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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Howden School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 699 | 14.5% | 19% |
Wellacre Technology Academy
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Secondary | 687 | 18.1% | 18.5% |
The Roseland Academy
Truro, TR2 5SE |
Secondary | 654 | 17.9% | 18.8% |
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 759 | 10.5% | 19.1% |
Henley In Arden School
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF |
Secondary | 699 | 17.7% | 17.9% |
Stanchester Academy
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG |
Secondary | 791 | 16.2% | 18.2% |
Sheringham High School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Secondary | 704 | 15.9% | 21.8% |
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU |
Secondary | 673 | 15% | 18.3% |
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
Harrow, HA3 5DY |
Secondary | 706 | 17.1% | 21% |
Skegness Grammar School
Skegness, PE25 2QS |
Secondary | 677 | 11.2% | 20.3% |
Castle Donington College
Derby, DE74 2LN |
Secondary | 659 | 13.4% | 18% |
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Redditch, B97 5AQ |
Secondary | 663 | 15.4% | 16.2% |
Hobart High School
Norwich, NR14 6JU |
Secondary | 674 | 11.4% | 19.3% |
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Crewe, CW2 8AE |
Secondary | 666 | 10.7% | 18.5% |
Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Chichester, PO20 3UE |
Secondary | 697 | 17% | 18.4% |
The Island Free School
Ventnor, PO38 1BG |
Secondary | 623 | 17.2% | 18.5% |
Broadstone Middle School
Broadstone, BH18 8AE |
Secondary | 670 | 17.2% | 18.2% |
Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD |
Secondary | 771 | 12.3% | 18.9% |
Christ's College, Guildford
Guildford, GU1 1JY |
Secondary | 713 | 17.4% | 21.3% |
Ealing Fields High School
London, W5 4EJ |
Secondary | 741 | 13.1% | 20.8% |
The Richmond upon Thames School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL |
Secondary | 741 | 15.4% | 18.4% |
North Cestrian School
Altrincham, WA14 4AJ |
Secondary | 780 | 14% | 17.3% |
The Royal Liberty School
Romford, RM2 6HJ |
Secondary | 749 | 14.7% | 19.1% |
Long Stratton High School
Norwich, NR15 2XR |
Secondary | 695 | 18.2% | 17.7% |
Claydon High School
Ipswich, IP6 0EG |
Secondary | 773 | 15.8% | 17.4% |
Broadland High Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR12 8QN |
Secondary | 761 | 15.5% | 17.5% |
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough, YO12 5LH |
Secondary | 589 | 14.6% | 18.9% |
Ferndown Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 9UP |
Secondary | 601 | 15.6% | 18.5% |
Middlewich High School
Middlewich, CW10 9BU |
Secondary | 703 | 16.4% | 19.2% |
Uplands Academy
Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ |
Secondary | 800 | 16.5% | 19.8% |
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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Howden School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 699 | Sign in to see | |
Oldfield School
Bath, BA1 9AB |
Secondary | 1,263 | ||
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES |
Secondary | 997 | ||
Kingsmead Academy
Taunton, TA4 2NE |
Secondary | 925 | ||
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Maidstone, ME16 8AH |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Sutton Coldfield, B73 5PT |
Secondary | 1,204 | ||
The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE |
Secondary | 1,418 | ||
Hanley Castle High School
Worcester, WR8 0BL |
Secondary | 1,087 | ||
Perins School
Alresford, SO24 9BS |
Secondary | 1,156 | ||
East Bergholt High School
Colchester, CO7 6RJ |
Secondary | 893 | ||
The Westwood Academy
Coventry, CV4 8DY |
Secondary | 918 | ||
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Beckenham, BR3 1QR |
Secondary | 1,083 | ||
Formby High School
Liverpool, L37 3HW |
Secondary | 1,102 | ||
The Rudheath Senior Academy
Northwich, CW9 7DT |
Secondary | 593 | ||
Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE |
Secondary | 752 | ||
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT |
Secondary | 1,181 | ||
Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL |
Secondary | 1,423 | ||
Waseley Hills High School
Birmingham, B45 9EL |
Secondary | 732 | ||
All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
Leeds City Academy
Leeds, LS6 2LG |
Secondary | 989 | ||
The Portsmouth Academy
Portsmouth, PO1 5PF |
Secondary | 1,217 | ||
John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB |
Secondary | 1,044 | ||
The Warren School
Romford, RM6 6SB |
Secondary | 1,323 | ||
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Bedlington, NE22 6ED |
Secondary | 1,108 | ||
Marshalls Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4EH |
Secondary | 1,185 | ||
Newland School for Girls
Hull, HU6 7RU |
Secondary | 699 | ||
Nether Stowe School
Lichfield, WS13 7NB |
Secondary | 765 | ||
Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN |
Secondary | 1,250 | ||
Rayner Stephens High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BL |
Secondary | 581 | ||
Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham, S65 4BP |
Secondary | 564 |