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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Challney High School for Girls
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,042 | 12.9% | 25.4% |
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, BB3 3HD |
Secondary | 1,081 | 12.2% | 27.5% |
King's Lynn Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 4QG |
Secondary | 963 | 16.6% | 25.6% |
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE |
Secondary | 1,125 | 14.9% | 27.3% |
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% |
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% |
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW |
Secondary | 1,116 | 11.2% | 24.8% |
Burnt Mill Academy
Harlow, CM20 2NR |
Secondary | 988 | 12% | 27.1% |
Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA |
Secondary | 1,090 | 14.2% | 26.8% |
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% |
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA |
Secondary | 1,106 | 15.6% | 26.6% |
The Cowplain School
Waterlooville, PO8 8RY |
Secondary | 997 | 13.1% | 25.5% |
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB |
Secondary | 1,039 | 14.9% | 27.1% |
Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW |
Secondary | 978 | 13.3% | 23.9% |
Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL |
Secondary | 1,123 | 14.9% | 25.3% |
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG |
Secondary | 1,054 | 13% | 25% |
Hertswood Academy
Borehamwood, WD6 5LG |
Secondary | 1,151 | 12% | 26.2% |
The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF |
Secondary | 1,038 | 13.2% | 23.3% |
Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD |
Secondary | 1,066 | 10.2% | 23.2% |
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Dudley, DY3 2JH |
Secondary | 1,063 | 15.3% | 26% |
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ |
Secondary | 1,003 | 12.9% | 24.9% |
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% |
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX |
Secondary | 1,085 | 14.8% | 28.8% |
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 |
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Challney High School for Girls
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,042 | Sign in to see | |
Spires Academy
Canterbury, CT2 0HD |
Secondary | 729 | ||
Oasis Academy Mayfield
Southampton, SO19 9NA |
Secondary | 904 | ||
New Rickstones Academy
Witham, CM8 2SD |
Secondary | 1,162 | ||
Ormiston Park Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 4RU |
Secondary | 729 | ||
Ark St Alban's Academy
Birmingham, B12 0YH |
Secondary | 875 | ||
Colchester Academy
Colchester, CO4 3JL |
Secondary | 921 | ||
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ |
Secondary | 1,058 | ||
The Vale Academy
Brigg, DN20 8AR |
Secondary | 742 | ||
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Hatfield, AL10 8NL |
Secondary | 949 | ||
Stockland Green School
Birmingham, B23 7JH |
Secondary | 754 | ||
St Michael's Catholic Academy
Billingham, TS23 3DX |
Secondary | 1,009 | ||
Oasis Academy Arena
London, SE25 4QL |
Secondary | 419 | ||
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS |
Secondary | 770 | ||
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
Croydon, CR0 2TB |
Secondary | 1,021 | ||
Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,089 | ||
The Newark Academy
Newark, NG24 3AL |
Secondary | 1,147 | ||
The Suthers School
Newark, NG24 3NH |
Secondary | 573 | ||
Trumpington Community College
Cambridge, CB2 9FD |
Secondary | 491 | ||
Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB |
Secondary | 1,051 | ||
Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR |
Secondary | 901 | ||
Yate Academy
Yate, BS37 4DX |
Secondary | 818 | ||
Katherine Warington School
Harpenden, AL5 5FH |
Secondary | 924 | ||
Leigh Academy Blackheath
London, SE3 8SY |
Secondary | 965 | ||
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY |
Secondary | 913 | ||
Prudhoe Community High School
Prudhoe, NE42 5LJ |
Secondary | 714 | ||
Paxman Academy
Colchester, CO2 9DB |
Secondary | 902 | ||
Bradfield School
Sheffield, S35 0AE |
Secondary | 1,081 | ||
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,236 |