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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Furze Platt Senior School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,530 | 14.8% | 15.8% |
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB |
Secondary | 1,444 | 14.5% | 14.3% |
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | 13.6% | 16% |
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,468 | 17.3% | 17% |
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,652 | 13.1% | 16.2% |
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | 14.6% | 13.3% |
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,595 | 14.9% | 15.3% |
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | 13.6% | 17.6% |
Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 10.8% | 14.5% |
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT |
Secondary | 1,570 | 14.5% | 17.2% |
Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU |
Secondary | 1,481 | 14.2% | 13.4% |
Great Marlow School
Marlow, SL7 1JE |
Secondary | 1,447 | 13.6% | 13.9% |
Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE |
Secondary | 1,549 | 11.8% | 13% |
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,603 | 14.7% | 13.9% |
Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP |
Secondary | 1,505 | 11.5% | 16.8% |
Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH |
Secondary | 1,483 | 13% | 16.7% |
Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Secondary | 1,484 | 12.5% | 17.4% |
Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB |
Secondary | 1,480 | 13.9% | 14% |
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Uxbridge, UB10 8QY |
Secondary | 1,506 | 11.2% | 15.1% |
Seaford Head School
Seaford, BN25 4LX |
Secondary | 1,408 | 11.9% | 16.1% |
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,492 | 17.7% | 17.3% |
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,556 | 17.7% | 15.6% |
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,502 | 17.1% | 15.8% |
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,608 | 17.6% | 18% |
The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,539 | 13.1% | 15.5% |
North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD |
Secondary | 1,485 | 13.3% | 14.8% |
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 16.3% | 14.9% |
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU10 6HB |
Secondary | 1,441 | 14.7% | 17.1% |
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA |
Secondary | 1,478 | 13.2% | 16.7% |
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 10.7% | 16.6% |
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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Furze Platt Senior School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,530 | Sign in to see | |
George Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG9 7EW |
Secondary | 1,658 | ||
John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,512 | ||
Arden
Solihull, B93 0PT |
Secondary | 1,820 | ||
Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD |
Secondary | 1,894 | ||
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham, WA14 2RS |
Secondary | 1,389 | ||
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Ashford, TN24 9AL |
Secondary | 1,532 | ||
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Upminster, RM14 3HS |
Secondary | 1,567 | ||
The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,421 | ||
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,663 | ||
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | ||
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX |
Secondary | 1,912 | ||
Aylesbury High School
Aylesbury, HP21 7SX |
Secondary | 1,329 | ||
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | ||
Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN |
Secondary | 1,637 | ||
Wallingford School
Wallingford, OX10 8HH |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
Norbury High School for Girls
Thornton Heath, CR7 8BT |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
The Deepings School
Peterborough, PE6 8NF |
Secondary | 1,236 | ||
The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH |
Secondary | 1,326 | ||
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
Wembley High Technology College
North Wembley, HA0 3NT |
Secondary | 1,553 | ||
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH |
Secondary | 1,681 | ||
Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Bristol, BS30 8TS |
Secondary | 1,245 | ||
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | ||
Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT |
Secondary | 1,344 | ||
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD |
Secondary | 1,040 | ||
Ormiston NEW Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 6SE |
Secondary | 998 | ||
Highfields School
Matlock, DE4 5NA |
Secondary | 1,321 |