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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Didcot Girls' School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,616 | 13.7% | 10.7% |
Greensward Academy
Hockley, SS5 5HG |
Secondary | 1,584 | 13.3% | 9.6% |
Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ |
Secondary | 1,562 | 14% | 11.1% |
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Reading, RG4 8LR |
Secondary | 1,563 | 12% | 8.6% |
Weydon School
Farnham, GU9 8UG |
Secondary | 1,643 | 12.5% | 7.1% |
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | 14.6% | 13.3% |
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Lancaster, LA1 4RS |
Secondary | 1,677 | 13.1% | 9.2% |
Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY |
Secondary | 1,683 | 12.1% | 10% |
Langley Park School for Girls
Beckenham, BR3 3BE |
Secondary | 1,691 | 12.5% | 9% |
Mayflower High School
Billericay, CM12 0RT |
Secondary | 1,634 | 13.9% | 8.1% |
Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB |
Secondary | 1,561 | 16.5% | 12.3% |
Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE |
Secondary | 1,549 | 11.8% | 13% |
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY |
Secondary | 1,541 | 13.1% | 8.7% |
Warden Park Secondary Academy
Haywards Heath, RH17 5DP |
Secondary | 1,528 | 17.9% | 9.8% |
Sandbach School
Sandbach, CW11 3NS |
Secondary | 1,520 | 13.7% | 11.7% |
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB |
Secondary | 1,643 | 12.9% | 12% |
Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF |
Secondary | 1,656 | 13.2% | 12.1% |
Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY |
Secondary | 1,671 | 14.4% | 10.1% |
Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Norwich, NR1 3PB |
Secondary | 1,599 | 10.1% | 10.4% |
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU |
Secondary | 1,570 | 12% | 13% |
Samuel Whitbread Academy
Shefford, SG17 5QS |
Secondary | 1,671 | 14.9% | 8.7% |
Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL |
Secondary | 1,613 | 10.5% | 10.6% |
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,620 | 11.6% | 13% |
Lutterworth College
Lutterworth, LE17 4EW |
Secondary | 1,565 | 12.3% | 9.3% |
Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL |
Secondary | 1,461 | 14.6% | 10.5% |
Charters School
Ascot, SL5 9QY |
Secondary | 1,713 | 12.6% | 8.8% |
Grey Court School
Richmond, TW10 7HN |
Secondary | 1,595 | 17.8% | 9.8% |
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 3HP |
Secondary | 1,604 | 15.2% | 7.8% |
Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,657 | 13.5% | 12% |
Egglescliffe School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0LA |
Secondary | 1,532 | 14.9% | 10.3% |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Didcot Girls' School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,616 | Sign in to see | |
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Smethwick, B66 4ND |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
George Salter Academy
West Bromwich, B70 9UW |
Secondary | 1,467 | ||
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,894 | ||
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF |
Secondary | 1,557 | ||
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,842 | ||
Garforth Academy
Leeds, LS25 1LJ |
Secondary | 1,900 | ||
Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS |
Secondary | 1,839 | ||
Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES |
Secondary | 1,677 | ||
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX |
Secondary | 1,220 | ||
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
Myton School
Warwick, CV34 6PJ |
Secondary | 1,759 | ||
King Alfred's
Wantage, OX12 9BY |
Secondary | 1,682 | ||
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX |
Secondary | 1,885 | ||
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT |
Secondary | 1,110 | ||
The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,408 | ||
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF |
Secondary | 1,206 | ||
St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ |
Secondary | 1,216 | ||
Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,836 | ||
Southmoor Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7TF |
Secondary | 1,440 | ||
The Dukeries Academy
Newark, NG22 9TD |
Secondary | 777 | ||
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL |
Secondary | 2,053 | ||
Wheatley Park School
Oxford, OX33 1QH |
Secondary | 1,141 | ||
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,710 | ||
Harton Academy
South Shields, NE34 6DL |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
London, N5 2EQ |
Secondary | 1,153 | ||
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Kenilworth, CV8 2AL |
Secondary | 1,894 | ||
Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY |
Secondary | 1,435 | ||
Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT |
Secondary | 1,528 | ||
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN |
Secondary | 1,042 |