Hall Mead School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Hall Mead School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,070 20.2% 11.9%
Midhurst Rother College
Midhurst, GU29 9DT
Secondary 1,168 21.4% 13.1%
Robert Bloomfield Academy
Shefford, SG17 5BU
Secondary 985 20.7% 13.6%
Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR
Secondary 1,023 16.5% 11.9%
Thamesmead School
Shepperton, TW17 9EE
Secondary 1,046 17.7% 14.3%
John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF
Secondary 1,108 18.2% 11.9%
Richard Challoner School
New Malden, KT3 5PE
Secondary 1,073 22% 8.9%
Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH
Secondary 1,063 19.8% 12%
Formby High School
Liverpool, L37 3HW
Secondary 1,102 15.8% 11%
The Beacon School
Banstead, SM7 1AG
Secondary 1,136 23.3% 13.3%
Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY
Secondary 1,120 21.1% 14%
Coombe Boys' School
New Malden, KT3 6NU
Secondary 1,011 19.1% 15.4%
Chenderit School
Banbury, OX17 2QR
Secondary 1,076 15.8% 12.9%
Nailsea School
Bristol, BS48 2HN
Secondary 1,118 16.5% 12.3%
The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP
Secondary 1,085 21.2% 10.4%
Kings Langley School
Kings Langley, WD4 9HN
Secondary 1,085 17.5% 13.9%
Worthing High School
Worthing, BN14 7AR
Secondary 1,064 18.1% 13.8%
Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Halstead, CO9 3QH
Secondary 1,140 22.7% 13.5%
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP
Secondary 1,120 16.1% 12.6%
Wheatley Park School
Oxford, OX33 1QH
Secondary 1,141 21.1% 13.2%
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
Secondary 1,168 15% 13.3%
Turing House School
Twickenham, TW2 6LH
Secondary 940 23.5% 11.9%
Millthorpe School
York, YO23 1WF
Secondary 1,064 19.8% 14.8%
Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB
Secondary 1,142 15.1% 10%
Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD
Secondary 1,143 14.1% 10.9%
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%
The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN
Secondary 1,095 23.6% 10%
Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
Secondary 1,034 18.3% 13.8%
Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT
Secondary 1,103 17.7% 14.3%

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
Hall Mead School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,070 Sign in to see
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES
Secondary 997
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Maidstone, ME16 8AH
Secondary 1,068
The Kings of Wessex Academy
Cheddar, BS27 3AQ
Secondary 1,046
The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE
Secondary 1,418
The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX
Secondary 1,237
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Beckenham, BR3 1QR
Secondary 1,083
Formby High School
Liverpool, L37 3HW
Secondary 1,102
Berwick Academy
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF
Secondary 586
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
Surbiton, KT6 4TU
Secondary 1,210
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Uxbridge, UB10 8QY
Secondary 1,506
Moseley Park
Bilston, WV14 6LU
Secondary 1,077
Broadoak School
Manchester, M31 4BU
Secondary 588
The Dean Academy
Lydney, GL15 5DZ
Secondary 691
Eaton Bank Academy
Congleton, CW12 1NT
Secondary 1,091
Leeds City Academy
Leeds, LS6 2LG
Secondary 989
John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB
Secondary 1,044
The Warren School
Romford, RM6 6SB
Secondary 1,323
St Michael's Church of England High School
Crosby, L23 7UL
Secondary 683
The Hurlingham Academy
London, SW6 3ED
Secondary 714
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Bedlington, NE22 6ED
Secondary 1,108
St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL
Secondary 1,086
Marshalls Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4EH
Secondary 1,185
Wolgarston High School
Stafford, ST19 5RX
Secondary 827
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reading, RG4 9LN
Secondary 456
Fitzharrys School
Abingdon, OX14 1NP
Secondary 767
Graham School
Scarborough, YO12 6QW
Secondary 1,045
The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG
Secondary 656
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ
Secondary 953
Haggerston School
London, E2 8LS
Secondary 1,065