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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Harlington Upper School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,249 | 10.6% | 9.3% |
Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR6 7EF |
Secondary | 1,242 | 13.1% | 9.6% |
The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU |
Secondary | 1,358 | 8.9% | 9.9% |
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough, PE1 2UE |
Secondary | 1,251 | 6.3% | 10.2% |
Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD |
Secondary | 1,257 | 12.4% | 7% |
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB |
Secondary | 1,206 | 10.2% | 7.5% |
The Castle School
Taunton, TA1 5AU |
Secondary | 1,204 | 11.5% | 11% |
The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ |
Secondary | 1,278 | 12% | 13.2% |
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% |
St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW |
Secondary | 1,232 | 9.6% | 12.3% |
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Ruislip, HA4 8EE |
Secondary | 1,265 | 13.9% | 9.7% |
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,319 | 10.9% | 10.7% |
Burnham Grammar School
Slough, SL1 7HG |
Secondary | 1,267 | 7% | 10.1% |
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU |
Secondary | 1,303 | 10.3% | 9.9% |
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG |
Secondary | 1,230 | 15.5% | 7.4% |
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE |
Secondary | 1,252 | 8.1% | 11.1% |
Presdales School
Ware, SG12 9NX |
Secondary | 1,175 | 5.9% | 8.2% |
St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ |
Secondary | 1,216 | 10.4% | 10.3% |
Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA |
Secondary | 1,235 | 13.8% | 11.2% |
Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA |
Secondary | 1,108 | 11.8% | 7.9% |
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL |
Secondary | 1,194 | 10.4% | 9.5% |
Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU |
Secondary | 1,195 | 13.3% | 12.1% |
Painsley Catholic College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH |
Secondary | 1,325 | 8.5% | 10.4% |
Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN |
Secondary | 1,218 | 14.1% | 7.1% |
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL |
Secondary | 1,345 | 9.1% | 10.2% |
St Gregory's Catholic Science College
Harrow, HA3 0NB |
Secondary | 1,161 | 12.2% | 10.1% |
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE |
Secondary | 1,210 | 13.5% | 8.5% |
St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ |
Secondary | 1,153 | 8.4% | 6.5% |
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT |
Secondary | 1,329 | 11.7% | 8.2% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 29 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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Harlington Upper School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,249 | Sign in to see | |
The Basildon Upper Academy
Basildon, SS13 3HL |
Secondary | 904 | ||
The de Ferrers Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0LL |
Secondary | 2,469 | ||
Herne Bay High School
Herne Bay, CT6 7NS |
Secondary | 1,586 | ||
Sharnbrook Academy
Bedford, MK44 1JL |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX |
Secondary | 921 | ||
South Craven School
Keighley, BD20 7RL |
Secondary | 1,874 | ||
Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD |
Secondary | 1,937 | ||
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,741 | ||
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Aylesbury, HP21 8PE |
Secondary | 1,367 | ||
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,778 | ||
Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB |
Secondary | 1,844 | ||
Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ |
Secondary | 1,582 | ||
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX |
Secondary | 1,136 | ||
Tendring Technology College
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT |
Secondary | 1,640 | ||
Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW |
Secondary | 1,346 | ||
The Sittingbourne School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4NL |
Secondary | 1,615 | ||
Shoeburyness High School
Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL |
Secondary | 1,809 | ||
Cranbrook School
Cranbrook, TN17 3JD |
Secondary | 907 | ||
Samuel Whitbread Academy
Shefford, SG17 5QS |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
St George's School
Harpenden, AL5 4TD |
Secondary | 1,386 | ||
Seahaven Academy
Newhaven, BN9 9TD |
Secondary | 769 | ||
Trinity Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JW |
Secondary | 1,318 | ||
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,628 | ||
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU |
Secondary | 969 | ||
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
Boston Spa Academy
Wetherby, LS23 6RW |
Secondary | 1,429 | ||
Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS |
Secondary | 1,729 |