King's 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
King's School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 905 23.6% 19.4%
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW
Secondary 795 24.7% 18.5%
Clyst Vale Community College
Exeter, EX5 3AJ
Secondary 937 23.2% 21.7%
John Masefield High School
Ledbury, HR8 2HF
Secondary 841 22% 19%
Cottingham High School
Cottingham, HU16 5PX
Secondary 876 19.9% 21.4%
Cirencester Kingshill School
Cirencester, GL7 1HS
Secondary 807 22.6% 18%
Amery Hill School
Alton, GU34 2BZ
Secondary 991 26.2% 17.8%
Humphrey Perkins School
Loughborough, LE12 8JU
Secondary 845 20.5% 17.9%
Southborough High School
Surbiton, KT6 5AS
Secondary 928 18.6% 19.8%
Thomas Estley Community College
Leicester, LE9 6PT
Secondary 895 23.2% 16.3%
Long Field Spencer Academy
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN
Secondary 935 26.4% 22.1%
Devizes School
Devizes, SN10 3AG
Secondary 990 25.1% 19.9%
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
Secondary 961 19.1% 21.1%
St Margaret's Church of England Academy
Liverpool, L17 6AB
Secondary 966 25.2% 19.6%
Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT
Secondary 848 21.9% 21.2%
The Beaconsfield School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ
Secondary 871 17.8% 20.9%
William Brookes School
Much Wenlock, TF13 6NB
Secondary 820 23.2% 18.8%
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3BE
Secondary 987 21.2% 21.4%
Bohunt School Worthing
Worthing, BN14 8AH
Secondary 897 21.7% 17.6%
John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB
Secondary 995 20.2% 20.6%
Hoe Valley School
Woking, GU22 0NH
Secondary 856 24.4% 22.9%
Peacehaven Community School
Peacehaven, BN10 8RB
Secondary 903 18.6% 22.5%
Chertsey High School
Addlestone, KT15 2EP
Secondary 920 22.7% 19.3%
Theale Green School
Reading, RG7 5DA
Secondary 808 22.6% 22.2%
The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP
Secondary 953 19.1% 19.2%
Leigh Academy Rainham
Gillingham, ME8 8GS
Secondary 796 26% 21.1%
Bury Church of England High School
Bury, BL9 0TS
Secondary 828 23.2% 21.4%
King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX
Secondary 909 23.1% 21.3%
Iveshead School
Loughborough, LE12 9DB
Secondary 1,000 23.1% 18.4%
Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU
Secondary 909 22.2% 23%

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
King's School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 905 Sign in to see
Orion Spires
Canterbury, CT2 0HD
Secondary 673
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA
Secondary 762
E-Act Parkwood Academy
Sheffield, S5 8UL
Secondary 860
Kearsley Academy
Bolton, BL4 8HY
Secondary 786
The Quest Academy
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Secondary 908
The Hastings Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DN
Secondary 813
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
Birmingham, B4 7QD
Secondary 1,023
Gartree High School
Leicester, LE2 5TQ
Secondary 909
Harrogate High School
Harrogate, HG1 4AP
Secondary 672
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
Harrow, HA3 5DY
Secondary 737
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
Secondary 961
Meopham School
Gravesend, DA13 0AH
Secondary 961
The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT
Secondary 817
Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB
Secondary 882
Bohunt School Worthing
Worthing, BN14 8AH
Secondary 897
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX
Secondary 1,125
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading, RG1 5SL
Secondary 889
Hoe Valley School
Woking, GU22 0NH
Secondary 856
The Richmond upon Thames School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Secondary 755
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL
Secondary 1,059
Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB
Secondary 1,040
Brannel School
St Austell, PL26 7RN
Secondary 932
Castle View Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 4QP
Secondary 732
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham, B8 3DT
Secondary 620
Saracens High School
London, NW9 4AS
Secondary 1,139
Paxman Academy
Colchester, CO2 9DB
Secondary 889
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Runcorn, WA7 1QU
Secondary 599
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX
Secondary 1,078
EKC Sheppey Secondary
Sheerness, ME12 2BE
Secondary 405