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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Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,394 | 4% | 10.9% |
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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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Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ |
Secondary | 1,441 | 6.2% | 8.4% |
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The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU |
Secondary | 1,358 | 8.9% | 9.9% |
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The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough, PE1 2UE |
Secondary | 1,251 | 6.3% | 10.2% |
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Prince Henry's High School
Evesham, WR11 4QH |
Secondary | 1,293 | 3.3% | 11% |
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Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD |
Secondary | 1,397 | 6.6% | 10.4% |
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Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL |
Secondary | 1,507 | 10.2% | 8.4% |
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Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Aylesbury, HP21 8PE |
Secondary | 1,367 | 4.5% | 6.3% |
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Rainham Mark Grammar School
Gillingham, ME8 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,536 | 5.1% | 7.9% |
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Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
Surbiton, KT6 7EY |
Secondary | 1,463 | 6.9% | 13.5% |
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Gravesend Grammar School
Gravesend, DA12 2PR |
Secondary | 1,465 | 4.3% | 7.7% |
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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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Burnham Grammar School
Slough, SL1 7HG |
Secondary | 1,267 | 7% | 10.1% |
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Higham Lane School
Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ |
Secondary | 1,427 | 7.6% | 13.5% |
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Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH |
Secondary | 1,374 | 10% | 14.3% |
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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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Painsley Catholic College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH |
Secondary | 1,325 | 8.5% | 10.4% |
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Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA |
Secondary | 1,411 | 10.1% | 9.5% |
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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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Newlands Girls' School
Maidenhead, SL6 5JB |
Secondary | 1,201 | 5.6% | 8.9% |
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Queen Elizabeth High School
Hexham, NE46 3JB |
Secondary | 1,289 | 4.3% | 9.3% |
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St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
Durham, DH1 4NG |
Secondary | 1,361 | 6% | 12.3% |
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Ponteland High School
Ponteland, NE20 9EG |
Secondary | 1,549 | 4.5% | 10.7% |
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The Emmbrook School
Wokingham, RG41 1JP |
Secondary | 1,277 | 5.7% | 11.1% |
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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Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,394 | Sign in to see | |
|
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP |
Secondary | 1,222 | ||
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The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough, PE1 2UE |
Secondary | 1,251 | ||
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Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | ||
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The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,468 | ||
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Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH |
Secondary | 1,899 | ||
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John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe, HP11 1SZ |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
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Gravesend Grammar School
Gravesend, DA12 2PR |
Secondary | 1,465 | ||
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The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
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Drayton Manor High School
London, W7 1EU |
Secondary | 1,424 | ||
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Royal Latin School
Buckingham, MK18 1AX |
Secondary | 1,313 | ||
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Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW |
Secondary | 1,379 | ||
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Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,319 | ||
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Quarrydale Academy
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2DU |
Secondary | 1,321 | ||
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Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
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Chipping Norton School
Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY |
Secondary | 1,002 | ||
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Hellesdon High School
Norwich, NR6 5SB |
Secondary | 1,584 | ||
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Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA |
Secondary | 917 | ||
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Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU |
Secondary | 1,123 | ||
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Seaford Head School
Seaford, BN25 4LX |
Secondary | 1,408 | ||
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Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD |
Secondary | 1,458 | ||
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Charters School
Ascot, SL5 9QY |
Secondary | 1,713 | ||
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Wigston College
Wigston, LE18 2DS |
Secondary | 276 | ||
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The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,502 | ||
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Smithills School
Bolton, BL1 6JS |
Secondary | 1,194 | ||
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Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
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Harper Green School
Bolton, BL4 0DH |
Secondary | 1,134 | ||
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Great Wyrley Academy
Walsall, WS6 6LQ |
Secondary | 558 | ||
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St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,317 | ||
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The Emmbrook School
Wokingham, RG41 1JP |
Secondary | 1,277 | ||