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 1,530 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
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 1,530 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