Hitchin Boys' School

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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
Hitchin Boys' School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,317 18.3% 6.5%
Queen Elizabeth School
LA6 2HJ
Secondary 1,185 19.9% 7%
Kingsbridge Academy
Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL
Secondary 1,292 19.3% 11%
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP
Secondary 1,222 13.7% 7%
Wymondham College
Wymondham, NR18 9SZ
Secondary 1,435 15.4% 6.8%
Sponne School
Towcester, NN12 6DJ
Secondary 1,429 14.7% 8.3%
Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD
Secondary 1,257 12.4% 7%
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF
Secondary 1,269 13.3% 5.4%
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU
Secondary 1,452 10.3% 6.2%
The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG
Secondary 1,201 15.4% 7.8%
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP
Secondary 1,348 12.8% 7.3%
Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin, SG4 9RS
Secondary 1,355 11.4% 6.6%
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Ruislip, HA4 8EE
Secondary 1,265 13.9% 9.7%
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ
Secondary 1,354 13.4% 4.8%
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG
Secondary 1,230 15.5% 7.4%
Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP
Secondary 1,346 14.9% 8.2%
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,397 13.7% 11.5%
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX
Secondary 1,249 10.6% 9.3%
Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP
Secondary 1,226 17.9% 10%
Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH
Secondary 1,460 16.4% 7.5%
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT
Secondary 1,181 15.4% 5.8%
Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB
Secondary 1,375 11.6% 6.9%
Guildford County School
Guildford, GU2 4LU
Secondary 1,218 16.2% 7.5%
Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN
Secondary 1,218 14.1% 7.1%
Heathside School
Weybridge, KT13 8UZ
Secondary 1,262 16.6% 5.5%
St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN
Secondary 1,252 18.9% 9.3%
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE
Secondary 1,210 13.5% 8.5%
St Peter's Catholic School
Guildford, GU1 2TN
Secondary 1,350 16.2% 5%
St Paul's Catholic College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA
Secondary 1,169 17.8% 6.8%
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT
Secondary 1,329 11.7% 8.2%

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
Hitchin Boys' School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,317 Sign in to see
Clacton Coastal Academy
Clacton on Sea, CO15 3JL
Secondary 1,504
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP
Secondary 1,281
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Watford, WD18 0AE
Secondary 1,451
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE
Secondary 1,125
Pate's Grammar School
Cheltenham, GL51 0HG
Secondary 1,253
Dartford Grammar School
Dartford, DA1 2HW
Secondary 1,539
Ninestiles, an Academy
Birmingham, B27 7QG
Secondary 1,498
Reading School
Reading, RG1 5LW
Secondary 1,138
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF
Secondary 1,269
Hayesfield Girls School
Bath, BA2 3LA
Secondary 1,497
Sir John Leman High School
Beccles, NR34 9PG
Secondary 1,443
Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG
Secondary 1,007
Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
Lincoln, LN2 4PN
Secondary 1,286
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH
Secondary 1,379
The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX
Secondary 1,085
Westbourne Academy
Ipswich, IP1 5JN
Secondary 1,068
Wrenn School
Wellingborough, NN8 2DQ
Secondary 1,449
Northgate High School
Dereham, NR19 2EU
Secondary 1,161
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP
Secondary 1,739
Chase High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Secondary 1,320
The Kingsway School
Cheadle, SK8 4QX
Secondary 1,309
Rivington and Blackrod High School
Bolton, BL6 7RU
Secondary 1,530
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA1 2NT
Secondary 1,245
Baxter College
Kidderminster, DY11 5PQ
Secondary 811
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF
Secondary 1,113
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4HA
Secondary 1,223
Eastlea Community School
London, E16 4NP
Secondary 788
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT
Secondary 1,329
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L23 5TF
Secondary 824