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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Notre Dame High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,494 | 9.4% | 15.2% |
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The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF |
Secondary | 1,551 | 10.6% | 12.8% |
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Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School
Ramsgate, CT11 7PS |
Secondary | 1,388 | 8.9% | 13.8% |
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Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ |
Secondary | 1,532 | 11.8% | 14.5% |
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Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
Surbiton, KT6 7EY |
Secondary | 1,487 | 8.3% | 15.2% |
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Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY |
Secondary | 1,507 | 9.9% | 12.7% |
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Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP |
Secondary | 1,486 | 12.2% | 16.9% |
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Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Secondary | 1,496 | 11.8% | 19% |
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Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD |
Secondary | 1,437 | 12.7% | 16.6% |
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Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD |
Secondary | 1,454 | 12.9% | 14.6% |
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Higham Lane School
Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ |
Secondary | 1,479 | 11.5% | 14.4% |
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St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,402 | 9.1% | 15.9% |
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The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY |
Secondary | 1,411 | 12.5% | 14.5% |
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Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH |
Secondary | 1,394 | 10.8% | 14.2% |
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Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 4RP |
Secondary | 1,481 | 9.6% | 16.9% |
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Blackfen School for Girls
Sidcup, DA15 9NU |
Secondary | 1,403 | 10% | 13.1% |
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Wembley High Technology College
North Wembley, HA0 3NT |
Secondary | 1,554 | 10.4% | 15.7% |
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Teddington School
Teddington, TW11 9PJ |
Secondary | 1,385 | 10.4% | 15.3% |
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The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ |
Secondary | 1,555 | 11.4% | 17.2% |
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Seaford Head School
Seaford, BN25 4LX |
Secondary | 1,448 | 9.5% | 17.8% |
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King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU |
Secondary | 1,505 | 12.2% | 18.9% |
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Silverdale School
Sheffield, S11 9QH |
Secondary | 1,452 | 11.2% | 11.4% |
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The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT |
Secondary | 1,453 | 10% | 12.5% |
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Cambourne Village College
Cambridge, CB23 6FR |
Secondary | 1,461 | 13.1% | 16.1% |
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Alsager School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2HR |
Secondary | 1,521 | 9% | 13.4% |
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North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD |
Secondary | 1,476 | 12.7% | 15.2% |
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Boston Spa Academy
Wetherby, LS23 6RW |
Secondary | 1,458 | 12.1% | 19.1% |
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Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ |
Secondary | 1,518 | 13.6% | 16.7% |
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St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Washington, NE38 8AF |
Secondary | 1,588 | 11.2% | 15.2% |
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The Bulmershe School
Reading, RG5 3EU |
Secondary | 1,506 | 9.1% | 14.8% |
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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Notre Dame High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,494 | Sign in to see | |
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Watford Grammar School for Girls
Watford, WD18 0AE |
Secondary | 1,430 | ||
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Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
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Fort Pitt Grammar School
Chatham, ME4 6TJ |
Secondary | 987 | ||
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Wellington School
Altrincham, WA15 7RH |
Secondary | 1,508 | ||
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Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ |
Secondary | 1,475 | ||
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Reading School
Reading, RG1 5LW |
Secondary | 1,129 | ||
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The Ravensbourne School
Bromley, BR2 9EH |
Secondary | 1,535 | ||
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Brighouse High School
Brighouse, HD6 2NY |
Secondary | 1,320 | ||
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Bullers Wood School
Chislehurst, BR7 5LJ |
Secondary | 1,571 | ||
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Rivers Academy West London
Feltham, TW14 9PE |
Secondary | 1,045 | ||
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Drayton Manor High School
London, W7 1EU |
Secondary | 1,413 | ||
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Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN |
Secondary | 992 | ||
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The Folkestone School for Girls
Folkestone, CT20 3RB |
Secondary | 1,159 | ||
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Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU |
Secondary | 879 | ||
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Devizes School
Devizes, SN10 3AG |
Secondary | 990 | ||
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Heron Hall Academy
Enfield, EN3 4SA |
Secondary | 1,242 | ||
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Wrenn School
Wellingborough, NN8 2DQ |
Secondary | 1,469 | ||
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Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Bradford, BD9 6RB |
Secondary | 677 | ||
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Rawmarsh Community School
Rotherham, S62 7GA |
Secondary | 1,094 | ||
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Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ |
Secondary | 1,441 | ||
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Cockermouth School
Cockermouth, CA13 9HF |
Secondary | 1,285 | ||
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Scalby Academy
Scarborough, YO12 6TH |
Secondary | 970 | ||
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Meridian High School
Croydon, CR0 0AH |
Secondary | 539 | ||
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Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU |
Secondary | 966 | ||
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Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF |
Secondary | 1,106 | ||
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Morecambe Bay Academy
Morecambe, LA4 5BG |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
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The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB |
Secondary | 1,207 | ||
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Lady Lumley's Academy
Pickering, YO18 8NG |
Secondary | 716 | ||
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St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT |
Secondary | 1,283 | ||