The Joseph Whitaker School
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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The Joseph Whitaker School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,328 | 14.2% | 22% |
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Malcolm Arnold Academy
Northampton, NN2 6JW |
Secondary | 1,307 | 12.8% | 24.4% |
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Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL |
Secondary | 1,321 | 15.8% | 23.6% |
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Fulston Manor School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG |
Secondary | 1,331 | 15.1% | 21.4% |
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Orion Coopers
Chislehurst, BR7 5PS |
Secondary | 1,319 | 12.6% | 23% |
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Brighouse High School
Brighouse, HD6 2NY |
Secondary | 1,320 | 16.4% | 20.5% |
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The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, WF14 9EZ |
Secondary | 1,324 | 12% | 22.5% |
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Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA |
Secondary | 1,300 | 14.9% | 22.3% |
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Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AF |
Secondary | 1,314 | 16.2% | 18.5% |
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Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR |
Secondary | 1,353 | 16.5% | 21.7% |
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Bishopshalt School
Uxbridge, UB8 3RF |
Secondary | 1,294 | 15.3% | 24.4% |
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The Earls High School
Halesowen, B63 3SL |
Secondary | 1,295 | 12.8% | 20.3% |
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The Maplesden Noakes School
Maidstone, ME16 0TJ |
Secondary | 1,423 | 13.2% | 21.5% |
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Salendine Nook High School Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4GN |
Secondary | 1,405 | 11.8% | 21.9% |
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Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT |
Secondary | 1,314 | 16.7% | 23.7% |
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The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH |
Secondary | 1,284 | 11.4% | 23.5% |
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The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY |
Secondary | 1,205 | 16.1% | 23.5% |
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The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE |
Secondary | 1,218 | 13.2% | 24.3% |
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Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU |
Secondary | 1,360 | 16.7% | 23.2% |
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Kingsthorpe College
Northampton, NN2 7HR |
Secondary | 1,395 | 12.8% | 21.1% |
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Launceston College
Launceston, PL15 9JR |
Secondary | 1,280 | 10.7% | 21.5% |
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Mildenhall College Academy
Mildenhall, IP28 7JX |
Secondary | 1,340 | 17.2% | 23.5% |
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St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Hebburn, NE31 2ET |
Secondary | 1,358 | 16.8% | 19.8% |
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Pleckgate High School
Blackburn, BB1 8QA |
Secondary | 1,354 | 16% | 23.3% |
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Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR |
Secondary | 1,264 | 14% | 20.9% |
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Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR |
Secondary | 1,404 | 15.7% | 23.5% |
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Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Salisbury, SP1 1RE |
Secondary | 1,336 | 16.8% | 20.7% |
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Colne Community School
Colchester, CO7 0QL |
Secondary | 1,283 | 14.8% | 19.8% |
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Honley High School
Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ |
Secondary | 1,289 | 16.6% | 22.2% |
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Highfields School
Matlock, DE4 5NA |
Secondary | 1,295 | 12.4% | 21.9% |
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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The Joseph Whitaker School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,328 | Sign in to see | |
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Chadwell Heath Academy
Romford, RM6 4RS |
Secondary | 1,250 | ||
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Orion Coopers
Chislehurst, BR7 5PS |
Secondary | 1,319 | ||
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Prince Henry's High School
Evesham, WR11 4QH |
Secondary | 1,282 | ||
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De Aston School
Market Rasen, LN8 3RF |
Secondary | 998 | ||
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Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH |
Secondary | 1,895 | ||
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Wood Green Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 9QU |
Secondary | 1,528 | ||
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Shire Oak Academy
Walsall, WS9 9PA |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
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West Park School
Derby, DE21 7BT |
Secondary | 1,463 | ||
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The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, WF14 9EZ |
Secondary | 1,324 | ||
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Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AF |
Secondary | 1,314 | ||
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The Manor Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8QA |
Secondary | 1,265 | ||
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St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD |
Secondary | 1,526 | ||
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St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR |
Secondary | 1,495 | ||
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The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE |
Secondary | 2,008 | ||
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The Kimberley School
Nottingham, NG16 2NJ |
Secondary | 1,384 | ||
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Warlingham School
Warlingham, CR6 9YB |
Secondary | 1,443 | ||
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Sutton Community Academy
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1EE |
Secondary | 803 | ||
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The Holgate Academy
Nottingham, NG15 6HB |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
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The McAuley Catholic High School
Doncaster, DN3 3QF |
Secondary | 1,456 | ||
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The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,535 | ||
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Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD |
Secondary | 1,657 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey, CH45 3LN |
Secondary | 1,130 | ||
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Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP |
Secondary | 1,748 | ||
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Thornhill Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7NA |
Secondary | 566 | ||
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Whitworth Park Academy
Spennymoor, DL16 7LN |
Secondary | 988 | ||
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Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN |
Secondary | 997 | ||
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Monkwearmouth Academy
Sunderland, SR6 8LG |
Secondary | 805 | ||
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Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA |
Secondary | 1,031 | ||
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Dinnington High School
Sheffield, S25 2NZ |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||