William Howard School
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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William Howard School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,305 | 14.4% | 17.5% |
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Harris Academy Falconwood
Welling, DA16 2PE |
Secondary | 1,285 | 17.1% | 17.7% |
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John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET |
Secondary | 1,292 | 18% | 16.5% |
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The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF |
Secondary | 1,204 | 14% | 15% |
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Penair School
Truro, TR1 1TN |
Secondary | 1,239 | 15% | 19% |
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Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL |
Secondary | 1,297 | 11.4% | 16.3% |
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Harris Academy Beckenham
Beckenham, BR3 3SJ |
Secondary | 1,265 | 15.4% | 18.2% |
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Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AF |
Secondary | 1,314 | 16.2% | 18.5% |
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Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT |
Secondary | 1,281 | 16.1% | 16.6% |
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Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE |
Secondary | 1,362 | 15.1% | 14.5% |
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Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW |
Secondary | 1,366 | 13.7% | 15.8% |
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Stanborough School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR |
Secondary | 1,261 | 17.1% | 16.7% |
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Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, DE22 2LW |
Secondary | 1,400 | 15.1% | 18.4% |
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The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA |
Secondary | 1,335 | 17.5% | 18.4% |
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St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN |
Secondary | 1,308 | 11.1% | 19% |
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Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA |
Secondary | 1,320 | 14% | 15.3% |
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St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
Durham, DH7 0RD |
Secondary | 1,258 | 12.6% | 18.8% |
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All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB |
Secondary | 1,251 | 16.4% | 14.9% |
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Tytherington School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EE |
Secondary | 1,416 | 14.5% | 16.3% |
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Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX |
Secondary | 1,292 | 13.3% | 17% |
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John Taylor Free School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA |
Secondary | 1,332 | 13.5% | 18.6% |
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Meole Brace School
Shrewsbury, SY3 9DW |
Secondary | 1,340 | 11.5% | 19.1% |
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Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ |
Secondary | 1,269 | 12% | 16.4% |
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Colne Community School
Colchester, CO7 0QL |
Secondary | 1,283 | 14.8% | 19.8% |
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Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN |
Secondary | 1,254 | 15.7% | 16.3% |
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St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,313 | 14.3% | 15% |
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Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT |
Secondary | 1,216 | 16.5% | 18.8% |
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Brighton Hill Community School
Basingstoke, RG22 4HS |
Secondary | 1,285 | 17.7% | 16.5% |
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Huish Episcopi Academy
LANGPORT, TA10 9SS |
Secondary | 1,250 | 12.1% | 17.7% |
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The Duchess's Community High School
Alnwick, NE66 2DH |
Secondary | 1,343 | 17.5% | 16.1% |
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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William Howard School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,305 | Sign in to see | |
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The Morley Academy
Leeds, LS27 0PD |
Secondary | 1,424 | ||
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St Joseph's College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5NT |
Secondary | 1,132 | ||
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Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW |
Secondary | 1,957 | ||
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Nonsuch High School for Girls
Sutton, SM3 8AB |
Secondary | 1,498 | ||
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Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF |
Secondary | 1,599 | ||
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The Oldershaw School
Wallasey, CH45 4RJ |
Secondary | 828 | ||
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Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA |
Secondary | 1,618 | ||
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Sandbach School
Sandbach, CW11 3NS |
Secondary | 1,506 | ||
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Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB |
Secondary | 1,639 | ||
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The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE |
Secondary | 1,248 | ||
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Hazel Grove High School
Stockport, SK7 5JX |
Secondary | 1,436 | ||
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Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA |
Secondary | 1,325 | ||
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Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP |
Secondary | 1,600 | ||
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Haven High Academy
Boston, PE21 9HB |
Secondary | 1,272 | ||
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Launceston College
Launceston, PL15 9JR |
Secondary | 1,280 | ||
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Bower Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4YY |
Secondary | 1,019 | ||
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Lift Firth Park
Sheffield, S5 0SD |
Secondary | 1,171 | ||
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Smithills School
Bolton, BL1 6JS |
Secondary | 1,201 | ||
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Colne Valley High School
Huddersfield, HD7 5SP |
Secondary | 1,442 | ||
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The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NJ |
Secondary | 1,450 | ||
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Cheshire Studio School
Crewe, CW1 2PZ |
Secondary | 55 | ||
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Northgate High School
Dereham, NR19 2EU |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
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Charnwood College
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Secondary | 655 | ||
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Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
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St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
Durham, DH1 4NG |
Secondary | 1,260 | ||
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The Ashcombe School
Dorking, RH4 1LY |
Secondary | 1,513 | ||
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Wood Green School
Witney, OX28 1DX |
Secondary | 1,329 | ||
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Lawn Manor Academy
Swindon, SN3 1ER |
Secondary | 940 | ||
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Colne Community School
Colchester, CO7 0QL |
Secondary | 1,283 | ||