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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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
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 |