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 | 1,231 | 17.6% | 7% |
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Queen Elizabeth School
LA6 2HJ |
Secondary | 1,156 | 22.2% | 7.5% |
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Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP |
Secondary | 1,248 | 13% | 6.7% |
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Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR6 7EF |
Secondary | 1,206 | 14.5% | 10.3% |
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Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham, HP6 5HA |
Secondary | 1,368 | 15.1% | 2.4% |
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Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF |
Secondary | 1,290 | 12.5% | 6.3% |
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Poole Grammar School
Poole, BH17 9JU |
Secondary | 1,199 | 14.4% | 4.8% |
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Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB |
Secondary | 1,191 | 13.8% | 8.2% |
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The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG |
Secondary | 1,277 | 18.3% | 10.1% |
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West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 5DP |
Secondary | 1,186 | 11.9% | 7.3% |
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Cams Hill School
Fareham, PO16 8AH |
Secondary | 1,237 | 13.7% | 12.4% |
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Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ |
Secondary | 1,381 | 14.5% | 5.1% |
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Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG |
Secondary | 1,199 | 18.7% | 7.9% |
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Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP |
Secondary | 1,383 | 17.6% | 8.7% |
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Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,243 | 20.5% | 9.8% |
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The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT |
Secondary | 1,200 | 16.1% | 6.4% |
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Hitchin Boys' School
Hitchin, SG5 1JB |
Secondary | 1,357 | 18.7% | 6.9% |
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Guildford County School
Guildford, GU2 4LU |
Secondary | 1,194 | 16% | 7.4% |
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St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkley, LS29 6AE |
Secondary | 1,215 | 13.1% | 6.4% |
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The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG |
Secondary | 1,157 | 11.7% | 4.6% |
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The Cooper School
Bicester, OX26 4RS |
Secondary | 1,231 | 20.4% | 11% |
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Matthew Arnold School
Oxford, OX2 9JE |
Secondary | 1,250 | 19.2% | 10.6% |
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Bohunt School Wokingham
Wokingham, RG2 9GB |
Secondary | 1,281 | 12.6% | 8% |
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Walton High School
Stafford, ST17 0LJ |
Secondary | 1,271 | 14.5% | 6.9% |
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St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN |
Secondary | 1,304 | 19.8% | 10.2% |
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The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN |
Secondary | 1,126 | 21.1% | 11.3% |
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Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE |
Secondary | 1,224 | 17.2% | 8.6% |
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St Peter's Catholic School
Guildford, GU1 2TN |
Secondary | 1,348 | 21.2% | 5.4% |
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St Paul's Catholic College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA |
Secondary | 1,191 | 19.6% | 7.1% |
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St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE |
Secondary | 1,366 | 13.5% | 10.8% |
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 | 1,231 | Sign in to see | |
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Oldfield School
Bath, BA1 9AB |
Secondary | 1,277 | ||
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Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Sutton Coldfield, B73 5PT |
Secondary | 1,215 | ||
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Bournemouth School for Girls
Bournemouth, BH8 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,260 | ||
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Rodborough
Godalming, GU8 5BZ |
Secondary | 880 | ||
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Perins School
Alresford, SO24 9BS |
Secondary | 1,166 | ||
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Staffordshire University Academy
Cannock, WS12 4JH |
Secondary | 674 | ||
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East Bergholt High School
Colchester, CO7 6RJ |
Secondary | 896 | ||
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Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School
Upminster, RM14 2QR |
Secondary | 829 | ||
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Cox Green School
Maidenhead, SL6 3AX |
Secondary | 1,184 | ||
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Parkside Academy
Crook, DL15 0QF |
Secondary | 883 | ||
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Altwood Church of England School
Maidenhead, SL6 4PU |
Secondary | 794 | ||
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The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT |
Secondary | 1,200 | ||
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Lift Winton
Andover, SP10 2PS |
Secondary | 1,034 | ||
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Hobart High School
Norwich, NR14 6JU |
Secondary | 697 | ||
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The Portsmouth Academy
Portsmouth, PO1 5PF |
Secondary | 1,243 | ||
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Woking High School
Woking, GU21 4TJ |
Secondary | 1,209 | ||
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St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ |
Secondary | 1,094 | ||
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Smithdon High School
Hunstanton, PE36 5HY |
Secondary | 564 | ||
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Hornchurch High School
Hornchurch, RM12 4AJ |
Secondary | 718 | ||
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Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY |
Secondary | 1,120 | ||
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St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN |
Secondary | 1,304 | ||
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Farnham Heath End
Farnham, GU9 9BN |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
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Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR29 4QD |
Secondary | 686 | ||
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Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD |
Secondary | 613 | ||
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Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 0HE |
Secondary | 913 | ||
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Onslow St Audrey's School
Hatfield, AL10 8AB |
Secondary | 808 | ||
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Thornaby Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DB |
Secondary | 484 | ||
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Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT |
Secondary | 1,105 | ||
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Greenacre School
Chatham, ME5 0LP |
Secondary | 862 | ||