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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St Helena School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,006 | 14.9% | 26.2% |
Dixons City Academy
Bradford, BD5 7RR |
Secondary | 934 | 13.9% | 24.9% |
Future Academies Watford
Watford, WD25 7HW |
Secondary | 1,082 | 15.7% | 28.7% |
King's Lynn Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 4QG |
Secondary | 963 | 16.6% | 25.6% |
Richmond Park Academy
London, SW14 8RG |
Secondary | 1,011 | 16.9% | 25.1% |
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE |
Secondary | 1,125 | 14.9% | 27.3% |
Upper Shirley High School
Southampton, SO15 7QU |
Secondary | 1,063 | 13.3% | 25.2% |
Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG |
Secondary | 1,007 | 15.6% | 26.6% |
Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ |
Secondary | 1,062 | 14.4% | 24.6% |
Burnt Mill Academy
Harlow, CM20 2NR |
Secondary | 988 | 12% | 27.1% |
Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA |
Secondary | 1,090 | 14.2% | 26.8% |
The Cowplain School
Waterlooville, PO8 8RY |
Secondary | 997 | 13.1% | 25.5% |
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB |
Secondary | 1,039 | 14.9% | 27.1% |
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG |
Secondary | 1,054 | 13% | 25% |
Carleton High School
Pontefract, WF8 3NW |
Secondary | 1,021 | 15.1% | 28.4% |
Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon, SN2 2NQ |
Secondary | 1,039 | 18.4% | 26.3% |
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Dudley, DY3 2JH |
Secondary | 1,063 | 15.3% | 26% |
Little Lever School
Bolton, BL3 1BT |
Secondary | 1,055 | 17.1% | 27.4% |
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ |
Secondary | 1,003 | 12.9% | 24.9% |
Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ |
Secondary | 1,042 | 12.9% | 25.4% |
Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,079 | 12.8% | 24.7% |
Kingsdown School
Swindon, SN2 7SH |
Secondary | 990 | 17.6% | 25.6% |
Penketh High School
Warrington, WA5 2BY |
Secondary | 966 | 13.7% | 28.1% |
Chilton Trinity School
Bridgwater, TA6 3JA |
Secondary | 970 | 17.9% | 26.6% |
Tottington High School
Bury, BL8 3LY |
Secondary | 939 | 16% | 26.7% |
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH |
Secondary | 1,043 | 18.8% | 27.1% |
Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD |
Secondary | 1,000 | 12% | 26.5% |
Sedgefield Community College
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD |
Secondary | 988 | 15% | 24.2% |
The Grange Academy
Bushey, WD23 3AA |
Secondary | 985 | 11.8% | 27.3% |
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX |
Secondary | 1,085 | 14.8% | 28.8% |
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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St Helena School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,006 | Sign in to see | |
Hartismere School
Eye, IP23 7BL |
Secondary | 1,063 | ||
Denmark Road High School
Gloucester, GL1 3JN |
Secondary | 974 | ||
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3JD |
Secondary | 984 | ||
Stanchester Academy
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG |
Secondary | 791 | ||
Whitstone
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF |
Secondary | 585 | ||
Canons High School
Edgware, HA8 6AN |
Secondary | 1,260 | ||
Melbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 6EF |
Secondary | 638 | ||
Beacon Hill Academy
Dudley, DY3 1BP |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
Presdales School
Ware, SG12 9NX |
Secondary | 1,175 | ||
Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY |
Secondary | 720 | ||
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Horncastle, LN9 5AD |
Secondary | 817 | ||
Ibstock School
Ibstock, LE67 6NE |
Secondary | 810 | ||
Colne Primet Academy
Colne, BB8 8JF |
Secondary | 870 | ||
The Hathaway Academy
Grays, RM17 5LL |
Secondary | 676 | ||
Jubilee High School
Addlestone, KT15 1TE |
Secondary | 681 | ||
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP2 8PL |
Secondary | 783 | ||
Newmarket Academy
Newmarket, CB8 0EB |
Secondary | 833 | ||
The Skipton Academy
Skipton, BD23 1UQ |
Secondary | 591 | ||
Hillside High School
Bootle, L20 9NU |
Secondary | 699 | ||
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB |
Secondary | 954 | ||
Selston High School
Nottingham, NG16 6BW |
Secondary | 873 | ||
de Stafford School
Caterham, CR3 5YX |
Secondary | 827 | ||
Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY |
Secondary | 1,103 | ||
Moreton School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BY |
Secondary | 1,053 | ||
Dereham Neatherd High School
Dereham, NR20 3AX |
Secondary | 1,163 | ||
Stoke Park School
Coventry, CV2 4JW |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
Rye College
Rye, TN31 7NQ |
Secondary | 580 | ||
Poltair School
St Austell, PL25 4BZ |
Secondary | 857 | ||
St Benedict's Catholic School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH |
Secondary | 976 |