Guildford County 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
Guildford County School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,194 16% 7.4%
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP
Secondary 1,248 13% 6.7%
Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR6 7EF
Secondary 1,206 14.5% 10.3%
Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD
Secondary 1,242 11.6% 7.9%
The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ
Secondary 1,098 14.3% 11.8%
Poole Grammar School
Poole, BH17 9JU
Secondary 1,199 14.4% 4.8%
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS
Secondary 1,219 14.1% 10.5%
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB
Secondary 1,191 13.8% 8.2%
West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 5DP
Secondary 1,186 11.9% 7.3%
Cams Hill School
Fareham, PO16 8AH
Secondary 1,237 13.7% 12.4%
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ
Secondary 1,381 14.5% 5.1%
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG
Secondary 1,199 18.7% 7.9%
Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP
Secondary 1,383 17.6% 8.7%
Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP
Secondary 1,243 20.5% 9.8%
Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA
Secondary 1,141 12.9% 8.5%
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT
Secondary 1,200 16.1% 6.4%
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkley, LS29 6AE
Secondary 1,215 13.1% 6.4%
Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN
Secondary 1,209 11.3% 7.4%
The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG
Secondary 1,157 11.7% 4.6%
The Cooper School
Bicester, OX26 4RS
Secondary 1,231 20.4% 11%
Matthew Arnold School
Oxford, OX2 9JE
Secondary 1,250 19.2% 10.6%
Bohunt School Wokingham
Wokingham, RG2 9GB
Secondary 1,281 12.6% 8%
Heathside School
Weybridge, KT13 8UZ
Secondary 1,231 17.6% 7%
Walton High School
Stafford, ST17 0LJ
Secondary 1,271 14.5% 6.9%
St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN
Secondary 1,304 19.8% 10.2%
The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN
Secondary 1,126 21.1% 11.3%
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE
Secondary 1,224 17.2% 8.6%
St Paul's Catholic College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA
Secondary 1,191 19.6% 7.1%
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT
Secondary 1,283 12% 8%
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
London, TW1 4LT
Secondary 1,142 11.1% 7.9%

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
Guildford County School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,194 Sign in to see
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE
Secondary 1,125
Highworth Grammar School
Ashford, TN24 8UD
Secondary 1,543
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham, HP6 5HA
Secondary 1,368
The Brittons Academy
Rainham, RM13 7BB
Secondary 712
Nonsuch High School for Girls
Sutton, SM3 8AB
Secondary 1,498
Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR
Secondary 1,504
The Oldershaw School
Wallasey, CH45 4RJ
Secondary 828
Tiffin School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6RL
Secondary 1,462
Park High School
Stanmore, HA7 1PL
Secondary 1,473
Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN
Secondary 992
Stanborough School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR
Secondary 1,261
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ
Secondary 1,381
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
Secondary 1,115
Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP
Secondary 862
Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT
Secondary 1,401
Spalding Grammar School
Spalding, PE11 2XH
Secondary 995
Alleyne's Academy
Stone, ST15 8DT
Secondary 852
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ
Secondary 1,441
Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ
Secondary 1,187
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX
Secondary 965
The Ashcombe School
Dorking, RH4 1LY
Secondary 1,513
Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU
Secondary 966
Wood Green School
Witney, OX28 1DX
Secondary 1,329
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF
Secondary 1,106
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ
Secondary 1,269
The Grove School
Market Drayton, TF9 1HF
Secondary 831
The Wells Academy
Nottingham, NG3 5LR
Secondary 708
King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX
Secondary 909
Frome Community College
Frome, BA11 2HQ
Secondary 1,285