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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                The Fulham Boys School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 821 | 13.5% | 23% | 
| 
                                Rossett School
                                 Harrogate, HG2 9JP  | 
                            Secondary | 905 | 13.6% | 21.2% | 
| 
                                Bury St Edmunds County High School
                                 Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF  | 
                            Secondary | 855 | 9.4% | 21.9% | 
| 
                                West Hill School
                                 Stalybridge, SK15 1LX  | 
                            Secondary | 847 | 17.4% | 22.3% | 
| 
                                Rosedale College
                                 Hayes, UB3 2SE  | 
                            Secondary | 912 | 10.6% | 22% | 
| 
                                Coombeshead Academy
                                 Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT  | 
                            Secondary | 872 | 17.9% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                Ivanhoe School
                                 Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1HX  | 
                            Secondary | 873 | 16.2% | 22.6% | 
| 
                                Arrow Vale High School
                                 Redditch, B98 0GF  | 
                            Secondary | 869 | 14.2% | 25.4% | 
| 
                                Christ The King Voluntary Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG5 7JZ  | 
                            Secondary | 850 | 11.7% | 20.8% | 
| 
                                Alderman White School
                                 Nottingham, NG9 3DU  | 
                            Secondary | 770 | 14.3% | 23.1% | 
| 
                                Bramcote College
                                 Nottingham, NG9 3GA  | 
                            Secondary | 786 | 12.9% | 23.6% | 
| 
                                Fakenham Academy
                                 Fakenham, NR21 9QT  | 
                            Secondary | 767 | 18% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                The Green School for Girls
                                 Isleworth, TW7 5BB  | 
                            Secondary | 919 | 12% | 24.8% | 
| 
                                Glenmoor Academy
                                 Bournemouth, BH10 4EX  | 
                            Secondary | 892 | 13.3% | 21.8% | 
| 
                                Bishop Milner Catholic College
                                 Dudley, DY1 3BY  | 
                            Secondary | 854 | 12.1% | 25.3% | 
| 
                                Newmarket Academy
                                 Newmarket, CB8 0EB  | 
                            Secondary | 833 | 14.9% | 21.5% | 
| 
                                The Orme Academy
                                 Newcastle, ST5 9JU  | 
                            Secondary | 755 | 15.9% | 23.4% | 
| 
                                Ealing Fields High School
                                 London, W5 4EJ  | 
                            Secondary | 741 | 13.1% | 20.8% | 
| 
                                Norlington School and 6th Form
                                 London, E10 6JZ  | 
                            Secondary | 875 | 10.3% | 24% | 
| 
                                Harris Academy Rainham
                                 Rainham, RM13 9XD  | 
                            Secondary | 898 | 14.4% | 22.9% | 
| 
                                Sir Frederick Gibberd College
                                 Harlow, CM18 6RN  | 
                            Secondary | 784 | 13.4% | 25.3% | 
| 
                                Patchway Community School
                                 Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ  | 
                            Secondary | 926 | 13.3% | 23.1% | 
| 
                                Treviglas Academy
                                 Newquay, TR7 3JA  | 
                            Secondary | 869 | 11.5% | 22.9% | 
| 
                                Rushden Academy
                                 Rushden, NN10 6AG  | 
                            Secondary | 893 | 11% | 21.9% | 
| 
                                The Grove School
                                 Market Drayton, TF9 1HF  | 
                            Secondary | 836 | 14.1% | 23.8% | 
| 
                                The Swan School
                                 Oxford, OX2 7WP  | 
                            Secondary | 862 | 15.3% | 21.2% | 
| 
                                Paulet High School
                                 Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT  | 
                            Secondary | 925 | 12.7% | 22.3% | 
| 
                                The De Montfort School
                                 Evesham, WR11 1DQ  | 
                            Secondary | 860 | 10.8% | 24.2% | 
| 
                                Huxlow Academy
                                 Irthlingborough, NN9 5TY  | 
                            Secondary | 855 | 14.1% | 20.7% | 
| 
                                Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
                                 Cannock, WS11 4AW  | 
                            Secondary | 809 | 11.9% | 23.5% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                The Fulham Boys School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 821 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Hammersmith Academy
                                 London, W12 9JD  | 
                            Secondary | 913 | ||
| 
                                The Quest Academy
                                 South Croydon, CR2 8HD  | 
                            Secondary | 993 | ||
| 
                                Burnham Grammar School
                                 Slough, SL1 7HG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,267 | ||
| 
                                Hull Trinity House Academy
                                 Hull, HU3 1UP  | 
                            Secondary | 820 | ||
| 
                                King's Leadership Academy Warrington
                                 Warrington, WA1 4PF  | 
                            Secondary | 789 | ||
| 
                                Trinity Academy
                                 London, SW2 1QS  | 
                            Secondary | 626 | ||
| 
                                Beckfoot Upper Heaton
                                 Bradford, BD9 6AL  | 
                            Secondary | 723 | ||
| 
                                The Richmond upon Thames School
                                 Twickenham, TW2 7SL  | 
                            Secondary | 741 | ||
| 
                                Heathside Walton-on-Thames
                                 Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2JP  | 
                            Secondary | 305 | ||
| 
                                Deer Park School
                                 Southampton, SO30 2HT  | 
                            Secondary | 487 | ||
| 
                                North Brent School
                                 London, NW10 2UF  | 
                            Secondary | 81 | ||
| 
                                City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
                                 London, N1 5JU  | 
                            Secondary | 783 | ||
| 
                                Putteridge High School
                                 Luton, LU2 8HJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,200 | ||
| 
                                Lordswood Boys' School
                                 Birmingham, B17 8BJ  | 
                            Secondary | 542 | ||
| 
                                Harris Academy Wimbledon
                                 London, SW19 2JY  | 
                            Secondary | 965 | ||
| 
                                Bolder Academy
                                 Isleworth, TW7 5DB  | 
                            Secondary | 919 | ||
| 
                                Merstham Park School
                                 Redhill, RH1 3PU  | 
                            Secondary | 603 | ||
| 
                                The Whitehaven Academy
                                 Whitehaven, CA28 8TY  | 
                            Secondary | 775 | ||
| 
                                Pakefield High School
                                 Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ  | 
                            Secondary | 690 | ||
| 
                                Eden Girls'  Leadership Academy, Birmingham
                                 Birmingham, B10 9HH  | 
                            Secondary | 620 | ||
| 
                                Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
                                 Bradford, BD8 9AR  | 
                            Secondary | 614 | ||
| 
                                Thames Park Secondary School
                                 Grays, RM17 5FP  | 
                            Secondary | 570 | ||
| 
                                The High School Leckhampton
                                 Cheltenham, GL51 3FS  | 
                            Secondary | 392 | ||
| 
                                Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
                                 Birmingham, B14 4HN  | 
                            Secondary | 591 | ||
| 
                                Edgar Wood Academy
                                 Heywood, OL10 2QN  | 
                            Secondary | 478 | ||
| 
                                Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
                                 Leeds, LS10 4AX  | 
                            Secondary | 635 | ||
| 
                                King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
                                 Birmingham, B31 4BP  | 
                            Secondary | 751 | ||
| 
                                Houstone School
                                 Dunstable, LU5 5PX  | 
                            Secondary | 517 | ||
| 
                                The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
                                 Oldham, OL9 6BP  | 
                            Secondary | 481 | ||