The Howard School
Schools we chose for benchmarking
This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.
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% |