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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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |