Mark Rutherford 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
Mark Rutherford School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,182 18.2% 24.7%
Lift New Rickstones
Witham, CM8 2SD
Secondary 1,209 19.9% 27.2%
Hummersknott Academy
Darlington, DL3 8AR
Secondary 1,232 19.3% 22.8%
Leigh Academy Mascalls
Tonbridge, TN12 6LT
Secondary 1,241 17.5% 22.5%
Lode Heath School
Solihull, B91 2HW
Secondary 1,155 15.8% 23.7%
The Hart School
Rugeley, WS15 2UE
Secondary 1,217 17.9% 26.3%
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX
Secondary 1,101 19.4% 25.8%
Lydiard Park Academy
Swindon, SN5 6HN
Secondary 1,287 18% 23.8%
Felixstowe School
Felixstowe, IP11 9QR
Secondary 1,211 14.9% 26.2%
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA
Secondary 1,129 16.1% 26.7%
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB
Secondary 1,104 17.4% 24.3%
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY
Secondary 1,205 16.1% 23.5%
Hawkley Hall High School
Wigan, WN3 5NY
Secondary 1,164 16.9% 24.4%
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
Secondary 1,189 15.9% 23.3%
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU
Secondary 1,110 16.9% 23.4%
Ratton School
Eastbourne, BN21 2XR
Secondary 1,197 19.7% 26.1%
The Castle Rock School
Coalville, LE67 4BR
Secondary 1,145 19.2% 23.6%
The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ
Secondary 1,136 16% 21.9%
Chichester High School
Chichester, PO19 8EB
Secondary 1,261 16.8% 24.7%
Admiral Lord Nelson School
Portsmouth, PO3 5XT
Secondary 1,244 18.2% 26.8%
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX
Secondary 1,125 15.3% 23.1%
Northgate High School
Dereham, NR19 2EU
Secondary 1,187 21.6% 22.9%
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH
Secondary 1,160 18.3% 22.7%
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Secondary 1,113 15.9% 25.7%
The Newark Academy
Newark, NG24 3AL
Secondary 1,149 19.9% 25.2%
Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY
Secondary 1,117 13.3% 25.9%
Ashton Park School
Bristol, BS3 2JL
Secondary 1,257 19.7% 23.2%
King Edward VII Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2QB
Secondary 1,181 13.6% 25.2%
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ
Secondary 1,246 20.3% 25.2%
Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD
Secondary 1,105 18.9% 22.9%

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
Mark Rutherford School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,182 Sign in to see
Harris Academy Merton
Mitcham, CR4 1BP
Secondary 1,342
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0NR
Secondary 839
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN
Secondary 1,566
Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL
Secondary 1,297
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Walsall, WS1 2PG
Secondary 1,377
Pilton Community College
Barnstaple, EX31 1RB
Secondary 1,164
Roundwood Park School
Harpenden, AL5 3AE
Secondary 1,437
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Gloucester, GL4 0DD
Secondary 1,535
Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ
Secondary 1,236
The Chalfonts Community College
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP
Secondary 1,134
Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH
Secondary 894
St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW
Secondary 1,209
St Albans Girls' School
St Albans, AL3 6DB
Secondary 1,428
Christ's College Finchley
London, N2 0SE
Secondary 992
Cottenham Village College
Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Secondary 877
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Hythe, CT21 4HL
Secondary 1,358
Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD
Secondary 1,437
Coombe Girls' School
New Malden, KT3 3TU
Secondary 1,542
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP
Secondary 1,431
Ormiston Sudbury Academy
Sudbury, CO10 1NW
Secondary 679
Queens Park Community School
London, NW6 7BQ
Secondary 1,312
St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ
Secondary 1,212
The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB
Secondary 1,798
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH
Secondary 1,160
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE
Secondary 1,645
Worle Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8XX
Secondary 1,291
Harris Academy Orpington
BR5 4LG
Secondary 501
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH
Secondary 1,079
The Abbey School
Faversham, ME13 8RZ
Secondary 1,118