Furze Platt Senior School

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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
Furze Platt Senior School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,547 21% 16.8%
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Sompting, BN15 9QZ
Secondary 1,414 21.8% 18.1%
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,625 15.5% 17.7%
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,455 19.3% 18.3%
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH
Secondary 1,653 19% 18.9%
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
Secondary 1,609 15.9% 16%
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN
Secondary 1,566 17.1% 15%
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT
Secondary 1,597 13.7% 18.7%
The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY
Secondary 1,458 19% 13%
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT
Secondary 1,592 15.8% 17%
Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU
Secondary 1,479 19.5% 14%
Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB
Secondary 1,572 16.6% 14.7%
The Chauncy School
Ware, SG12 0DP
Secondary 1,515 18.2% 15.4%
Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE
Secondary 1,560 15.7% 14.1%
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ
Secondary 1,573 16.3% 15.2%
The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ
Secondary 1,408 19.8% 16.4%
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY
Secondary 1,508 19.4% 18%
Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY
Secondary 1,528 16.7% 14.8%
Hazel Grove High School
Stockport, SK7 5JX
Secondary 1,436 24% 15.7%
Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB
Secondary 1,436 19.9% 16.5%
Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP
Secondary 1,600 19.9% 14.2%
Warlingham School
Warlingham, CR6 9YB
Secondary 1,443 23.6% 18.6%
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Secondary 1,515 18.8% 17.7%
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ
Secondary 1,427 19.3% 17.1%
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,606 20% 19.4%
Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT
Secondary 1,452 19.4% 14.4%
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,615 16.9% 18%
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ
Secondary 1,528 22.3% 16.4%
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB
Secondary 1,613 17.4% 16.4%
Southam College
Southam, CV47 0JW
Secondary 1,624 22.2% 14.5%

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
Furze Platt Senior School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,547 Sign in to see
George Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG9 7EW
Secondary 1,634
John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ
Secondary 1,499
Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ
Secondary 1,505
Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD
Secondary 1,818
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,455
Glyn School
Epsom, KT17 1NB
Secondary 1,694
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Ashford, TN24 9AL
Secondary 1,561
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Upminster, RM14 3HS
Secondary 1,550
The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ
Secondary 1,415
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ
Secondary 1,605
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,626
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,883
Aylesbury High School
Aylesbury, HP21 7SX
Secondary 1,367
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF
Secondary 1,504
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Secondary 1,396
Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN
Secondary 1,667
Montsaye Academy
Kettering, NN14 6BB
Secondary 1,030
Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD
Secondary 1,072
The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH
Secondary 1,284
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Secondary 1,190
Wembley High Technology College
North Wembley, HA0 3NT
Secondary 1,554
Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA
Secondary 1,430
Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY
Secondary 1,502
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Bristol, BS30 8TS
Secondary 1,261
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ
Secondary 1,528
Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT
Secondary 1,336
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD
Secondary 1,027
Ormiston NEW Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 6SE
Secondary 1,067
Highfields School
Matlock, DE4 5NA
Secondary 1,295