The King's 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
The King's School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,042 14.5% 24%
Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW
Secondary 1,061 13.5% 21.9%
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW
Secondary 997 17% 22.5%
King Edward VI Aston School
Birmingham, B6 6DJ
Secondary 995 12.7% 24.9%
Montsaye Academy
Kettering, NN14 6BB
Secondary 1,030 14.7% 25.5%
The Magna Carta School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HJ
Secondary 1,030 16.9% 22.5%
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF
Secondary 1,044 15.8% 21.9%
Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ
Secondary 1,027 12.1% 23%
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW
Secondary 1,107 12.7% 24.5%
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
Secondary 1,033 14.3% 26.8%
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB
Secondary 1,104 17.4% 24.3%
Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD
Secondary 991 14.9% 22.3%
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU
Secondary 1,110 16.9% 23.4%
Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW
Secondary 982 15.7% 26%
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Secondary 1,066 15.2% 27.1%
The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy
Ilfracombe, EX34 9JB
Secondary 1,011 16.2% 23%
Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon, SN2 2NQ
Secondary 1,060 11.8% 25.8%
Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD
Secondary 1,107 12.7% 22.6%
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX
Secondary 1,125 15.3% 23.1%
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH
Secondary 1,030 15.2% 23.5%
St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL
Secondary 1,072 12.9% 25%
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ
Secondary 1,013 13% 23.8%
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Secondary 1,113 15.9% 25.7%
The Garibaldi School
Mansfield, NG19 0JX
Secondary 988 12.2% 24.7%
Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP
Secondary 1,034 10.6% 23.8%
Holderness Academy
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 990 12.1% 21.1%
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY
Secondary 1,047 16.4% 22.7%
Darton Academy
Barnsley, S75 5EF
Secondary 1,114 12.5% 21%
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ
Secondary 1,055 15.8% 23.3%
Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD
Secondary 1,105 18.9% 22.9%

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
The King's School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,042 Sign in to see
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB
Secondary 1,131
The Dorcan Academy
Swindon, SN3 5DA
Secondary 889
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
Secondary 1,033
Broadoak School
Manchester, M31 4BU
Secondary 546
The Costello School
Basingstoke, RG21 4AL
Secondary 1,224
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 1,345
Ratton School
Eastbourne, BN21 2XR
Secondary 1,197
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL
Secondary 1,187
The Robert Napier School
Gillingham, ME7 2LX
Secondary 1,014
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Walsall, WS1 2ND
Secondary 967
Woodham Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX
Secondary 1,027
Skegness Grammar School
Skegness, PE25 2QS
Secondary 634
Bramcote College
Nottingham, NG9 3GA
Secondary 805
St Margaret's Church of England Academy
Liverpool, L17 6AB
Secondary 966
Lift Broadlands
Bristol, BS31 2DY
Secondary 363
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
Secondary 1,041
Leeds City Academy
Leeds, LS6 2LG
Secondary 1,038
The Forest School
Wokingham, RG41 5NE
Secondary 929
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH
Secondary 1,030
The Hurlingham Academy
London, SW6 3ED
Secondary 732
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX
Secondary 1,095
St James Academy
Dudley, DY1 3JE
Secondary 863
Staindrop Academy
Darlington, DL2 3JU
Secondary 470
Outwood Academy Redcar
Redcar, TS10 4AB
Secondary 615
Wolgarston High School
Stafford, ST19 5RX
Secondary 836
Graham School
Scarborough, YO12 6QW
Secondary 969
Honley High School
Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ
Secondary 1,289
St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ
Secondary 1,121
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA
Secondary 535