Hitchin Girls' 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
Hitchin Girls' School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,356 13.8% 7.2%
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP
Secondary 1,248 13% 6.7%
The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU
Secondary 1,415 9.6% 10.5%
Wymondham College
Wymondham, NR18 9SZ
Secondary 1,442 17.8% 7.1%
Dame Alice Owen's School
Potters Bar, EN6 2DU
Secondary 1,468 12.9% 3.5%
Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD
Secondary 1,242 11.6% 7.9%
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF
Secondary 1,290 12.5% 6.3%
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU
Secondary 1,464 10.8% 6.4%
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY
Secondary 1,471 15.1% 9.7%
The London Oratory School
London, SW6 1RX
Secondary 1,398 10.7% 10.3%
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP
Secondary 1,356 14.2% 7.7%
St Albans Girls' School
St Albans, AL3 6DB
Secondary 1,428 13.5% 9.8%
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU
Secondary 1,315 10.7% 10.3%
Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ
Secondary 1,490 11.6% 8.6%
The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN
Secondary 1,342 15% 10.9%
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ
Secondary 1,381 14.5% 5.1%
Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP
Secondary 1,383 17.6% 8.7%
Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH
Secondary 1,467 16.8% 8.5%
Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB
Secondary 1,394 11.8% 7.1%
Hitchin Boys' School
Hitchin, SG5 1JB
Secondary 1,357 18.7% 6.9%
Magdalen College School
Brackley, NN13 6FB
Secondary 1,358 11.6% 9.6%
Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA
Secondary 1,430 12.2% 10.1%
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkley, LS29 6AE
Secondary 1,215 13.1% 6.4%
Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN
Secondary 1,209 11.3% 7.4%
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NJ
Secondary 1,450 8.2% 5.4%
Bohunt School Wokingham
Wokingham, RG2 9GB
Secondary 1,281 12.6% 8%
Walton High School
Stafford, ST17 0LJ
Secondary 1,271 14.5% 6.9%
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT
Secondary 1,283 12% 8%
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
Secondary 1,366 13.5% 10.8%
All Saints Catholic School York
York, YO24 1BJ
Secondary 1,416 12.6% 9.7%

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
Hitchin Girls' School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,356 Sign in to see
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ
Secondary 930
Lift Clacton
Clacton on Sea, CO15 3JL
Secondary 1,535
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF
Secondary 1,610
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT
Secondary 1,409
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
Secondary 2,071
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Secondary 2,121
Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA
Secondary 1,432
Queen Elizabeth's
Crediton, EX17 3LU
Secondary 1,138
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Lancaster, LA1 4RS
Secondary 1,735
Saffron Walden County High School
Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH
Secondary 2,119
Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES
Secondary 1,672
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Secondary 1,113
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Secondary 1,054
St Aidan's Church of England High School
Harrogate, HG2 8JR
Secondary 2,028
Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN
Secondary 2,110
Kingsbury High School
London, NW9 9JR
Secondary 2,000
Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB
Secondary 1,789
Hall Cross Academy
Doncaster, DN1 2HY
Secondary 2,045
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS
Secondary 1,663
Lutterworth College
Lutterworth, LE17 4EW
Secondary 1,560
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,076
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Blackburn, BB2 6DF
Secondary 877
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP
Secondary 1,709
Chase High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Secondary 1,324
Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL
Secondary 489
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,834
Leigh Academy Halley
London, SE3 8EP
Secondary 954
Holderness Academy
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 990
Northallerton School & Sixth Form College
Northallerton, DL6 1ED
Secondary 1,042