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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Houlton School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 543 | 15.5% | 19.6% |
The Roseland Academy
Truro, TR2 5SE |
Secondary | 654 | 17.9% | 18.8% |
Stour Valley Community School
Sudbury, CO10 8PJ |
Secondary | 579 | 17.1% | 17.1% |
Ansford Academy
Castle Cary, BA7 7JJ |
Secondary | 547 | 19.7% | 17.1% |
Christ Church Academy
Stone, ST15 8JD |
Secondary | 539 | 12.1% | 18.6% |
Henley In Arden School
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF |
Secondary | 699 | 17.7% | 17.9% |
Alcester Academy
Alcester, B49 6QQ |
Secondary | 635 | 19.4% | 18.7% |
Melbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 6EF |
Secondary | 638 | 14.1% | 22.1% |
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU |
Secondary | 673 | 15% | 18.3% |
Shipston High School
Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4DY |
Secondary | 595 | 20% | 20% |
Castle Donington College
Derby, DE74 2LN |
Secondary | 659 | 13.4% | 18% |
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Redditch, B97 5AQ |
Secondary | 663 | 15.4% | 16.2% |
St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School
London, N11 1NP |
Secondary | 586 | 10.4% | 20% |
Church Stretton School
Church Stretton, SY6 6EX |
Secondary | 545 | 15.4% | 17.6% |
The Island Free School
Ventnor, PO38 1BG |
Secondary | 623 | 17.2% | 18.5% |
Ingleby Manor Free School & Sixth Form
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0FA |
Secondary | 653 | 18.7% | 20.2% |
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA |
Secondary | 456 | 19.5% | 16.9% |
The Lacon Childe School
Kidderminster, DY14 8PE |
Secondary | 548 | 17.7% | 19.3% |
Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ |
Secondary | 580 | 16.8% | 21.9% |
Codsall Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PB |
Secondary | 513 | 12.5% | 17.2% |
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Alcester, B49 6PX |
Secondary | 567 | 19.6% | 22.1% |
Penkridge Middle School
Stafford, ST19 5BW |
Secondary | 481 | 18.5% | 15.4% |
Ludlow Church of England School
Ludlow, SY8 1GJ |
Secondary | 612 | 16.7% | 20.8% |
Brewood Middle CofE Academy
Stafford, ST19 9DS |
Secondary | 421 | 13.5% | 18.8% |
Old Buckenham High School
Attleborough, NR17 1RL |
Secondary | 495 | 16.9% | 19.7% |
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD |
Secondary | 594 | 14.8% | 22.1% |
Mary Webb School and Science College
Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG |
Secondary | 647 | 19.3% | 19.6% |
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough, YO12 5LH |
Secondary | 589 | 14.6% | 18.9% |
Hope Valley College
Hope Valley, S33 6SD |
Secondary | 543 | 20.5% | 20.7% |
Ferndown Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 9UP |
Secondary | 601 | 15.6% | 18.5% |
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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Houlton School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 543 | Sign in to see | |
John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,512 | ||
The Ecclesbourne School
Belper, DE56 4GS |
Secondary | 1,573 | ||
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,254 | ||
Wilson's School
Wallington, SM6 9JW |
Secondary | 1,313 | ||
Greenshaw High School
Sutton, SM1 3DY |
Secondary | 1,930 | ||
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | ||
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS |
Secondary | 1,176 | ||
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU |
Secondary | 1,452 | ||
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN41 2WS |
Secondary | 979 | ||
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS16 5EA |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY |
Secondary | 1,509 | ||
Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
Wallingford School
Wallingford, OX10 8HH |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW |
Secondary | 1,042 | ||
The Brunts Academy
Mansfield, NG18 2AT |
Secondary | 1,464 | ||
Astor Secondary School
Dover, CT17 0AS |
Secondary | 782 | ||
Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB |
Secondary | 1,375 | ||
Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT |
Secondary | 1,547 | ||
St Mary's Catholic Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7EQ |
Secondary | 1,212 | ||
Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS |
Secondary | 1,329 | ||
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | ||
Brigshaw High School
Castleford, WF10 2HR |
Secondary | 1,372 | ||
Fulford School
York, YO10 4FY |
Secondary | 1,727 | ||
Ashton Park School
Bristol, BS3 2JL |
Secondary | 1,240 | ||
Bilton School
Rugby, CV22 7JT |
Secondary | 1,143 | ||
Laureate Academy
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DW |
Secondary | 752 | ||
Newhouse Academy
Heywood, OL10 2NT |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
King's Academy Easthampstead Park
Bracknell, RG12 8FS |
Secondary | 979 |