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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Bushey Meads School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,213 | 24.1% | 16.7% |
The Charter School North Dulwich
London, SE24 9JH |
Secondary | 1,319 | 23.3% | 16.2% |
Debden Park High School
Loughton, IG10 2BQ |
Secondary | 1,070 | 22.4% | 16.5% |
Penryn College
Penryn, TR10 8PZ |
Secondary | 1,156 | 23% | 18.8% |
Heart of England School
Coventry, CV7 7FW |
Secondary | 1,233 | 22.3% | 15.1% |
Campion School
Northampton, NN7 3QG |
Secondary | 1,278 | 18.4% | 18% |
Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ |
Secondary | 1,233 | 20% | 17.5% |
The Beacon School
Banstead, SM7 1AG |
Secondary | 1,136 | 23.3% | 13.3% |
Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY |
Secondary | 1,120 | 21.1% | 14% |
Stanborough School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR |
Secondary | 1,204 | 16% | 16.2% |
Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
Isleworth, TW7 6XF |
Secondary | 1,135 | 22% | 20% |
Devizes School
Devizes, SN10 3AG |
Secondary | 1,140 | 22.1% | 19.5% |
St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,166 | 23.2% | 13.3% |
Abbeywood Community School
Bristol, BS34 8SF |
Secondary | 1,240 | 21.1% | 18.7% |
Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Halstead, CO9 3QH |
Secondary | 1,140 | 22.7% | 13.5% |
The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,122 | 21% | 20.7% |
Woking High School
Woking, GU21 4TJ |
Secondary | 1,202 | 18% | 17.2% |
Hethersett Academy
Norwich, NR9 3DB |
Secondary | 1,174 | 17% | 15.3% |
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
Cowes, PO31 8HB |
Secondary | 1,256 | 22.9% | 18.6% |
Northgate High School
Dereham, NR19 2EU |
Secondary | 1,161 | 20.1% | 21% |
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,168 | 18.9% | 17.2% |
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Bristol, BS30 8TS |
Secondary | 1,245 | 17.7% | 16.2% |
Dereham Neatherd High School
Dereham, NR20 3AX |
Secondary | 1,163 | 28.3% | 18.3% |
Manshead Church of England Academy
Luton, LU1 4BB |
Secondary | 1,118 | 20% | 18.2% |
Reigate School
Reigate, RH2 7NT |
Secondary | 1,259 | 20.5% | 19.2% |
West Exe School
Exeter, EX2 9JU |
Secondary | 1,236 | 21.2% | 19.3% |
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle, SK8 5GB |
Secondary | 1,069 | 22.2% | 17.1% |
Colne Community School
Colchester, CO7 0QL |
Secondary | 1,257 | 17.8% | 18.3% |
Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN |
Secondary | 1,250 | 18% | 15.1% |
Bradfield School
Sheffield, S35 0AE |
Secondary | 1,081 | 21.6% | 15.7% |
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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Bushey Meads School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,213 | Sign in to see | |
West Park School
Derby, DE21 7BT |
Secondary | 1,469 | ||
Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT |
Secondary | 1,032 | ||
Crofton Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1NF |
Secondary | 1,044 | ||
Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
The Hart School
Rugeley, WS15 2UE |
Secondary | 1,262 | ||
Hanley Castle High School
Worcester, WR8 0BL |
Secondary | 1,087 | ||
Perins School
Alresford, SO24 9BS |
Secondary | 1,156 | ||
Alcester Academy
Alcester, B49 6QQ |
Secondary | 635 | ||
Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
Malvern, WR14 1WD |
Secondary | 615 | ||
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA2 7BB |
Secondary | 1,123 | ||
King Edward VI School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BE |
Secondary | 839 | ||
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Beckenham, BR3 1QR |
Secondary | 1,083 | ||
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
St Alban's Catholic High School
Ipswich, IP4 3NJ |
Secondary | 1,016 | ||
Coombe Boys' School
New Malden, KT3 6NU |
Secondary | 1,011 | ||
The Thomas Lord Audley School
Colchester, CO2 8NJ |
Secondary | 898 | ||
Ivanhoe School
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1HX |
Secondary | 873 | ||
Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL |
Secondary | 1,423 | ||
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Tamworth, B79 9AA |
Secondary | 1,039 | ||
All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
The Portsmouth Academy
Portsmouth, PO1 5PF |
Secondary | 1,217 | ||
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU |
Secondary | 937 | ||
Levenshulme High School
Manchester, M19 1FS |
Secondary | 1,028 | ||
Haileybury Turnford
Waltham Cross, EN8 0JU |
Secondary | 922 | ||
Manshead Church of England Academy
Luton, LU1 4BB |
Secondary | 1,118 | ||
Longfield Academy
Darlington, DL3 0HT |
Secondary | 793 | ||
Sherburn High School
Leeds, LS25 6AS |
Secondary | 857 | ||
Paulet High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT |
Secondary | 925 | ||
Haggerston School
London, E2 8LS |
Secondary | 1,065 |