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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,003 | 12.9% | 24.9% |
|
Dixons City Academy
Bradford, BD5 7RR |
Secondary | 934 | 13.9% | 24.9% |
|
King's Lynn Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 4QG |
Secondary | 963 | 16.6% | 25.6% |
|
Richmond Park Academy
London, SW14 8RG |
Secondary | 1,011 | 16.9% | 25.1% |
|
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% |
|
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% |
|
Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG |
Secondary | 1,007 | 15.6% | 26.6% |
|
Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ |
Secondary | 1,062 | 14.4% | 24.6% |
|
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Beckenham, BR3 1QR |
Secondary | 1,083 | 7.9% | 25.4% |
|
Burnt Mill Academy
Harlow, CM20 2NR |
Secondary | 988 | 12% | 27.1% |
|
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ |
Secondary | 1,096 | 13.6% | 25.8% |
|
St Helena School
Colchester, CO3 3LE |
Secondary | 1,006 | 14.9% | 26.2% |
|
The Cowplain School
Waterlooville, PO8 8RY |
Secondary | 997 | 13.1% | 25.5% |
|
Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW |
Secondary | 978 | 13.3% | 23.9% |
|
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG |
Secondary | 1,054 | 13% | 25% |
|
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% |
|
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Dudley, DY3 2JH |
Secondary | 1,063 | 15.3% | 26% |
|
The WREN School
Reading, RG30 2BB |
Secondary | 1,005 | 10.1% | 23.6% |
|
Norlington School and 6th Form
London, E10 6JZ |
Secondary | 875 | 10.3% | 24% |
|
Harris Academy Rainham
Rainham, RM13 9XD |
Secondary | 898 | 14.4% | 22.9% |
|
Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ |
Secondary | 1,042 | 12.9% | 25.4% |
|
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% |
|
Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD |
Secondary | 1,000 | 12% | 26.5% |
|
Sedgefield Community College
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD |
Secondary | 988 | 15% | 24.2% |
|
The Grange Academy
Bushey, WD23 3AA |
Secondary | 985 | 11.8% | 27.3% |
|
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,003 | Sign in to see | |
|
Harris Academy Merton
Mitcham, CR4 1BP |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
|
Greig City Academy
London, N8 7NU |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
|
The Compton School
London, N12 0QG |
Secondary | 1,349 | ||
|
Teign School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 3JG |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
|
Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
Teignmouth, TQ14 9HZ |
Secondary | 943 | ||
|
The Castle School
Taunton, TA1 5AU |
Secondary | 1,204 | ||
|
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Gloucester, GL4 0DD |
Secondary | 1,517 | ||
|
The Chalfonts Community College
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP |
Secondary | 1,247 | ||
|
St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW |
Secondary | 1,232 | ||
|
Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
|
Vyners School
Uxbridge, UB10 8AB |
Secondary | 1,489 | ||
|
Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
|
Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY |
Secondary | 1,120 | ||
|
Woodcote High School
Coulsdon, CR5 2EH |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
|
Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW |
Secondary | 978 | ||
|
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QB |
Secondary | 839 | ||
|
St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
|
Penwortham Priory Academy
Preston, PR1 0JE |
Secondary | 766 | ||
|
The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
|
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB |
Secondary | 1,041 | ||
|
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 3HP |
Secondary | 1,604 | ||
|
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
|
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,628 | ||
|
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD3 8HE |
Secondary | 879 | ||
|
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Lowestoft, NR32 4PZ |
Secondary | 1,259 | ||
|
Southam College
Southam, CV47 0JW |
Secondary | 1,660 | ||
|
Penketh High School
Warrington, WA5 2BY |
Secondary | 966 | ||
|
Theale Green School
Reading, RG7 5DA |
Secondary | 762 | ||
|
AIM Academy North London
London, N9 8DQ |
Secondary | 587 | ||