The Howard School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Howard School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,539 | 13.1% | 15.5% |
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Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | 13.6% | 16% |
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The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | 13.8% | 13.7% |
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Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,652 | 13.1% | 16.2% |
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Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | 12.3% | 13.7% |
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Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | 14.6% | 13.3% |
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The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,595 | 14.9% | 15.3% |
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Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | 13.6% | 17.6% |
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Great Baddow High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9RZ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 10.8% | 14.5% |
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Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT |
Secondary | 1,570 | 14.5% | 17.2% |
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Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU |
Secondary | 1,481 | 14.2% | 13.4% |
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Great Marlow School
Marlow, SL7 1JE |
Secondary | 1,447 | 13.6% | 13.9% |
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Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE |
Secondary | 1,549 | 11.8% | 13% |
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The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,603 | 14.7% | 13.9% |
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Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP |
Secondary | 1,505 | 11.5% | 16.8% |
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Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH |
Secondary | 1,483 | 13% | 16.7% |
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Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Secondary | 1,484 | 12.5% | 17.4% |
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Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB |
Secondary | 1,480 | 13.9% | 14% |
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 14.8% | 15.8% |
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Coombe Girls' School
New Malden, KT3 3TU |
Secondary | 1,559 | 10.8% | 17.6% |
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The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Uxbridge, UB10 8QY |
Secondary | 1,506 | 11.2% | 15.1% |
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The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU |
Secondary | 1,570 | 12% | 13% |
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Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,620 | 11.6% | 13% |
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The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ |
Secondary | 1,514 | 10% | 16.4% |
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Seaford Head School
Seaford, BN25 4LX |
Secondary | 1,408 | 11.9% | 16.1% |
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The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,502 | 17.1% | 15.8% |
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North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD |
Secondary | 1,485 | 13.3% | 14.8% |
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 16.3% | 14.9% |
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Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA |
Secondary | 1,478 | 13.2% | 16.7% |
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Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 10.7% | 16.6% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Howard School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,539 | Sign in to see | |
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Chadwell Heath Academy
Romford, RM6 4RS |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
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Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham, HP6 5HA |
Secondary | 1,370 | ||
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Prince Henry's High School
Evesham, WR11 4QH |
Secondary | 1,293 | ||
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Newstead Wood School
Orpington, BR6 9SA |
Secondary | 1,264 | ||
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Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,672 | ||
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Shire Oak Academy
Walsall, WS9 9PA |
Secondary | 1,428 | ||
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Hayes School
Bromley, BR2 7DB |
Secondary | 1,762 | ||
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The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, WF14 9EZ |
Secondary | 1,449 | ||
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Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW |
Secondary | 2,124 | ||
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St Clement Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 6EW |
Secondary | 1,596 | ||
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Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB |
Secondary | 1,517 | ||
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St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD |
Secondary | 1,449 | ||
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Woodkirk Academy
Wakefield, WF3 1JQ |
Secondary | 1,805 | ||
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The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield, NG21 0AG |
Secondary | 1,371 | ||
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Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4BD |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
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Impington Village College
Cambridge, CB24 9LX |
Secondary | 1,435 | ||
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Stratton School
Biggleswade, SG18 8JB |
Secondary | 783 | ||
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The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE |
Secondary | 2,013 | ||
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Warlingham School
Warlingham, CR6 9YB |
Secondary | 1,428 | ||
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Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,366 | ||
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Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD |
Secondary | 1,680 | ||
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Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,710 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey, CH45 3LN |
Secondary | 1,133 | ||
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Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP |
Secondary | 1,757 | ||
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Thornhill Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7NA |
Secondary | 597 | ||
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Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD |
Secondary | 1,736 | ||
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Whitworth Park Academy
Spennymoor, DL16 7LN |
Secondary | 939 | ||
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Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN |
Secondary | 979 | ||
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Ernest Bevin Academy
London, SW17 7DF |
Secondary | 767 | ||