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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Heathside School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,262 | 16.6% | 5.5% |
Queen Elizabeth School
LA6 2HJ |
Secondary | 1,185 | 19.9% | 7% |
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP |
Secondary | 1,222 | 13.7% | 7% |
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham, HP6 5HA |
Secondary | 1,370 | 13.1% | 2.8% |
Newstead Wood School
Orpington, BR6 9SA |
Secondary | 1,264 | 10.4% | 4.8% |
Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD |
Secondary | 1,257 | 12.4% | 7% |
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF |
Secondary | 1,269 | 13.3% | 5.4% |
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Marlow, SL7 2BR |
Secondary | 1,191 | 7.7% | 3.2% |
Poole Grammar School
Poole, BH17 9JU |
Secondary | 1,199 | 13.8% | 4.3% |
The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE |
Secondary | 1,418 | 9.2% | 5.8% |
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS |
Secondary | 1,176 | 14.6% | 8.4% |
The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG |
Secondary | 1,201 | 15.4% | 7.8% |
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP |
Secondary | 1,348 | 12.8% | 7.3% |
Rosebery School
Epsom, KT18 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,422 | 9.6% | 5.8% |
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ |
Secondary | 1,354 | 13.4% | 4.8% |
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG |
Secondary | 1,230 | 15.5% | 7.4% |
Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP |
Secondary | 1,346 | 14.9% | 8.2% |
Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,226 | 17.9% | 10% |
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT |
Secondary | 1,181 | 15.4% | 5.8% |
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU |
Secondary | 1,188 | 11.1% | 6.4% |
Hitchin Boys' School
Hitchin, SG5 1JB |
Secondary | 1,317 | 18.3% | 6.5% |
Guildford County School
Guildford, GU2 4LU |
Secondary | 1,218 | 16.2% | 7.5% |
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkley, LS29 6AE |
Secondary | 1,195 | 11.5% | 5.8% |
Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN |
Secondary | 1,218 | 14.1% | 7.1% |
Walton High School
Stafford, ST17 0LJ |
Secondary | 1,160 | 11.6% | 6.1% |
St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN |
Secondary | 1,252 | 18.9% | 9.3% |
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE |
Secondary | 1,210 | 13.5% | 8.5% |
St Peter's Catholic School
Guildford, GU1 2TN |
Secondary | 1,350 | 16.2% | 5% |
St Paul's Catholic College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA |
Secondary | 1,169 | 17.8% | 6.8% |
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE |
Secondary | 1,334 | 12.7% | 10.5% |
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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Heathside School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,262 | Sign in to see | |
Kingsmead Academy
Taunton, TA4 2NE |
Secondary | 925 | ||
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Sutton Coldfield, B73 5PT |
Secondary | 1,204 | ||
Bournemouth School for Girls
Bournemouth, BH8 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,209 | ||
Perins School
Alresford, SO24 9BS |
Secondary | 1,156 | ||
Staffordshire University Academy
Cannock, WS12 4JH |
Secondary | 663 | ||
East Bergholt High School
Colchester, CO7 6RJ |
Secondary | 893 | ||
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School
Upminster, RM14 2QR |
Secondary | 820 | ||
The Rudheath Senior Academy
Northwich, CW9 7DT |
Secondary | 593 | ||
Cox Green School
Maidenhead, SL6 3AX |
Secondary | 1,204 | ||
Parkside Academy
Crook, DL15 0QF |
Secondary | 918 | ||
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT |
Secondary | 1,181 | ||
Waseley Hills High School
Birmingham, B45 9EL |
Secondary | 732 | ||
Winton Community Academy
Andover, SP10 2PS |
Secondary | 1,000 | ||
Hobart High School
Norwich, NR14 6JU |
Secondary | 674 | ||
The Portsmouth Academy
Portsmouth, PO1 5PF |
Secondary | 1,217 | ||
Woking High School
Woking, GU21 4TJ |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
Court Fields School
Wellington, TA21 8SW |
Secondary | 798 | ||
St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
Hornchurch High School
Hornchurch, RM12 4AJ |
Secondary | 769 | ||
St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN |
Secondary | 1,252 | ||
Farnham Heath End
Farnham, GU9 9BN |
Secondary | 1,092 | ||
The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR29 4QD |
Secondary | 766 | ||
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 0HE |
Secondary | 929 | ||
Nether Stowe School
Lichfield, WS13 7NB |
Secondary | 765 | ||
All Saints' Church of England Academy
Weymouth, DT4 9BJ |
Secondary | 765 | ||
Onslow St Audrey's School
Hatfield, AL10 8AB |
Secondary | 793 | ||
Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan, WN2 4LG |
Secondary | 927 | ||
Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT |
Secondary | 1,103 |