Warden Park Secondary Academy

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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
Warden Park Secondary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,538 19.6% 11.1%
Lift Greensward
Hockley, SS5 5HG
Secondary 1,614 15% 10.9%
The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD
Secondary 1,500 17.6% 13.3%
Wellington School
Altrincham, WA15 7RH
Secondary 1,508 19.2% 9.9%
Sponne School
Towcester, NN12 6DJ
Secondary 1,422 17% 11%
The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY
Secondary 1,458 19% 13%
Bullers Wood School
Chislehurst, BR7 5LJ
Secondary 1,571 13.9% 10.6%
Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY
Secondary 1,660 18.2% 9.7%
Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU
Secondary 1,479 19.5% 14%
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB
Secondary 1,509 15.6% 9.8%
Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE
Secondary 1,560 15.7% 14.1%
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY
Secondary 1,471 15.1% 9.7%
Malmesbury School
Malmesbury, SN16 0DF
Secondary 1,465 17.8% 12%
Sandbach School
Sandbach, CW11 3NS
Secondary 1,506 15.9% 12.3%
Vyners School
Uxbridge, UB10 8AB
Secondary 1,518 15.3% 10.5%
Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX
Secondary 1,452 17.7% 12.9%
Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP
Secondary 1,383 17.6% 8.7%
Samuel Whitbread Academy
Shefford, SG17 5QS
Secondary 1,663 16.6% 10.4%
Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP
Secondary 1,600 19.9% 14.2%
Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL
Secondary 1,443 14.7% 11.1%
Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH
Secondary 1,467 16.8% 8.5%
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ
Secondary 1,643 15.2% 11.2%
Grey Court School
Richmond, TW10 7HN
Secondary 1,632 20% 10%
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 3HP
Secondary 1,583 15.6% 8.7%
Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT
Secondary 1,452 19.4% 14.4%
Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF
Secondary 1,424 23.8% 11.6%
Egglescliffe School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0LA
Secondary 1,511 15.8% 11.1%
The Ashcombe School
Dorking, RH4 1LY
Secondary 1,513 20.1% 10.1%
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS
Secondary 1,489 15.5% 11.4%
Tadcaster Grammar School
Tadcaster, LS24 9NB
Secondary 1,500 17.8% 9.5%

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
Warden Park Secondary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,538 Sign in to see
The Charter School North Dulwich
London, SE24 9JH
Secondary 1,361
Cirencester Deer Park School
Cirencester, GL7 1XB
Secondary 1,018
Penrice Academy
St Austell, PL25 3NR
Secondary 1,422
The Tiffin Girls' School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PL
Secondary 1,256
John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe, HP11 1SZ
Secondary 1,271
The North Halifax Grammar School
Halifax, HX2 9SU
Secondary 1,199
Poole Grammar School
Poole, BH17 9JU
Secondary 1,199
The Highcrest Academy
High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ
Secondary 1,073
The Petersfield School
Petersfield, GU32 3LU
Secondary 1,385
Cottingham High School
Cottingham, HU16 5PX
Secondary 876
Langley Park School for Girls
Beckenham, BR3 3BE
Secondary 1,707
Dr Challoner's High School
Amersham, HP7 9QB
Secondary 1,358
Royal Latin School
Buckingham, MK18 1AX
Secondary 1,322
Lynn Grove Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP
Secondary 1,109
The Beacon School
Banstead, SM7 1AG
Secondary 1,024
Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP
Secondary 1,383
Chipping Norton School
Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY
Secondary 1,029
Wyvern College
Eastleigh, SO50 7AN
Secondary 1,332
Grey Court School
Richmond, TW10 7HN
Secondary 1,632
The James Hornsby School
Basildon, SS15 5NX
Secondary 1,042
Calday Grange Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 8GG
Secondary 1,479
Levenshulme High School
Manchester, M19 1FS
Secondary 1,049
Walton High School
Stafford, ST17 0LJ
Secondary 1,271
Egglescliffe School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0LA
Secondary 1,511
Leasowes High School
Halesowen, B62 8PJ
Secondary 1,115
Southlands High School
Chorley, PR7 2NJ
Secondary 932
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Croydon, CR9 5AS
Secondary 927
Park House School
Newbury, RG14 6NQ
Secondary 984
Sir William Ramsay School
High Wycombe, HP15 7UB
Secondary 1,037