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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Hitchin Boys' School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,357 | 18.7% | 6.9% |
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Wymondham College
Wymondham, NR18 9SZ |
Secondary | 1,442 | 17.8% | 7.1% |
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Sponne School
Towcester, NN12 6DJ |
Secondary | 1,422 | 17% | 11% |
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Dame Alice Owen's School
Potters Bar, EN6 2DU |
Secondary | 1,468 | 12.9% | 3.5% |
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Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD |
Secondary | 1,242 | 11.6% | 7.9% |
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Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF |
Secondary | 1,290 | 12.5% | 6.3% |
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Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU |
Secondary | 1,464 | 10.8% | 6.4% |
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Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY |
Secondary | 1,471 | 15.1% | 9.7% |
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The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG |
Secondary | 1,277 | 18.3% | 10.1% |
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Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP |
Secondary | 1,356 | 14.2% | 7.7% |
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Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin, SG4 9RS |
Secondary | 1,356 | 13.8% | 7.2% |
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St Albans Girls' School
St Albans, AL3 6DB |
Secondary | 1,428 | 13.5% | 9.8% |
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The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN |
Secondary | 1,342 | 15% | 10.9% |
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Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ |
Secondary | 1,381 | 14.5% | 5.1% |
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Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG |
Secondary | 1,199 | 18.7% | 7.9% |
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Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP |
Secondary | 1,383 | 17.6% | 8.7% |
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Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,243 | 20.5% | 9.8% |
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Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH |
Secondary | 1,467 | 16.8% | 8.5% |
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The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT |
Secondary | 1,200 | 16.1% | 6.4% |
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Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB |
Secondary | 1,394 | 11.8% | 7.1% |
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Guildford County School
Guildford, GU2 4LU |
Secondary | 1,194 | 16% | 7.4% |
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Matthew Arnold School
Oxford, OX2 9JE |
Secondary | 1,250 | 19.2% | 10.6% |
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Bohunt School Wokingham
Wokingham, RG2 9GB |
Secondary | 1,281 | 12.6% | 8% |
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Heathside School
Weybridge, KT13 8UZ |
Secondary | 1,231 | 17.6% | 7% |
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Walton High School
Stafford, ST17 0LJ |
Secondary | 1,271 | 14.5% | 6.9% |
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St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN |
Secondary | 1,304 | 19.8% | 10.2% |
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Tadcaster Grammar School
Tadcaster, LS24 9NB |
Secondary | 1,500 | 17.8% | 9.5% |
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Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE |
Secondary | 1,224 | 17.2% | 8.6% |
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St Peter's Catholic School
Guildford, GU1 2TN |
Secondary | 1,348 | 21.2% | 5.4% |
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St Paul's Catholic College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA |
Secondary | 1,191 | 19.6% | 7.1% |
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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Hitchin Boys' School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,357 | Sign in to see | |
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Haberdashers' Hatcham College
London, SE14 5SF |
Secondary | 1,404 | ||
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Lift Clacton
Clacton on Sea, CO15 3JL |
Secondary | 1,535 | ||
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Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP |
Secondary | 1,293 | ||
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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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Pate's Grammar School
Cheltenham, GL51 0HG |
Secondary | 1,288 | ||
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Dartford Grammar School
Dartford, DA1 2HW |
Secondary | 1,543 | ||
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Ninestiles, an Academy
Birmingham, B27 7QG |
Secondary | 1,500 | ||
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Reading School
Reading, RG1 5LW |
Secondary | 1,129 | ||
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Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF |
Secondary | 1,290 | ||
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Hayesfield Girls School
Bath, BA2 3LA |
Secondary | 1,529 | ||
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Sir John Leman High School
Beccles, NR34 9PG |
Secondary | 1,441 | ||
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Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB |
Secondary | 1,789 | ||
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Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Norwich, NR1 3PB |
Secondary | 1,573 | ||
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Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH |
Secondary | 1,413 | ||
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The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX |
Secondary | 1,075 | ||
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George Dixon Academy
Birmingham, B16 9GD |
Secondary | 1,032 | ||
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Westbourne Academy
Ipswich, IP1 5JN |
Secondary | 1,038 | ||
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Wrenn School
Wellingborough, NN8 2DQ |
Secondary | 1,469 | ||
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Northgate High School
Dereham, NR19 2EU |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
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Chase High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT |
Secondary | 1,324 | ||
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The Kingsway School
Cheadle, SK8 4QX |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
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Rivington and Blackrod High School
Bolton, BL6 7RU |
Secondary | 1,585 | ||
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Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA1 2NT |
Secondary | 1,248 | ||
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Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF |
Secondary | 1,106 | ||
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Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4HA |
Secondary | 867 | ||
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Eastlea Community School
London, E16 4NP |
Secondary | 689 | ||
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St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT |
Secondary | 1,283 | ||
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Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L23 5TF |
Secondary | 658 | ||