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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Hinchley Wood School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,354 | 13.4% | 4.8% |
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham, HP6 5HA |
Secondary | 1,370 | 13.1% | 2.8% |
Wymondham College
Wymondham, NR18 9SZ |
Secondary | 1,435 | 15.4% | 6.8% |
Newstead Wood School
Orpington, BR6 9SA |
Secondary | 1,264 | 10.4% | 4.8% |
Dame Alice Owen's School
Potters Bar, EN6 2DU |
Secondary | 1,479 | 11.8% | 3.4% |
Alcester Grammar School
Alcester, B49 5ED |
Secondary | 1,292 | 12.8% | 2.2% |
Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD |
Secondary | 1,257 | 12.4% | 7% |
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL |
Secondary | 1,507 | 10.2% | 8.4% |
Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Secondary | 1,457 | 9% | 5.4% |
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF |
Secondary | 1,269 | 13.3% | 5.4% |
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Marlow, SL7 2BR |
Secondary | 1,191 | 7.7% | 3.2% |
Aylesbury High School
Aylesbury, HP21 7SX |
Secondary | 1,329 | 5% | 5.1% |
The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE |
Secondary | 1,418 | 9.2% | 5.8% |
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU |
Secondary | 1,452 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP |
Secondary | 1,348 | 12.8% | 7.3% |
Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin, SG4 9RS |
Secondary | 1,355 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
Royal Latin School
Buckingham, MK18 1AX |
Secondary | 1,313 | 5.5% | 3.5% |
Rosebery School
Epsom, KT18 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,422 | 9.6% | 5.8% |
Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP |
Secondary | 1,346 | 14.9% | 8.2% |
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT |
Secondary | 1,181 | 15.4% | 5.8% |
Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB |
Secondary | 1,375 | 11.6% | 6.9% |
Hitchin Boys' School
Hitchin, SG5 1JB |
Secondary | 1,317 | 18.3% | 6.5% |
Guildford County School
Guildford, GU2 4LU |
Secondary | 1,218 | 16.2% | 7.5% |
Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY |
Secondary | 1,507 | 13% | 6.5% |
Heathside School
Weybridge, KT13 8UZ |
Secondary | 1,262 | 16.6% | 5.5% |
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
Woking, GU22 9AL |
Secondary | 1,531 | 17.3% | 4.5% |
Edgbarrow School
Crowthorne, RG45 7HZ |
Secondary | 1,490 | 10.2% | 5.3% |
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,457 | 12.6% | 8.9% |
St Peter's Catholic School
Guildford, GU1 2TN |
Secondary | 1,350 | 16.2% | 5% |
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT |
Secondary | 1,329 | 11.7% | 8.2% |
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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Hinchley Wood School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,354 | Sign in to see | |
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL |
Secondary | 1,323 | ||
Highworth Grammar School
Ashford, TN24 8UD |
Secondary | 1,536 | ||
Sponne School
Towcester, NN12 6DJ |
Secondary | 1,429 | ||
Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE |
Secondary | 1,327 | ||
The Queen Katherine School
Kendal, LA9 6PJ |
Secondary | 936 | ||
The Brittons Academy
Rainham, RM13 7BB |
Secondary | 681 | ||
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe, HP11 1SZ |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ |
Secondary | 1,277 | ||
Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR |
Secondary | 1,553 | ||
North Kesteven Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AG |
Secondary | 659 | ||
The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT |
Secondary | 1,310 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF |
Secondary | 1,621 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,454 | ||
Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
Isleworth, TW7 6XF |
Secondary | 1,135 | ||
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY |
Secondary | 1,132 | ||
Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP |
Secondary | 928 | ||
Heston Community School
Hounslow, TW5 0QR |
Secondary | 1,338 | ||
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER |
Secondary | 591 | ||
Alleyne's Academy
Stone, ST15 8DT |
Secondary | 881 | ||
Ursuline College
Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX |
Secondary | 941 | ||
Leek High School
Leek, ST13 6EU |
Secondary | 275 | ||
Bay Leadership Academy
Morecambe, LA3 1AB |
Secondary | 706 | ||
Outwood Academy Freeston
Normanton, WF6 1HZ |
Secondary | 1,013 | ||
The Park Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9AX |
Secondary | 1,420 | ||
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ |
Secondary | 1,262 | ||
The Wells Academy
Nottingham, NG3 5LR |
Secondary | 704 |