Higham Lane School
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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Higham Lane School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,427 | 7.6% | 13.5% |
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The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF |
Secondary | 1,542 | 9.2% | 12% |
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Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
Sandbach, CW11 3NT |
Secondary | 1,391 | 5.5% | 11.4% |
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Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
Ramsgate, CT11 7PS |
Secondary | 1,427 | 7.2% | 12.5% |
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Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD |
Secondary | 1,397 | 6.6% | 10.4% |
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Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 10.8% | 14.5% |
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King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT |
Secondary | 1,301 | 6.8% | 16.2% |
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Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
Surbiton, KT6 7EY |
Secondary | 1,463 | 6.9% | 13.5% |
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Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY |
Secondary | 1,509 | 7.9% | 13.1% |
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Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW |
Secondary | 1,379 | 11.2% | 12.2% |
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Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX |
Secondary | 1,311 | 8.6% | 12.1% |
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Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD |
Secondary | 1,411 | 11.1% | 13.8% |
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Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD |
Secondary | 1,425 | 11.3% | 13.9% |
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St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,454 | 9.2% | 16.4% |
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The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY |
Secondary | 1,443 | 10.5% | 13.9% |
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Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH |
Secondary | 1,374 | 10% | 14.3% |
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The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Uxbridge, UB10 8QY |
Secondary | 1,506 | 11.2% | 15.1% |
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Blackfen School for Girls
Sidcup, DA15 9NU |
Secondary | 1,486 | 6.7% | 11.1% |
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Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH |
Secondary | 1,379 | 6.2% | 9.9% |
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Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP |
Secondary | 1,415 | 8.2% | 11% |
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Teddington School
Teddington, TW11 9PJ |
Secondary | 1,399 | 12.1% | 15.3% |
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Painsley Catholic College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH |
Secondary | 1,325 | 8.5% | 10.4% |
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Silverdale School
Sheffield, S11 9QH |
Secondary | 1,469 | 10% | 11% |
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Cambourne Village College
Cambridge, CB23 6FR |
Secondary | 1,381 | 8.4% | 15.1% |
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Alsager School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2HR |
Secondary | 1,537 | 7.8% | 11.5% |
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South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL |
Secondary | 1,345 | 9.1% | 10.2% |
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Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF |
Secondary | 1,422 | 9.9% | 10.8% |
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North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD |
Secondary | 1,485 | 13.3% | 14.8% |
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Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH |
Secondary | 1,409 | 12.7% | 16.2% |
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St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
Durham, DH1 4NG |
Secondary | 1,361 | 6% | 12.3% |
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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Higham Lane School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,427 | Sign in to see | |
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Wellington School
Altrincham, WA15 7RH |
Secondary | 1,509 | ||
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Sir Roger Manwood's School
Sandwich, CT13 9JX |
Secondary | 1,009 | ||
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Brighouse High School
Brighouse, HD6 2NY |
Secondary | 1,325 | ||
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Thomas Knyvett College
Ashford, TW15 3DU |
Secondary | 735 | ||
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Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB |
Secondary | 946 | ||
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West Coventry Academy
Coventry, CV4 9PW |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
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Hendon School
London, NW4 2HP |
Secondary | 1,256 | ||
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Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA |
Secondary | 1,090 | ||
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Ash Green School
Coventry, CV7 9AH |
Secondary | 991 | ||
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Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
London, E2 6NW |
Secondary | 1,439 | ||
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The Earls High School
Halesowen, B63 3SL |
Secondary | 1,264 | ||
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The Folkestone School for Girls
Folkestone, CT20 3RB |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
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The Clarendon Academy
Trowbridge, BA14 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,026 | ||
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The Catholic High School, Chester
Chester, CH4 7HS |
Secondary | 806 | ||
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St Aidan's Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7HJ |
Secondary | 946 | ||
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Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX |
Secondary | 1,215 | ||
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Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Bradford, BD9 6RB |
Secondary | 1,044 | ||
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Magnus Church of England Academy
Newark, NG24 4AB |
Secondary | 760 | ||
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Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Wolverhampton, WV6 0BY |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
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Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL |
Secondary | 1,179 | ||
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The Orme Academy
Newcastle, ST5 9JU |
Secondary | 755 | ||
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Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH |
Secondary | 1,409 | ||
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Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ |
Secondary | 1,112 | ||
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Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU |
Secondary | 1,001 | ||
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Honley High School
Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ |
Secondary | 1,283 | ||
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Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH |
Secondary | 1,143 | ||
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The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB |
Secondary | 1,226 | ||
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Lady Lumley's School
Pickering, YO18 8NG |
Secondary | 795 | ||
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St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LE |
Secondary | 672 | ||