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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Walton High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,160 | 11.6% | 6.1% |
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP |
Secondary | 1,222 | 13.7% | 7% |
Newstead Wood School
Orpington, BR6 9SA |
Secondary | 1,264 | 10.4% | 4.8% |
The Crypt School
Gloucester, GL2 5AE |
Secondary | 1,093 | 7.5% | 4.2% |
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% |
The North Halifax Grammar School
Halifax, HX2 9SU |
Secondary | 1,238 | 7.4% | 4.7% |
Poole Grammar School
Poole, BH17 9JU |
Secondary | 1,199 | 13.8% | 4.3% |
St Michael's Church of England High School
Chorley, PR7 1RS |
Secondary | 1,139 | 11.5% | 3.6% |
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS |
Secondary | 1,176 | 14.6% | 8.4% |
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB |
Secondary | 1,206 | 10.2% | 7.5% |
Yavneh College
Borehamwood, WD6 1HL |
Secondary | 1,075 | 11.2% | 4.6% |
Bournemouth School for Girls
Bournemouth, BH8 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,209 | 8.7% | 4.5% |
The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG |
Secondary | 1,201 | 15.4% | 7.8% |
The King's School, Grantham
Grantham, NG31 6RP |
Secondary | 1,200 | 6.4% | 6.7% |
Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA |
Secondary | 1,062 | 7.6% | 5.1% |
Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD |
Secondary | 1,068 | 7.7% | 3.9% |
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG |
Secondary | 1,230 | 15.5% | 7.4% |
Avanti House School
Stanmore, HA7 2EQ |
Secondary | 1,189 | 7.1% | 6.1% |
Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA |
Secondary | 1,108 | 11.8% | 7.9% |
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL |
Secondary | 1,194 | 10.4% | 9.5% |
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% |
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% |
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT |
Secondary | 1,057 | 14% | 9% |
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE |
Secondary | 1,210 | 13.5% | 8.5% |
St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ |
Secondary | 1,153 | 8.4% | 6.5% |
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
London, TW1 4LT |
Secondary | 1,113 | 10.5% | 7.7% |
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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Walton High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,160 | Sign in to see | |
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Reading, RG4 8LR |
Secondary | 1,563 | ||
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
Sandbach, CW11 3NT |
Secondary | 1,391 | ||
Cirencester Deer Park School
Cirencester, GL7 1XB |
Secondary | 1,013 | ||
Penrice Academy
St Austell, PL25 3NR |
Secondary | 1,427 | ||
Poole Grammar School
Poole, BH17 9JU |
Secondary | 1,199 | ||
Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU |
Secondary | 1,481 | ||
Warden Park Secondary Academy
Haywards Heath, RH17 5DP |
Secondary | 1,528 | ||
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow
Harlow, CM18 7NQ |
Secondary | 999 | ||
Framwellgate School Durham
Durham, DH1 5BQ |
Secondary | 1,276 | ||
The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY |
Secondary | 1,443 | ||
Chipping Norton School
Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY |
Secondary | 1,002 | ||
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA |
Secondary | 1,319 | ||
Wyvern College
Eastleigh, SO50 7AN |
Secondary | 1,343 | ||
Grey Court School
Richmond, TW10 7HN |
Secondary | 1,595 | ||
The James Hornsby School
Basildon, SS15 5NX |
Secondary | 1,006 | ||
Calday Grange Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 8GG |
Secondary | 1,509 | ||
Hamstead Hall Academy
Birmingham, B20 1HL |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6BW |
Secondary | 1,128 | ||
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
Egglescliffe School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0LA |
Secondary | 1,532 | ||
Leasowes High School
Halesowen, B62 8PJ |
Secondary | 1,117 | ||
Southlands High School
Chorley, PR7 2NJ |
Secondary | 926 | ||
Thorns Collegiate Academy
Brierley Hill, DY5 2NU |
Secondary | 953 | ||
The Link Academy
Dudley, DY2 0PB |
Secondary | 997 | ||
Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ |
Secondary | 926 | ||
Trinity Academy Bradford
Bradford, BD13 2AS |
Secondary | 891 | ||
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Croydon, CR9 5AS |
Secondary | 1,026 | ||
Blythe Bridge High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9PW |
Secondary | 1,036 | ||
Park House School
Newbury, RG14 6NQ |
Secondary | 980 |