The Whitstable School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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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

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  • 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 Whitstable School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,113 15.9% 25.7%
Leigh Academy Longfield
Longfield, DA3 7PH
Secondary 987 18.1% 26%
Lift Richmond Park
London, SW14 8RG
Secondary 1,042 17.7% 26%
Saltash Community School
Saltash, PL12 4AY
Secondary 1,150 15% 27.2%
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,092 17.9% 27.8%
Lode Heath School
Solihull, B91 2HW
Secondary 1,155 15.8% 23.7%
Montsaye Academy
Kettering, NN14 6BB
Secondary 1,030 14.7% 25.5%
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX
Secondary 1,101 19.4% 25.8%
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW
Secondary 1,107 12.7% 24.5%
Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA
Secondary 1,170 16.4% 27.9%
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
Secondary 1,033 14.3% 26.8%
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA
Secondary 1,129 16.1% 26.7%
The Cowplain School
Waterlooville, PO8 8RY
Secondary 1,015 18.1% 27.8%
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB
Secondary 1,104 17.4% 24.3%
Hawkley Hall High School
Wigan, WN3 5NY
Secondary 1,164 16.9% 24.4%
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU
Secondary 1,110 16.9% 23.4%
Ratton School
Eastbourne, BN21 2XR
Secondary 1,197 19.7% 26.1%
Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL
Secondary 1,107 17.9% 27.6%
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Secondary 1,066 15.2% 27.1%
The Clarendon Academy
Trowbridge, BA14 0DJ
Secondary 1,109 15% 27.7%
Mark Rutherford School
Bedford, MK41 8PX
Secondary 1,182 18.2% 24.7%
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX
Secondary 1,125 15.3% 23.1%
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Dudley, DY3 2JH
Secondary 1,077 16.1% 27.2%
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Bedlington, NE22 6ED
Secondary 1,057 16.8% 27.7%
St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL
Secondary 1,072 12.9% 25%
Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY
Secondary 1,120 17.4% 28.1%
Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA
Secondary 1,149 13.7% 24.7%
Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY
Secondary 1,117 13.3% 25.9%
King Edward VII Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2QB
Secondary 1,181 13.6% 25.2%
Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA
Secondary 1,031 17.5% 26.4%