Guildford County 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
Guildford County School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,218 16.2% 7.5%
Queen Elizabeth School
LA6 2HJ
Secondary 1,185 19.9% 7%
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP
Secondary 1,222 13.7% 7%
Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR6 7EF
Secondary 1,242 13.1% 9.6%
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%
Poole Grammar School
Poole, BH17 9JU
Secondary 1,199 13.8% 4.3%
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS
Secondary 1,176 14.6% 8.4%
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB
Secondary 1,206 10.2% 7.5%
The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG
Secondary 1,201 15.4% 7.8%
John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF
Secondary 1,108 18.2% 11.9%
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%
Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP
Secondary 1,226 17.9% 10%
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT
Secondary 1,181 15.4% 5.8%
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU
Secondary 1,188 11.1% 6.4%
The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP
Secondary 1,085 21.2% 10.4%
Hitchin Boys' School
Hitchin, SG5 1JB
Secondary 1,317 18.3% 6.5%
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkley, LS29 6AE
Secondary 1,195 11.5% 5.8%
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%
Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB
Secondary 1,142 15.1% 10%
Walton High School
Stafford, ST17 0LJ
Secondary 1,160 11.6% 6.1%
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 Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
Secondary 1,334 12.7% 10.5%

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
Guildford County School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,218 Sign in to see
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE
Secondary 1,125
King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LF
Secondary 788
Highworth Grammar School
Ashford, TN24 8UD
Secondary 1,536
St Joseph's College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5NT
Secondary 1,145
The Brittons Academy
Rainham, RM13 7BB
Secondary 681
Nonsuch High School for Girls
Sutton, SM3 8AB
Secondary 1,523
Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR
Secondary 1,553
The Oldershaw School
Wallasey, CH45 4RJ
Secondary 907
Tiffin School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6RL
Secondary 1,444
Park High School
Stanmore, HA7 1PL
Secondary 1,534
Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN
Secondary 980
Stanborough School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR
Secondary 1,204
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ
Secondary 1,354
Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP
Secondary 928
Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT
Secondary 1,423
Spalding Grammar School
Spalding, PE11 2XH
Secondary 999
Alleyne's Academy
Stone, ST15 8DT
Secondary 881
Rawmarsh Community School
Rotherham, S62 7GA
Secondary 1,101
Kings College Guildford
Guildford, GU2 8DU
Secondary 539
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ
Secondary 1,437
Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ
Secondary 1,173
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS
Secondary 943
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
Durham, DH1 4NG
Secondary 1,361
Meridian High School
Croydon, CR0 0AH
Secondary 526
The Ashcombe School
Dorking, RH4 1LY
Secondary 1,497
Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU
Secondary 1,001
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF
Secondary 1,113
The Grove School
Market Drayton, TF9 1HF
Secondary 836
The Wells Academy
Nottingham, NG3 5LR
Secondary 704