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 | 1,194 | 16% | 7.4% |
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Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP |
Secondary | 1,248 | 13% | 6.7% |
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Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR6 7EF |
Secondary | 1,206 | 14.5% | 10.3% |
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Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD |
Secondary | 1,242 | 11.6% | 7.9% |
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The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ |
Secondary | 1,098 | 14.3% | 11.8% |
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Poole Grammar School
Poole, BH17 9JU |
Secondary | 1,199 | 14.4% | 4.8% |
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Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS |
Secondary | 1,219 | 14.1% | 10.5% |
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Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB |
Secondary | 1,191 | 13.8% | 8.2% |
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West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 5DP |
Secondary | 1,186 | 11.9% | 7.3% |
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Cams Hill School
Fareham, PO16 8AH |
Secondary | 1,237 | 13.7% | 12.4% |
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Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ |
Secondary | 1,381 | 14.5% | 5.1% |
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Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG |
Secondary | 1,199 | 18.7% | 7.9% |
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Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP |
Secondary | 1,383 | 17.6% | 8.7% |
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Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,243 | 20.5% | 9.8% |
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Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA |
Secondary | 1,141 | 12.9% | 8.5% |
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The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT |
Secondary | 1,200 | 16.1% | 6.4% |
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St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkley, LS29 6AE |
Secondary | 1,215 | 13.1% | 6.4% |
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Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN |
Secondary | 1,209 | 11.3% | 7.4% |
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The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG |
Secondary | 1,157 | 11.7% | 4.6% |
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The Cooper School
Bicester, OX26 4RS |
Secondary | 1,231 | 20.4% | 11% |
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Matthew Arnold School
Oxford, OX2 9JE |
Secondary | 1,250 | 19.2% | 10.6% |
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Bohunt School Wokingham
Wokingham, RG2 9GB |
Secondary | 1,281 | 12.6% | 8% |
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Heathside School
Weybridge, KT13 8UZ |
Secondary | 1,231 | 17.6% | 7% |
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Walton High School
Stafford, ST17 0LJ |
Secondary | 1,271 | 14.5% | 6.9% |
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St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN |
Secondary | 1,304 | 19.8% | 10.2% |
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The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN |
Secondary | 1,126 | 21.1% | 11.3% |
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Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE |
Secondary | 1,224 | 17.2% | 8.6% |
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St Paul's Catholic College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA |
Secondary | 1,191 | 19.6% | 7.1% |
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St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT |
Secondary | 1,283 | 12% | 8% |
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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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Guildford County School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,194 | Sign in to see | |
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Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
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Highworth Grammar School
Ashford, TN24 8UD |
Secondary | 1,543 | ||
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Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham, HP6 5HA |
Secondary | 1,368 | ||
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The Brittons Academy
Rainham, RM13 7BB |
Secondary | 712 | ||
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Nonsuch High School for Girls
Sutton, SM3 8AB |
Secondary | 1,498 | ||
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Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR |
Secondary | 1,504 | ||
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The Oldershaw School
Wallasey, CH45 4RJ |
Secondary | 828 | ||
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Tiffin School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6RL |
Secondary | 1,462 | ||
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Park High School
Stanmore, HA7 1PL |
Secondary | 1,473 | ||
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Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN |
Secondary | 992 | ||
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Stanborough School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR |
Secondary | 1,261 | ||
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Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ |
Secondary | 1,381 | ||
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Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB |
Secondary | 1,115 | ||
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Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP |
Secondary | 862 | ||
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Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT |
Secondary | 1,401 | ||
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Spalding Grammar School
Spalding, PE11 2XH |
Secondary | 995 | ||
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Alleyne's Academy
Stone, ST15 8DT |
Secondary | 852 | ||
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Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ |
Secondary | 1,441 | ||
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Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
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Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX |
Secondary | 965 | ||
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The Ashcombe School
Dorking, RH4 1LY |
Secondary | 1,513 | ||
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Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU |
Secondary | 966 | ||
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Wood Green School
Witney, OX28 1DX |
Secondary | 1,329 | ||
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Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF |
Secondary | 1,106 | ||
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Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ |
Secondary | 1,269 | ||
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The Grove School
Market Drayton, TF9 1HF |
Secondary | 831 | ||
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The Wells Academy
Nottingham, NG3 5LR |
Secondary | 708 | ||
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King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX |
Secondary | 909 | ||
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Frome Community College
Frome, BA11 2HQ |
Secondary | 1,285 | ||