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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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |