Colchester County High School for Girls

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Colchester County High School for Girls
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,183 1.9% 2.7%
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP
Secondary 1,281 3.6% 5.2%
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ
Secondary 1,305 1.2% 3.8%
Sir Thomas Rich's School
Gloucester, GL2 0LF
Secondary 1,268 4.7% 3.8%
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL
Secondary 1,093 2.7% 5.4%
Pate's Grammar School
Cheltenham, GL51 0HG
Secondary 1,253 5.4% 3%
South Wilts Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 3JJ
Secondary 1,130 5.2% 2.7%
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW
Secondary 1,186 3.6% 2.6%
Tonbridge Grammar School
Tonbridge, TN9 2JR
Secondary 1,136 6.7% 1.9%
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG
Secondary 1,340 4.3% 5.8%
Southend High School for Girls
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ
Secondary 1,238 2.2% 7.4%
Reading School
Reading, RG1 5LW
Secondary 1,138 3.1% 3%
St Joseph's College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5NT
Secondary 1,145 2.5% 5.5%
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
Secondary 1,304 3.7% 7%
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 2ED
Secondary 1,184 0.9% 3.6%
Langley Grammar School
Langley, SL3 7QS
Secondary 1,284 3.8% 5.3%
The Tiffin Girls' School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PL
Secondary 1,239 3.6% 6.2%
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 3SX
Secondary 1,135 3.2% 1.3%
John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe, HP11 1SZ
Secondary 1,258 1% 3.7%
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Marlow, SL7 2BR
Secondary 1,191 7.7% 3.2%
Stroud High School
Stroud, GL5 4HF
Secondary 1,095 6.1% 3.1%
Chesham Grammar School
Chesham, HP5 1BA
Secondary 1,318 3.1% 1.6%
Marling School
Stroud, GL5 4HE
Secondary 1,185 4.1% 3%
Dr Challoner's High School
Amersham, HP7 9QB
Secondary 1,315 2.4% 2.1%
West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 5DP
Secondary 1,225 5.1% 5.8%
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA2 7BB
Secondary 1,123 2.4% 5.1%
The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG
Secondary 1,138 5.4% 4.5%
Beaconsfield High School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1RR
Secondary 1,249 4.5% 2.4%
St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ
Secondary 1,153 8.4% 6.5%
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND
Secondary 1,018 7.8% 3.3%

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
Colchester County High School for Girls
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,183 Sign in to see
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT
Secondary 1,652
King Ethelbert School
Birchington, CT7 9BL
Secondary 850
Carshalton High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 2QX
Secondary 1,418
Roundwood Park School
Harpenden, AL5 3AE
Secondary 1,370
Hylands School
Chelmsford, CM1 3ET
Secondary 653
Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre
Colchester, CO5 0EW
Secondary 1,144
Chelmer Valley High School
Chelmsford, CM1 7ER
Secondary 1,146
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chesham, HP5 2RG
Secondary 1,076
Moor End Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 5JA
Secondary 1,054
Chesterfield High School
Liverpool, L23 9YB
Secondary 1,528
Wootton Upper School
Bedford, MK43 9HT
Secondary 890
The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY
Secondary 1,443
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Stevenage, SG1 4AE
Secondary 1,603
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford, WD25 0SS
Secondary 1,108
Ralph Allen School
Bath, BA2 7AD
Secondary 1,382
The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP
Secondary 1,085
City of Peterborough Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Secondary 865
Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ
Secondary 933
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Dudley, DY3 2JH
Secondary 1,063
Kempston Academy
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Secondary 835
King's Academy Ringmer
Lewes, BN8 5RB
Secondary 611
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield, WF2 8QF
Secondary 1,028
St Edward's Church of England Academy
Romford, RM7 9NX
Secondary 734
Meole Brace School
Shrewsbury, SY3 9DW
Secondary 1,351
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE
Secondary 1,210
Matthew Moss High School
Rochdale, OL11 3LU
Secondary 1,209
St Peter's Catholic School
Guildford, GU1 2TN
Secondary 1,350
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Walsall, WS8 7QG
Secondary 721
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Luton, LU3 3TL
Secondary 1,043