Meopham School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Meopham School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 961 11.5% 18.6%
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES
Secondary 1,003 16.2% 18.9%
West London Free School
London, W6 9LP
Secondary 926 9.7% 19.2%
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Woodbridge, IP13 9HE
Secondary 1,001 8% 16.6%
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3JD
Secondary 983 14% 20.3%
Crispin School Academy
Street, BA16 0AD
Secondary 1,022 10.6% 19%
Diss High School
Diss, IP22 4DH
Secondary 919 11.4% 21.2%
South Nottinghamshire Academy
Nottingham, NG12 2FQ
Secondary 952 10% 18.7%
Cottenham Village College
Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Secondary 877 14.6% 17.3%
The Weston Road Academy
Stafford, ST18 0YG
Secondary 987 16% 18%
South Axholme Academy
Doncaster, DN9 1BY
Secondary 914 13.4% 17.5%
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Hatfield, AL10 8NL
Secondary 942 10.6% 17.5%
Northwood School
Northwood, HA6 1QN
Secondary 1,031 12.8% 17.7%
St Alban's Catholic High School
Ipswich, IP4 3NJ
Secondary 996 11% 19.3%
Stratton School
Biggleswade, SG18 8JB
Secondary 986 11.1% 18.6%
Lift Rawlett
Tamworth, B79 9AA
Secondary 1,039 13.1% 20.3%
St Thomas More Catholic School
Bedford, MK41 7UL
Secondary 932 10.4% 18.1%
St Aidan's Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7HJ
Secondary 993 10.5% 18.4%
Wrotham School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Secondary 1,023 15.4% 17.8%
Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ
Secondary 921 15.9% 18.7%
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Blackburn, BB2 6DF
Secondary 877 13.6% 17.6%
Sir John Talbot's School
Whitchurch, SY13 2BY
Secondary 883 14.4% 19.4%
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Blackburn, BB2 7AD
Secondary 854 13% 18.5%
The Burgess Hill Academy
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA
Secondary 1,020 13.1% 15.8%
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB
Secondary 960 15.5% 20.1%
Wixams Academy
Bedford, MK42 6BA
Secondary 933 13.8% 19.9%
Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB
Secondary 1,040 13.8% 17.3%
Holderness Academy
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 990 12.1% 21.1%
Prendergast School
London, SE4 1LE
Secondary 1,025 8.9% 17.8%
Malton School
Malton, YO17 7NH
Secondary 1,041 10.2% 17.8%

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
Meopham School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 961 Sign in to see
Orion Spires
Canterbury, CT2 0HD
Secondary 673
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA
Secondary 762
Kearsley Academy
Bolton, BL4 8HY
Secondary 786
Hammersmith Academy
London, W12 9JD
Secondary 951
The Quest Academy
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Secondary 908
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
Birmingham, B4 7QD
Secondary 1,023
Gartree High School
Leicester, LE2 5TQ
Secondary 909
Harrogate High School
Harrogate, HG1 4AP
Secondary 672
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Blackburn, BB2 2LD
Secondary 736
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
Harrow, HA3 5DY
Secondary 737
The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT
Secondary 817
King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN
Secondary 905
Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB
Secondary 882
Bohunt School Worthing
Worthing, BN14 8AH
Secondary 897
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX
Secondary 1,125
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading, RG1 5SL
Secondary 889
Hoe Valley School
Woking, GU22 0NH
Secondary 856
The Richmond upon Thames School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Secondary 755
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL
Secondary 1,059
Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB
Secondary 1,040
Castle View Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 4QP
Secondary 732
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham, B8 3DT
Secondary 620
Saracens High School
London, NW9 4AS
Secondary 1,139
Paxman Academy
Colchester, CO2 9DB
Secondary 889
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Runcorn, WA7 1QU
Secondary 599
The King's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1DP
Secondary 747
XP Gateshead
Felling, NE10 9UZ
Secondary 200
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX
Secondary 1,078
EKC Sheppey Secondary
Sheerness, ME12 2BE
Secondary 405