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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Queen Elizabeth High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 409 | 22.7% | 22% |
The Cheadle Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH |
Secondary | 423 | 20.3% | 23.2% |
Sir William Romney's School
Tetbury, GL8 8AE |
Secondary | 511 | 22.2% | 19.6% |
Kingstone High School
Hereford, HR2 9HJ |
Secondary | 606 | 20.6% | 23.4% |
The Academy, Selsey
Chichester, PO20 9EH |
Secondary | 494 | 19.1% | 22.2% |
Whitstone
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF |
Secondary | 585 | 20% | 21.7% |
Mount Grace School
Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ |
Secondary | 508 | 22.4% | 23.4% |
The Axholme Academy
Crowle, DN17 4HU |
Secondary | 534 | 24.9% | 23.6% |
Looe Community Academy
Looe, PL13 1NQ |
Secondary | 537 | 19.7% | 25% |
Stradbroke High School
Eye, IP21 5JN |
Secondary | 353 | 20.7% | 20.4% |
Shipston High School
Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4DY |
Secondary | 595 | 20% | 20% |
Lakelands Academy
Ellesmere, SY12 0EA |
Secondary | 576 | 28.3% | 20% |
Walney School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3JT |
Secondary | 489 | 22.1% | 22.9% |
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA |
Secondary | 456 | 19.5% | 16.9% |
The Lacon Childe School
Kidderminster, DY14 8PE |
Secondary | 548 | 17.7% | 19.3% |
Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ |
Secondary | 580 | 16.8% | 21.9% |
Avon Valley Academy
Salisbury, SP4 8HH |
Secondary | 507 | 22.7% | 18.9% |
Smithdon High School
Hunstanton, PE36 5HY |
Secondary | 582 | 21% | 22.4% |
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Alcester, B49 6PX |
Secondary | 567 | 19.6% | 22.1% |
Heathside Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2JP |
Secondary | 305 | 23.6% | 20% |
Houlton School
RUGBY, CV23 1ED |
Secondary | 543 | 15.5% | 19.6% |
Mullion School
Helston, TR12 7EB |
Secondary | 561 | 23.4% | 20.9% |
Gaynes School
Upminster, RM14 3UX |
Secondary | 379 | 16.7% | 22% |
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Buxton, SK17 6AF |
Secondary | 426 | 16.2% | 24.2% |
Kidsgrove Secondary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL |
Secondary | 302 | 15.3% | 24.3% |
Hope Valley College
Hope Valley, S33 6SD |
Secondary | 543 | 20.5% | 20.7% |
Orsett Heath Academy
Grays, RM16 4DG |
Secondary | 343 | 18.1% | 20.5% |
Ridgeway Secondary School
Redditch, B96 6BD |
Secondary | 302 | 20.2% | 17.5% |
Nidderdale High School
Harrogate, HG3 5HL |
Secondary | 407 | 25.6% | 18.4% |
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, CB6 1EW |
Secondary | 505 | 21.5% | 24.7% |
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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Queen Elizabeth High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 409 | Sign in to see | |
Wigmore School
Leominster, HR6 9UW |
Secondary | 449 | ||
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Birmingham, B17 8QB |
Secondary | 956 | ||
Pewsey Vale School
Pewsey, SN9 5EW |
Secondary | 346 | ||
Brooklands Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PF |
Secondary | 601 | ||
Selwood Academy
Frome, BA11 2EF |
Secondary | 598 | ||
The Axholme Academy
Crowle, DN17 4HU |
Secondary | 534 | ||
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4HX |
Secondary | 686 | ||
Acle Academy
Norwich, NR13 3ER |
Secondary | 621 | ||
King Edward VI Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EW |
Secondary | 396 | ||
Castle Donington College
Derby, DE74 2LN |
Secondary | 659 | ||
Alderman White School
Nottingham, NG9 3DU |
Secondary | 770 | ||
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Redditch, B97 5AQ |
Secondary | 663 | ||
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
Halstead, CO9 2HR |
Secondary | 776 | ||
Church Stretton School
Church Stretton, SY6 6EX |
Secondary | 545 | ||
Oasis Academy South Bank
London, SE1 7HS |
Secondary | 717 | ||
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
Walthamstow, E17 5SD |
Secondary | 621 | ||
Woodhouse Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7DR |
Secondary | 411 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
London, SE9 2SU |
Secondary | 633 | ||
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DE |
Secondary | 554 | ||
Church Hill Middle School
Redditch, B98 9LR |
Secondary | 431 | ||
John Flamsteed Community School
Ripley, DE5 8NP |
Secondary | 838 | ||
Long Stratton High School
Norwich, NR15 2XR |
Secondary | 695 | ||
Alderman Peel High School
Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1RB |
Secondary | 598 | ||
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD |
Secondary | 594 | ||
Cape Cornwall School
Penzance, TR19 7JX |
Secondary | 269 | ||
Mary Webb School and Science College
Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG |
Secondary | 647 | ||
Parkfields Middle School
Dunstable, LU5 6AB |
Secondary | 460 | ||
Ferndown Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 9UP |
Secondary | 601 | ||
Holy Family Catholic High School, A Voluntary Academy
Goole, DN14 9NS |
Secondary | 314 |