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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St Albans Girls' School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,428 | 13.5% | 9.8% |
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Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY |
Secondary | 1,411 | 15% | 12.4% |
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The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU |
Secondary | 1,415 | 9.6% | 10.5% |
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Wymondham College
Wymondham, NR18 9SZ |
Secondary | 1,442 | 17.8% | 7.1% |
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Sponne School
Towcester, NN12 6DJ |
Secondary | 1,422 | 17% | 11% |
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West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT |
Secondary | 1,565 | 13.6% | 12% |
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Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU |
Secondary | 1,464 | 10.8% | 6.4% |
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Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB |
Secondary | 1,509 | 15.6% | 9.8% |
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Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY |
Secondary | 1,471 | 15.1% | 9.7% |
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The London Oratory School
London, SW6 1RX |
Secondary | 1,398 | 10.7% | 10.3% |
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Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY |
Secondary | 1,507 | 9.9% | 12.7% |
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Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP |
Secondary | 1,356 | 14.2% | 7.7% |
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Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin, SG4 9RS |
Secondary | 1,356 | 13.8% | 7.2% |
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Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA |
Secondary | 1,383 | 12.4% | 13.1% |
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Vyners School
Uxbridge, UB10 8AB |
Secondary | 1,518 | 15.3% | 10.5% |
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Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,490 | 11.6% | 8.6% |
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The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN |
Secondary | 1,342 | 15% | 10.9% |
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Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX |
Secondary | 1,452 | 17.7% | 12.9% |
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Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Norwich, NR1 3PB |
Secondary | 1,573 | 11.4% | 11.1% |
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The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA |
Secondary | 1,385 | 12.6% | 13.6% |
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Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL |
Secondary | 1,443 | 14.7% | 11.1% |
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Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH |
Secondary | 1,467 | 16.8% | 8.5% |
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Magdalen College School
Brackley, NN13 6FB |
Secondary | 1,358 | 11.6% | 9.6% |
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Silverdale School
Sheffield, S11 9QH |
Secondary | 1,452 | 11.2% | 11.4% |
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Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA |
Secondary | 1,430 | 12.2% | 10.1% |
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Egglescliffe School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0LA |
Secondary | 1,511 | 15.8% | 11.1% |
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St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,489 | 15.5% | 11.4% |
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Poynton High School
Stockport, SK12 1PU |
Secondary | 1,500 | 12.9% | 8.2% |
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St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE |
Secondary | 1,366 | 13.5% | 10.8% |
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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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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St Albans Girls' School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,428 | Sign in to see | |
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Brinsworth Academy
Rotherham, S60 5EJ |
Secondary | 1,386 | ||
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Wellacre Technology Academy
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Secondary | 720 | ||
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Tonbridge Grammar School
Tonbridge, TN9 2JR |
Secondary | 1,164 | ||
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The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,566 | ||
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Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL |
Secondary | 1,297 | ||
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Bishop Stopford School
Kettering, NN15 6BJ |
Secondary | 1,460 | ||
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The Palmer Catholic Academy
Ilford, IG3 8EU |
Secondary | 1,155 | ||
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Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH |
Secondary | 894 | ||
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St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW |
Secondary | 1,209 | ||
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Cottenham Village College
Cambridge, CB24 8UA |
Secondary | 877 | ||
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Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Hythe, CT21 4HL |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
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Rosebery School
Epsom, KT18 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,476 | ||
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Coombe Girls' School
New Malden, KT3 3TU |
Secondary | 1,542 | ||
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Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH |
Secondary | 1,367 | ||
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The Norton Knatchbull School
Ashford, TN24 0QJ |
Secondary | 1,290 | ||
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Beaumont School
St Albans, AL4 0XB |
Secondary | 1,651 | ||
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Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP |
Secondary | 1,431 | ||
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Ormiston Sudbury Academy
Sudbury, CO10 1NW |
Secondary | 679 | ||
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Queens Park Community School
London, NW6 7BQ |
Secondary | 1,312 | ||
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Mark Rutherford School
Bedford, MK41 8PX |
Secondary | 1,182 | ||
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The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB |
Secondary | 1,798 | ||
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,645 | ||
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Worle Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8XX |
Secondary | 1,291 | ||
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Harris Academy Orpington
BR5 4LG |
Secondary | 501 | ||
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Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
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Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA |
Secondary | 1,441 | ||
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Coventry, CV6 2FR |
Secondary | 1,451 | ||
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John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH |
Secondary | 1,079 | ||
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The Abbey School
Faversham, ME13 8RZ |
Secondary | 1,118 | ||