The WREN School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
The WREN School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,005 10.1% 23.6%
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Birmingham, B17 8QB
Secondary 956 9.8% 26.3%
Upper Shirley High School
Southampton, SO15 7QU
Secondary 1,063 13.3% 25.2%
Rosedale College
Hayes, UB3 2SE
Secondary 912 10.6% 22%
Enfield Grammar School
Enfield, EN2 6LN
Secondary 1,043 10.8% 25.2%
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Tamworth, B79 8AH
Secondary 929 12.7% 25.4%
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG
Secondary 1,029 6.6% 23.6%
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Beckenham, BR3 1QR
Secondary 1,083 7.9% 25.4%
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW
Secondary 1,116 11.2% 24.8%
The Cowplain School
Waterlooville, PO8 8RY
Secondary 997 13.1% 25.5%
Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD
Secondary 987 11.9% 21.9%
Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW
Secondary 978 13.3% 23.9%
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Secondary 1,054 13% 25%
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
Secondary 990 17% 23.5%
The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF
Secondary 1,038 13.2% 23.3%
The Green School for Girls
Isleworth, TW7 5BB
Secondary 919 12% 24.8%
Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD
Secondary 1,066 10.2% 23.2%
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX
Secondary 1,126 13% 21%
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH
Secondary 1,047 14.5% 22.7%
St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL
Secondary 1,086 9.7% 23.1%
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ
Secondary 1,003 12.9% 24.9%
Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ
Secondary 1,042 12.9% 25.4%
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Secondary 1,127 12.8% 21.8%
The Garibaldi School
Mansfield, NG19 0JX
Secondary 970 9.7% 25.2%
Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY
Secondary 1,079 12.8% 24.7%
Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ
Secondary 926 13.3% 23.1%
Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD
Secondary 1,000 12% 26.5%
Paulet High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT
Secondary 925 12.7% 22.3%
Sedgefield Community College
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD
Secondary 988 15% 24.2%
Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA
Secondary 1,069 13.2% 23.3%

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
The WREN School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,005 Sign in to see
Maltings Academy
Witham, CM8 1EP
Secondary 893
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, WR3 8HN
Secondary 1,101
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Dartford, DA1 4RS
Secondary 1,076
Outwood Academy Adwick
Doncaster, DN6 7SF
Secondary 1,165
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ
Secondary 1,198
The Victory Academy
Chatham, ME4 5JB
Secondary 1,193
All Saints Church of England Academy
Plymouth, PL5 3NE
Secondary 617
North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY
Secondary 767
Sarum Academy
Salisbury, SP2 9HS
Secondary 744
Ryde Academy
Ryde, PO33 3LN
Secondary 1,480
Campsmount Academy
Doncaster, DN6 9AS
Secondary 779
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ
Secondary 1,042
Kingsley Academy
Hounslow, TW3 1AX
Secondary 939
King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN
Secondary 876
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE
Secondary 964
The Ruth Gorse Academy
Leeds, LS10 1HW
Secondary 1,275
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 7AJ
Secondary 1,168
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Secondary 735
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR
Secondary 1,251
Reading Girls' School
Reading, RG2 7PY
Secondary 873
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ
Secondary 767
Ercall Wood Academy
Telford, TF1 2DT
Secondary 944
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
London, W5 2JX
Secondary 961
Great Western Academy
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Secondary 952
Goodwin Academy
Deal, CT14 9BD
Secondary 852
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
Secondary 1,043
Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH
Secondary 1,122
Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Secondary 665
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE
Secondary 954