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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Reading Girls' School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 905 | 23.5% | 28.2% |
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North Oxfordshire Academy
Banbury, OX16 0UD |
Secondary | 1,024 | 19% | 28.3% |
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Oasis Academy Coulsdon
Croydon, CR5 1ES |
Secondary | 936 | 24.7% | 27.4% |
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Skinners' Kent Academy
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4PY |
Secondary | 1,036 | 27.4% | 26.9% |
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King's Lynn Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 4QG |
Secondary | 953 | 21.5% | 28.4% |
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Sunbury Manor School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LF |
Secondary | 944 | 20.7% | 29% |
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Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN41 2WS |
Secondary | 933 | 23% | 32.1% |
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Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT |
Secondary | 874 | 21% | 25.7% |
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The Dorcan Academy
Swindon, SN3 5DA |
Secondary | 889 | 24.8% | 30.3% |
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The Thomas Lord Audley School
Colchester, CO2 8NJ |
Secondary | 924 | 20% | 30.4% |
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The Cowplain School
Waterlooville, PO8 8RY |
Secondary | 1,015 | 18.1% | 27.8% |
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Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY |
Secondary | 832 | 19.6% | 31.5% |
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Isca Academy
Exeter, EX2 6AP |
Secondary | 916 | 18.5% | 27% |
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Fareham Academy
Fareham, PO14 1JJ |
Secondary | 885 | 27.9% | 27.8% |
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Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB |
Secondary | 882 | 18.3% | 27% |
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Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER |
Secondary | 864 | 20.5% | 25.9% |
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Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading, RG1 5SL |
Secondary | 889 | 21.1% | 27.9% |
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The Bishop David Brown School
Woking, GU21 5RF |
Secondary | 806 | 22.2% | 27.2% |
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Swinton Academy
Mexborough, S64 8JW |
Secondary | 1,001 | 22.1% | 30.3% |
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de Stafford School
Caterham, CR3 5YX |
Secondary | 816 | 28.7% | 26.4% |
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The Lenham School
Maidstone, ME17 2LL |
Secondary | 827 | 21.8% | 28.8% |
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The Totteridge Academy
London, N20 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,005 | 24.6% | 28.8% |
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Brannel School
St Austell, PL26 7RN |
Secondary | 932 | 20.8% | 30.3% |
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Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF |
Secondary | 929 | 27.2% | 30.6% |
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Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ |
Secondary | 840 | 23% | 27.3% |
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Dawlish College
Dawlish, EX7 0BY |
Secondary | 777 | 24.2% | 28.5% |
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Trinity Academy Bradford
Bradford, BD13 2AS |
Secondary | 930 | 22.9% | 25.8% |
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The Mandeville School
Aylesbury, HP21 8ES |
Secondary | 998 | 21.7% | 27.2% |
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King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Birmingham, B30 1DY |
Secondary | 825 | 22% | 29.2% |
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Greenacre School
Chatham, ME5 0LP |
Secondary | 862 | 17.2% | 27.3% |
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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Reading Girls' School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 905 | Sign in to see | |
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Leigh Academy Longfield
Longfield, DA3 7PH |
Secondary | 987 | ||
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Lift Maltings
Witham, CM8 1EP |
Secondary | 842 | ||
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Essa Academy
Bolton, BL3 3HH |
Secondary | 1,079 | ||
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Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, WR3 8HN |
Secondary | 1,093 | ||
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Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Dartford, DA1 4RS |
Secondary | 1,081 | ||
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E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Birmingham, B44 0HF |
Secondary | 1,121 | ||
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Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD |
Secondary | 1,248 | ||
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The Victory Academy
Chatham, ME4 5JB |
Secondary | 1,224 | ||
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North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY |
Secondary | 821 | ||
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Langley Grammar School
Langley, SL3 7QS |
Secondary | 1,274 | ||
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Lift Ryde
Ryde, PO33 3LN |
Secondary | 1,431 | ||
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Ash Hill Academy
DONCASTER, DN7 6JH |
Secondary | 826 | ||
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Northwood School
Northwood, HA6 1QN |
Secondary | 1,031 | ||
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Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD |
Secondary | 991 | ||
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Chantry Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9LR |
Secondary | 984 | ||
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Kings Langley School
Kings Langley, WD4 9HN |
Secondary | 1,104 | ||
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Lift Kingsley
Hounslow, TW3 1AX |
Secondary | 981 | ||
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The Ruth Gorse Academy
Leeds, LS10 1HW |
Secondary | 1,276 | ||
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Marylebone Boys' School
London, W2 1QZ |
Secondary | 635 | ||
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Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,167 | ||
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The Prescot School
Liverpool, L34 3NB |
Secondary | 922 | ||
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Ormiston SWB Academy
Bilston, WV14 0LN |
Secondary | 1,177 | ||
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Ercall Wood Academy
Telford, TF1 2DT |
Secondary | 937 | ||
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Oasis Academy Leesbrook
Oldham, OL4 5JE |
Secondary | 1,257 | ||
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Wilsthorpe School
Nottingham, NG10 4WT |
Secondary | 1,231 | ||
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Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH |
Secondary | 1,123 | ||
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Farringdon Community Academy
Sunderland, SR3 3EL |
Secondary | 682 | ||
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Cardinal Pole Catholic School
London, E9 6LG |
Secondary | 1,057 | ||
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The Telford Park School
Telford, TF3 1FA |
Secondary | 681 | ||