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Houlton School
RUGBY, CV23 1ED |
Secondary | 710 | ||
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Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
London, E1 4SD |
Secondary | 1,352 | ||
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The John Roan School
London, SE3 7QR |
Secondary | 1,164 | ||
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Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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Eckington School
Sheffield, S21 4GN |
Secondary | 1,152 | ||
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Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND |
Secondary | 1,060 | ||