The Lenham School

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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
The Lenham School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 806 18.1% 24.6%
The Arnewood School
New Milton, BH25 6RS
Secondary 959 16.9% 24.2%
West Hill School
Stalybridge, SK15 1LX
Secondary 847 17.4% 22.3%
Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT
Secondary 872 17.9% 22.7%
Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon, HG4 2DE
Secondary 709 17.2% 24.3%
Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE
Secondary 752 19.3% 26.2%
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
London, SW11 6BF
Secondary 771 19.2% 24.5%
The Newbridge School
Coalville, LE67 3SJ
Secondary 797 19.4% 22.4%
Waseley Hills High School
Birmingham, B45 9EL
Secondary 732 20.6% 23.8%
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield, WF2 6EQ
Secondary 734 19.6% 24.4%
Fakenham Academy
Fakenham, NR21 9QT
Secondary 767 18% 22.7%
Jubilee High School
Addlestone, KT15 1TE
Secondary 681 20.5% 25%
Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB
Secondary 875 15.4% 26.4%
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS
Secondary 770 18.8% 25.3%
Notre Dame RC School
Plymouth, PL6 5HN
Secondary 765 17.7% 24.1%
Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER
Secondary 868 20.6% 24.2%
The Sir John Colfox Academy
Bridport, DT6 3DT
Secondary 818 20.5% 23%
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading, RG1 5SL
Secondary 889 21.2% 25.7%
The Orme Academy
Newcastle, ST5 9JU
Secondary 755 15.9% 23.4%
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Redcar, TS10 1PJ
Secondary 730 16.5% 24.8%
Marshland High School
Wisbech, PE14 7HA
Secondary 827 21.1% 25.4%
Hampton High
Hampton, TW12 3HB
Secondary 874 19.3% 26%
Callington Community College
Callington, PL17 7DR
Secondary 890 17.1% 24.4%
Five Acres High School
Coleford, GL16 7QW
Secondary 787 16.7% 26.2%
Reading Girls' School
Reading, RG2 7PY
Secondary 873 16.7% 27%
Stanley High School
Southport, PR9 9TF
Secondary 843 19.5% 24.5%
Belvidere School
Shrewsbury, SY2 5RJ
Secondary 855 18.4% 25.5%
Mark Hall Academy
Harlow, CM17 9LR
Secondary 789 15.3% 26.3%
Rye Hills Academy
Redcar, TS10 2HN
Secondary 829 16.6% 27%
Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU
Secondary 903 21.9% 22.5%

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
The Lenham School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 806 Sign in to see
North Oxfordshire Academy
Banbury, OX16 0UD
Secondary 1,037
Sir Thomas Rich's School
Gloucester, GL2 0LF
Secondary 1,268
The Rochester Grammar School
Rochester, ME1 3BY
Secondary 1,177
Beths Grammar School
Bexley, DA5 1NE
Secondary 1,672
Upton Court Grammar School
Slough, SL3 7PR
Secondary 1,164
Penair School
Truro, TR1 1TN
Secondary 1,190
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Faversham, ME13 7BQ
Secondary 1,059
The Crypt School
Gloucester, GL2 5AE
Secondary 1,093
The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY
Secondary 1,461
The North Halifax Grammar School
Halifax, HX2 9SU
Secondary 1,238
John Masefield High School
Ledbury, HR8 2HF
Secondary 885
Langley School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Secondary 1,050
Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT
Secondary 1,300
John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF
Secondary 1,108
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
Croydon, CR0 5EF
Secondary 829
The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP
Secondary 1,085
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3GP
Secondary 903
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP
Secondary 1,120
St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL
Secondary 1,313
St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
Canterbury, CT1 3EN
Secondary 1,094
Hanham Woods Academy
Bristol, BS15 3LA
Secondary 842
Newlands Girls' School
Maidenhead, SL6 5JB
Secondary 1,201
Brayton Academy
Selby, YO8 9QS
Secondary 895
Larkmead School
Abingdon, OX14 1RF
Secondary 916
Coppice Performing Arts School
Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE
Secondary 1,018
Princes Risborough School
Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR
Secondary 1,113
St Peter's Catholic School
Guildford, GU1 2TN
Secondary 1,350
The Mandeville School
Aylesbury, HP21 8ES
Secondary 950
Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT
Secondary 1,103