Bushey Meads School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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