The Howard School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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.

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  • 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
The Howard School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,535 12.7% 17.7%
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,625 15.5% 17.7%
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT
Secondary 1,597 13.7% 18.7%
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET
Secondary 1,559 14.8% 16.1%
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ
Secondary 1,605 13% 16.6%
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,626 13.8% 15%
Queensmead School
Ruislip, HA4 0LS
Secondary 1,500 13.9% 20.3%
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,516 13% 19.2%
Fernwood School
Nottingham, NG8 2FT
Secondary 1,539 9.2% 18.9%
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT
Secondary 1,592 15.8% 17%
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Secondary 1,575 14% 19.5%
Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP
Secondary 1,486 12.2% 16.9%
St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR
Secondary 1,495 15.3% 17.5%
Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH
Secondary 1,485 14.5% 19.5%
Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW
Secondary 1,606 10.3% 17.7%
Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Secondary 1,496 11.8% 19%
Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD
Secondary 1,437 12.7% 16.6%
The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX
Secondary 1,505 12.6% 20.3%
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 4RP
Secondary 1,481 9.6% 16.9%
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Uxbridge, UB10 8QY
Secondary 1,437 11.7% 17.9%
Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG
Secondary 1,606 11.5% 18.9%
Wembley High Technology College
North Wembley, HA0 3NT
Secondary 1,554 10.4% 15.7%
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
Secondary 1,555 11.4% 17.2%
Seaford Head School
Seaford, BN25 4LX
Secondary 1,448 9.5% 17.8%
King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU
Secondary 1,505 12.2% 18.9%
Cambourne Village College
Cambridge, CB23 6FR
Secondary 1,461 13.1% 16.1%
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB
Secondary 1,613 17.4% 16.4%
Boston Spa Academy
Wetherby, LS23 6RW
Secondary 1,458 12.1% 19.1%
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ
Secondary 1,518 13.6% 16.7%
The Bulmershe School
Reading, RG5 3EU
Secondary 1,506 9.1% 14.8%