Howden School

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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
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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