Sir Harry Smith Community College

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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
Sir Harry Smith Community College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,094 16.3% 21.9%
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, WR3 8HN
Secondary 1,101 20.4% 23%
The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW
Secondary 1,149 18.6% 22.2%
Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT
Secondary 1,032 18.4% 21%
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW
Secondary 985 15.6% 21.9%
Langley School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Secondary 1,050 18.4% 22.2%
Lode Heath School
Solihull, B91 2HW
Secondary 1,164 15% 21.7%
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX
Secondary 1,136 19.8% 23.6%
Wadebridge School
Wadebridge, PL27 6BU
Secondary 1,074 20% 23.1%
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY
Secondary 1,202 15.4% 22.6%
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
Secondary 1,116 16.1% 22%
Ratton School
Eastbourne, BN21 2XR
Secondary 1,177 16.7% 23.2%
The Castle Rock School
Coalville, LE67 4BR
Secondary 1,171 19.3% 23.1%
Horbury Academy
Wakefield, WF4 5HE
Secondary 1,105 20% 22.5%
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA
Secondary 1,029 17.2% 20.5%
The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ
Secondary 1,122 21% 20.7%
The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF
Secondary 1,038 13.2% 23.3%
The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH
Secondary 998 18.3% 21.1%
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX
Secondary 1,126 13% 21%
Northgate High School
Dereham, NR19 2EU
Secondary 1,161 20.1% 21%
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH
Secondary 1,047 14.5% 22.7%
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Bedlington, NE22 6ED
Secondary 1,108 15.6% 24.1%
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH
Secondary 1,122 14.8% 23.2%
Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY
Secondary 1,103 16.5% 23.9%
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Secondary 1,127 12.8% 21.8%
Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY
Secondary 1,079 12.8% 24.7%
Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 1,014 16.7% 19.9%
The Hinckley School
Hinckley, LE10 1LE
Secondary 1,171 17% 19.7%
Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA
Secondary 1,069 13.2% 23.3%
Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD
Secondary 1,146 16.4% 19.8%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Sir Harry Smith Community College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,094 Sign in to see
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
London, SE19 2JH
Secondary 1,265
The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF
Secondary 1,542
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG
Secondary 1,340
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
Secondary 1,304
Kennet School
Thatcham, RG19 4LL
Secondary 1,855
Wallington High School for Girls
Wallington, SM6 0PH
Secondary 1,553
Carshalton Boys Sports College
Carshalton, SM5 1RW
Secondary 1,505
Ortu Gable Hall School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 8JT
Secondary 1,254
Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY
Secondary 1,683
Finham Park School
Coventry, CV3 6EA
Secondary 1,713
Great Marlow School
Marlow, SL7 1JE
Secondary 1,447
Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN
Secondary 1,637
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP
Secondary 2,060
Carlton Academy
Nottingham, NG4 3SH
Secondary 1,336
The London Oratory School
London, SW6 1RX
Secondary 1,393
Hatch End High School
Harrow, HA3 6NR
Secondary 1,252
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE
Secondary 948
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD
Secondary 1,425
Rosebery School
Epsom, KT18 7NQ
Secondary 1,422
Wreake Valley Academy
Leicester, LE7 1LY
Secondary 1,050
Beaumont School
St Albans, AL4 0XB
Secondary 1,600
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
Newent, GL18 1QF
Secondary 1,115
Winton Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4HT
Secondary 910
Glenmoor Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4EX
Secondary 892
Thorp Academy
Ryton, NE40 3AH
Secondary 1,463
The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB
Secondary 1,788
Sharples School
Bolton, BL1 8SN
Secondary 1,209
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD
Secondary 1,040
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH
Secondary 1,100