Merstham Park School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Merstham Park School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 669 19.2% 27.7%
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EE
Secondary 713 17% 26.6%
Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ
Secondary 682 18.1% 29.1%
Caistor Yarborough Academy
Market Rasen, LN7 6QZ
Secondary 611 20.5% 25.7%
Kingstone High School
Hereford, HR2 9HJ
Secondary 595 21.5% 26.7%
Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon, HG4 2DE
Secondary 662 17.4% 27.5%
Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY
Secondary 723 20.9% 28.4%
Waseley Hills High School
Birmingham, B45 9EL
Secondary 743 20.8% 27.1%
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ
Secondary 685 19.2% 30.3%
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield, WF2 6EQ
Secondary 763 19.1% 26.5%
St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Bromsgrove, B61 7DH
Secondary 677 18.5% 26%
The Hathaway Academy
Grays, RM17 5LL
Secondary 609 18.8% 28.6%
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Winslow, MK18 3GH
Secondary 632 19.8% 24.1%
Jubilee High School
Addlestone, KT15 1TE
Secondary 667 20% 25%
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS
Secondary 731 21.5% 27.6%
Alde Valley Academy
Leiston, IP16 4BG
Secondary 674 20.6% 30%
Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ
Secondary 605 20.1% 26.7%
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Redcar, TS10 1PJ
Secondary 744 18.6% 29.6%
The Bishop David Brown School
Woking, GU21 5RF
Secondary 806 22.2% 27.2%
Christ's College, Guildford
Guildford, GU1 1JY
Secondary 669 21.6% 24.1%
West Craven High School
Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB
Secondary 593 19.8% 27.7%
Sir James Smith's School
Camelford, PL32 9UJ
Secondary 605 19.5% 27.9%
Greyfriars Catholic School
Oxford, OX4 3DR
Secondary 673 14.2% 25.4%
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
Bradford, BD8 9AR
Secondary 599 18.9% 28.9%
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Runcorn, WA7 1QU
Secondary 599 17.2% 26.7%
Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS
Secondary 710 18.2% 29.6%
Maritime Academy
Rochester, ME2 4YG
Secondary 564 21.9% 29.9%
Houstone School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Secondary 658 15.8% 27.5%
Carisbrooke College
Newport, PO30 5QU
Secondary 598 23.2% 24.9%
The Macclesfield Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
Secondary 639 22.9% 27.5%

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
Merstham Park School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 669 Sign in to see
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA
Secondary 762
Burnham Grammar School
Slough, SL1 7HG
Secondary 1,271
Tarleton Academy
Preston, PR4 6AQ
Secondary 676
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Birmingham, B20 2HL
Secondary 1,065
Meopham School
Gravesend, DA13 0AH
Secondary 961
King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN
Secondary 905
Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB
Secondary 882
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading, RG1 5SL
Secondary 889
Hoe Valley School
Woking, GU22 0NH
Secondary 856
Heathside Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2JP
Secondary 484
Deer Park School
Southampton, SO30 2HT
Secondary 698
North Brent School
London, NW10 2UF
Secondary 309
Putteridge High School
Luton, LU2 8HJ
Secondary 1,195
Lordswood Boys' School
Birmingham, B17 8BJ
Secondary 656
Castle View Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 4QP
Secondary 732
Bolder Academy
Isleworth, TW7 5DB
Secondary 955
Belvidere School
Shrewsbury, SY2 5RJ
Secondary 841
The Whitehaven Academy
Whitehaven, CA28 8TY
Secondary 816
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Bolton, BL3 3HL
Secondary 900
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
Birmingham, B10 9HH
Secondary 616
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
Bradford, BD8 9AR
Secondary 599
Orsett Heath Academy
Grays, RM16 4DG
Secondary 566
Thames Park Secondary School
Grays, RM17 5FP
Secondary 743
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Barnsley, S70 6FP
Secondary 717
The High School Leckhampton
Cheltenham, GL51 3FS
Secondary 578
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX
Secondary 828
Houstone School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Secondary 658
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
Oldham, OL9 6BP
Secondary 720
Windsor Olympus Academy
Birmingham, B18 4LX
Secondary 359