Forest Hall School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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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
Forest Hall School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 472 31.4% 29.4%
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Dunstable, LU5 5AB
Secondary 564 26.8% 33%
Oakfield Academy
Frome, BA11 4JF
Secondary 529 25.9% 29.9%
The Academy, Selsey
Chichester, PO20 9EH
Secondary 501 25% 26.1%
St Dunstan's School
Glastonbury, BA6 9BY
Secondary 510 26.5% 30.1%
Mount Grace School
Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ
Secondary 489 23.3% 27.8%
The Axholme Academy
Crowle, DN17 4HU
Secondary 530 27.5% 25.6%
Oakbank
Reading, RG7 1ER
Secondary 406 30.5% 32%
The Sele School
Hertford, SG14 2DG
Secondary 396 29.8% 31.3%
The Swanage School
Swanage, BH19 2PH
Secondary 339 29.5% 31.9%
The Studio School Liverpool
Liverpool, L1 0BS
Secondary 285 28.4% 27.7%
St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy
Lincoln, LN6 7SX
Secondary 606 27.2% 32.8%
Hadlow Rural Community School
Hadlow, TN11 0AU
Secondary 392 36.3% 28.4%
Aureus School
Didcot, OX11 6FF
Secondary 485 29.5% 32.8%
Tudor Grange Academy Redditch
Redditch, B98 7UH
Secondary 405 36.9% 31.9%
Kings College Guildford
Guildford, GU2 8DU
Secondary 566 24.4% 27%
Stalham High School
Norwich, NR12 9DG
Secondary 484 28.9% 33.1%
Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL
Secondary 489 35.7% 35.5%
Dedworth Middle School
Windsor, SL4 5PE
Secondary 533 23.8% 29.5%
John O'Gaunt School
Hungerford, RG17 0AN
Secondary 440 23.2% 30.5%
Canary Wharf College Crossharbour
London, E14 9GL
Secondary 462 29% 33.8%
Smithdon High School
Hunstanton, PE36 5HY
Secondary 564 24.5% 23.9%
The Deanes
Benfleet, SS7 2TD
Secondary 595 29.3% 24.7%
Staindrop Academy
Darlington, DL2 3JU
Secondary 470 35.4% 29.6%
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
Waltham Cross, EN8 9LY
Secondary 599 30.6% 33.6%
Holsworthy Community College
Holsworthy, EX22 6JD
Secondary 535 31% 29.3%
North Walsham High School
North Walsham, NR28 9HZ
Secondary 619 25.2% 30.5%
Huntcliff School
Saltburn By the Sea, TS12 1HJ
Secondary 536 32.7% 30.1%
Sturminster Newton High School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT
Secondary 617 25.8% 28.5%
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, CB6 1EW
Secondary 532 20.7% 27.8%

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
Forest Hall School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 472 Sign in to see
Winchcombe School
Cheltenham, GL54 5LB
Secondary 530
Linslade School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA
Secondary 661
Studley High School
Studley, B80 7QX
Secondary 830
Arnold Academy
Bedford, MK45 4JZ
Secondary 699
Caistor Yarborough Academy
Market Rasen, LN7 6QZ
Secondary 611
Henley In Arden School
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF
Secondary 682
Bowland High
Clitheroe, BB7 4QS
Secondary 615
Upper Shirley High School
Southampton, SO15 7QU
Secondary 1,082
Humberston Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4TF
Secondary 890
Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR
Secondary 720
The Corbet School
Shrewsbury, SY4 2AX
Secondary 719
Hasmonean High School for Boys
London, NW4 1NA
Secondary 772
Looe Community Academy
Looe, PL13 1NQ
Secondary 524
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4HX
Secondary 679
Langtree School
Reading, RG8 0RA
Secondary 620
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA
Secondary 994
St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy
Lincoln, LN6 7SX
Secondary 606
The Barnes Wallis Academy
Lincoln, LN4 4PN
Secondary 509
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA
Secondary 454
The Banovallum School
Horncastle, LN9 6DA
Secondary 610
Dedworth Middle School
Windsor, SL4 5PE
Secondary 533
The Trafalgar School at Downton
Salisbury, SP5 3HN
Secondary 795
Alderman Peel High School
Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1RB
Secondary 605
Hasmonean High School for Girls
London, NW7 2EU
Secondary 585
Dawlish College
Dawlish, EX7 0BY
Secondary 777
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ
Secondary 717
St Benedict's Catholic School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH
Secondary 976
Castle Newnham School
Bedford, MK41 9DT
Secondary 750
Cullompton Community College
Cullompton, EX15 1DX
Secondary 754