John Mason 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
John Mason School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,044 19% 16.8%
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES
Secondary 997 16.2% 17.5%
Crispin School Academy
Street, BA16 0AD
Secondary 1,052 17% 17.9%
The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ
Secondary 1,077 16.9% 18.4%
Thamesmead School
Shepperton, TW17 9EE
Secondary 1,046 17.7% 14.3%
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB
Secondary 1,158 16% 17%
Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN
Secondary 980 16.8% 16.8%
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chesham, HP5 2RG
Secondary 1,076 16.8% 18.7%
Dene Magna School
Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU
Secondary 1,023 19.8% 17.9%
Redden Court School
Romford, RM3 0TS
Secondary 1,050 19.4% 17%
Amery Hill School
Alton, GU34 2BZ
Secondary 983 24% 16.6%
Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW
Secondary 1,042 20.1% 17.2%
Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY
Secondary 1,120 21.1% 14%
Coombe Boys' School
New Malden, KT3 6NU
Secondary 1,011 19.1% 15.4%
Wreake Valley Academy
Leicester, LE7 1LY
Secondary 1,050 21.7% 18%
BBG Academy
Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE
Secondary 1,036 20.4% 18.5%
The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX
Secondary 1,085 19.4% 16.5%
Worthing High School
Worthing, BN14 7AR
Secondary 1,064 18.1% 13.8%
Alec Hunter Academy
Braintree, CM7 3NR
Secondary 1,060 17.1% 15%
Wrotham School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Secondary 1,064 14% 15.8%
Outwood Academy Newbold
Chesterfield, S41 8BA
Secondary 1,011 21.7% 17.4%
Millthorpe School
York, YO23 1WF
Secondary 1,064 19.8% 14.8%
Sir Graham Balfour High School
Stafford, ST16 1NR
Secondary 974 18% 17.2%
Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ
Secondary 1,068 18% 16.8%
Farnham Heath End
Farnham, GU9 9BN
Secondary 1,092 18% 16%
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle, SK8 5GB
Secondary 1,069 22.2% 17.1%
Princes Risborough School
Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR
Secondary 1,113 16.2% 17.3%
Bradfield School
Sheffield, S35 0AE
Secondary 1,081 21.6% 15.7%
Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
Secondary 1,034 18.3% 13.8%
Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT
Secondary 1,103 17.7% 14.3%

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
John Mason School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,044 Sign in to see
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Maidstone, ME16 8AH
Secondary 1,068
The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE
Secondary 1,418
Hanley Castle High School
Worcester, WR8 0BL
Secondary 1,087
Perins School
Alresford, SO24 9BS
Secondary 1,156
Hall Mead School
Upminster, RM14 1SF
Secondary 1,070
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA2 7BB
Secondary 1,123
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Beckenham, BR3 1QR
Secondary 1,083
Formby High School
Liverpool, L37 3HW
Secondary 1,102
Berwick Academy
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF
Secondary 586
The Dean Academy
Lydney, GL15 5DZ
Secondary 691
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT
Secondary 1,181
Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL
Secondary 1,423
All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB
Secondary 1,238
Leeds City Academy
Leeds, LS6 2LG
Secondary 989
The Portsmouth Academy
Portsmouth, PO1 5PF
Secondary 1,217
The Warren School
Romford, RM6 6SB
Secondary 1,323
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Bedlington, NE22 6ED
Secondary 1,108
Haileybury Turnford
Waltham Cross, EN8 0JU
Secondary 922
St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL
Secondary 1,086
Marshalls Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4EH
Secondary 1,185
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reading, RG4 9LN
Secondary 456
Howden School
Goole, DN14 7AL
Secondary 699
Fitzharrys School
Abingdon, OX14 1NP
Secondary 767
Graham School
Scarborough, YO12 6QW
Secondary 1,045
The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG
Secondary 656
Broadwater School
Godalming, GU7 3BW
Secondary 692
Rayner Stephens High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BL
Secondary 581
Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
Secondary 1,034
Haggerston School
London, E2 8LS
Secondary 1,065