Wheatley Park 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
Wheatley Park School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,150 23.8% 13.9%
Kirkbie Kendal School
Kendal, LA9 7EQ
Secondary 1,042 20.8% 13.8%
Heart of England School
Coventry, CV7 7FW
Secondary 1,216 24.3% 16.5%
Hall Mead School
Upminster, RM14 1SF
Secondary 1,069 22.8% 12.9%
Thamesmead School
Shepperton, TW17 9EE
Secondary 1,049 18.8% 15.6%
John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF
Secondary 1,067 20.8% 14.2%
Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH
Secondary 1,066 22.9% 12.4%
Formby High School
Liverpool, L37 3HW
Secondary 1,107 19.1% 12.3%
The Beacon School
Banstead, SM7 1AG
Secondary 1,024 24.3% 15.2%
Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY
Secondary 1,144 21.6% 16.2%
Chipping Norton School
Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY
Secondary 1,029 20.2% 15.8%
Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP
Secondary 1,243 20.5% 9.8%
The Costello School
Basingstoke, RG21 4AL
Secondary 1,224 17.3% 16.2%
St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ
Secondary 1,212 23.6% 14.8%
The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP
Secondary 1,085 25.8% 11.5%
Kings Langley School
Kings Langley, WD4 9HN
Secondary 1,104 18.9% 12.5%
Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Halstead, CO9 3QH
Secondary 1,156 24.9% 14.5%
Trinity School
Sevenoaks, TN13 3SL
Secondary 1,147 19% 14.9%
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP
Secondary 1,152 16.9% 14.2%
The Cooper School
Bicester, OX26 4RS
Secondary 1,231 20.4% 11%
The Windsor Boys' School
Windsor, SL4 5EH
Secondary 990 19.2% 13.2%
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS
Secondary 1,198 20.7% 15.4%
Matthew Arnold School
Oxford, OX2 9JE
Secondary 1,250 19.2% 10.6%
Farnham Heath End
Farnham, GU9 9BN
Secondary 1,077 17.6% 16.3%
The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN
Secondary 1,126 21.1% 11.3%
Abbey Park School
Swindon, SN25 2ND
Secondary 1,183 19.4% 15.9%
Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
Secondary 1,003 21.9% 14.5%
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Clitheroe, BB7 9JA
Secondary 1,130 19% 15.3%
Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT
Secondary 1,105 17.8% 15.8%
Priestnall School
Stockport, SK4 3HP
Secondary 1,285 23.5% 13.6%

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
Wheatley Park School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,150 Sign in to see
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ
Secondary 930
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF
Secondary 1,610
Kingsdale Foundation School
London, SE21 8SQ
Secondary 2,549
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Solihull, B91 3PD
Secondary 1,710
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT
Secondary 1,409
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
Secondary 2,071
Camborne Science and International Academy
Camborne, TR14 7PP
Secondary 1,785
Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA
Secondary 1,432
The West Bridgford School
Nottingham, NG2 7FA
Secondary 1,780
Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE
Secondary 1,849
Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES
Secondary 1,672
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX
Secondary 1,263
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX
Secondary 1,893
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS
Secondary 1,663
Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ
Secondary 1,870
Southmoor Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7TF
Secondary 1,394
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,076
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ
Secondary 1,643
Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 832
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB
Secondary 1,923
Magdalen College School
Brackley, NN13 6FB
Secondary 1,358
Futures Institute Banbury
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 121
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP
Secondary 1,709
Chase High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Secondary 1,324
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
London, N5 2EQ
Secondary 1,061
Tadcaster Grammar School
Tadcaster, LS24 9NB
Secondary 1,500
The Brooksbank School
Elland, HX5 0QG
Secondary 1,500
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN
Secondary 895
Medina College
Newport, PO30 2DX
Secondary 1,226