William Howard School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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.

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  • 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
William Howard School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,305 14.4% 17.5%
Harris Academy Falconwood
Welling, DA16 2PE
Secondary 1,285 17.1% 17.7%
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET
Secondary 1,292 18% 16.5%
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF
Secondary 1,204 14% 15%
Penair School
Truro, TR1 1TN
Secondary 1,239 15% 19%
Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL
Secondary 1,297 11.4% 16.3%
Harris Academy Beckenham
Beckenham, BR3 3SJ
Secondary 1,265 15.4% 18.2%
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AF
Secondary 1,314 16.2% 18.5%
Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT
Secondary 1,281 16.1% 16.6%
Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE
Secondary 1,362 15.1% 14.5%
Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW
Secondary 1,366 13.7% 15.8%
Stanborough School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR
Secondary 1,261 17.1% 16.7%
Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, DE22 2LW
Secondary 1,400 15.1% 18.4%
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA
Secondary 1,335 17.5% 18.4%
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN
Secondary 1,308 11.1% 19%
Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA
Secondary 1,320 14% 15.3%
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
Durham, DH7 0RD
Secondary 1,258 12.6% 18.8%
All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB
Secondary 1,251 16.4% 14.9%
Tytherington School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EE
Secondary 1,416 14.5% 16.3%
Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX
Secondary 1,292 13.3% 17%
John Taylor Free School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA
Secondary 1,332 13.5% 18.6%
Meole Brace School
Shrewsbury, SY3 9DW
Secondary 1,340 11.5% 19.1%
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ
Secondary 1,269 12% 16.4%
Colne Community School
Colchester, CO7 0QL
Secondary 1,283 14.8% 19.8%
Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN
Secondary 1,254 15.7% 16.3%
St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ
Secondary 1,313 14.3% 15%
Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT
Secondary 1,216 16.5% 18.8%
Brighton Hill Community School
Basingstoke, RG22 4HS
Secondary 1,285 17.7% 16.5%
Huish Episcopi Academy
LANGPORT, TA10 9SS
Secondary 1,250 12.1% 17.7%
The Duchess's Community High School
Alnwick, NE66 2DH
Secondary 1,343 17.5% 16.1%