Houlton School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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