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 | 1,547 | 21% | 16.8% |
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The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Sompting, BN15 9QZ |
Secondary | 1,414 | 21.8% | 18.1% |
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Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,625 | 15.5% | 17.7% |
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The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,455 | 19.3% | 18.3% |
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Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH |
Secondary | 1,653 | 19% | 18.9% |
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Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,609 | 15.9% | 16% |
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The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,566 | 17.1% | 15% |
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Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,597 | 13.7% | 18.7% |
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The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY |
Secondary | 1,458 | 19% | 13% |
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The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,592 | 15.8% | 17% |
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Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU |
Secondary | 1,479 | 19.5% | 14% |
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Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB |
Secondary | 1,572 | 16.6% | 14.7% |
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The Chauncy School
Ware, SG12 0DP |
Secondary | 1,515 | 18.2% | 15.4% |
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Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE |
Secondary | 1,560 | 15.7% | 14.1% |
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The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,573 | 16.3% | 15.2% |
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The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,408 | 19.8% | 16.4% |
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Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY |
Secondary | 1,508 | 19.4% | 18% |
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Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY |
Secondary | 1,528 | 16.7% | 14.8% |
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Hazel Grove High School
Stockport, SK7 5JX |
Secondary | 1,436 | 24% | 15.7% |
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Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB |
Secondary | 1,436 | 19.9% | 16.5% |
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Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP |
Secondary | 1,600 | 19.9% | 14.2% |
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Warlingham School
Warlingham, CR6 9YB |
Secondary | 1,443 | 23.6% | 18.6% |
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Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,515 | 18.8% | 17.7% |
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The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,427 | 19.3% | 17.1% |
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Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,606 | 20% | 19.4% |
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Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT |
Secondary | 1,452 | 19.4% | 14.4% |
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Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH |
Secondary | 1,615 | 16.9% | 18% |
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,528 | 22.3% | 16.4% |
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Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,613 | 17.4% | 16.4% |
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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
| 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 | 1,547 | Sign in to see | |
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George Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG9 7EW |
Secondary | 1,634 | ||
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John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,499 | ||
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Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
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Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD |
Secondary | 1,818 | ||
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The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,455 | ||
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Glyn School
Epsom, KT17 1NB |
Secondary | 1,694 | ||
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Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Ashford, TN24 9AL |
Secondary | 1,561 | ||
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The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Upminster, RM14 3HS |
Secondary | 1,550 | ||
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The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,415 | ||
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Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,605 | ||
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Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,626 | ||
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Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX |
Secondary | 1,883 | ||
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Aylesbury High School
Aylesbury, HP21 7SX |
Secondary | 1,367 | ||
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Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,504 | ||
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The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR |
Secondary | 1,396 | ||
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Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN |
Secondary | 1,667 | ||
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Montsaye Academy
Kettering, NN14 6BB |
Secondary | 1,030 | ||
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Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD |
Secondary | 1,072 | ||
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The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH |
Secondary | 1,284 | ||
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The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ |
Secondary | 1,190 | ||
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Wembley High Technology College
North Wembley, HA0 3NT |
Secondary | 1,554 | ||
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Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA |
Secondary | 1,430 | ||
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Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY |
Secondary | 1,502 | ||
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Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Bristol, BS30 8TS |
Secondary | 1,261 | ||
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,528 | ||
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Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT |
Secondary | 1,336 | ||
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Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
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Ormiston NEW Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 6SE |
Secondary | 1,067 | ||
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Highfields School
Matlock, DE4 5NA |
Secondary | 1,295 | ||