The Friary School
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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The Friary School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,232 | 10.3% | 15.4% |
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Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA |
Secondary | 1,187 | 11.7% | 14.7% |
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Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD |
Secondary | 1,177 | 10.7% | 15.3% |
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The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF |
Secondary | 1,179 | 13.4% | 14.2% |
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Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,254 | 7.8% | 14.1% |
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Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL |
Secondary | 1,317 | 9.4% | 16.2% |
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Congleton High School
Congleton, CW12 4NS |
Secondary | 1,270 | 9.6% | 12.6% |
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Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood, WS7 3QW |
Secondary | 1,130 | 13.5% | 14.1% |
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Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY |
Secondary | 1,122 | 9.4% | 15.7% |
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The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX |
Secondary | 1,237 | 12.5% | 19% |
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Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,294 | 10.1% | 14.3% |
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King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT |
Secondary | 1,301 | 6.8% | 16.2% |
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Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT |
Secondary | 1,300 | 13.2% | 14.9% |
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The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ |
Secondary | 1,278 | 12% | 13.2% |
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Chelmer Valley High School
Chelmsford, CM1 7ER |
Secondary | 1,146 | 8.6% | 15.9% |
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The Becket School
West Bridgford, NG2 7QY |
Secondary | 1,186 | 6.8% | 14.2% |
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John Ferneley College
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH |
Secondary | 1,182 | 10.3% | 15.5% |
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Cox Green School
Maidenhead, SL6 3AX |
Secondary | 1,204 | 13% | 16.4% |
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Hungerhill School
Doncaster, DN3 2JY |
Secondary | 1,177 | 12.2% | 16% |
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Sacred Heart High School
London, W6 7DG |
Secondary | 1,136 | 12.3% | 14.6% |
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St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN |
Secondary | 1,321 | 9.3% | 17.3% |
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St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
Durham, DH7 0RD |
Secondary | 1,315 | 6.8% | 16% |
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De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Secondary | 1,300 | 9.7% | 13.6% |
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All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB |
Secondary | 1,238 | 14.3% | 13.7% |
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Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD |
Secondary | 1,238 | 10.5% | 13.9% |
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Chew Valley School
Bristol, BS40 8QB |
Secondary | 1,205 | 11.5% | 14.7% |
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John Taylor Free School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA |
Secondary | 1,258 | 13.4% | 16.8% |
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English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ |
Secondary | 1,148 | 11.8% | 14.5% |
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Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ |
Secondary | 1,262 | 12.3% | 15.3% |
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The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB |
Secondary | 1,226 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
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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The Friary School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,232 | Sign in to see | |
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Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE |
Secondary | 1,089 | ||
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St Michael's Church of England High School
Chorley, PR7 1RS |
Secondary | 1,139 | ||
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Bury St Edmunds County High School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF |
Secondary | 855 | ||
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St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow, CM18 6AA |
Secondary | 1,067 | ||
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The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB |
Secondary | 1,158 | ||
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Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ |
Secondary | 1,096 | ||
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Moseley Park
Bilston, WV14 6LU |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
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De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Secondary | 1,300 | ||
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Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH |
Secondary | 1,460 | ||
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Ratton School
Eastbourne, BN21 2XR |
Secondary | 1,177 | ||
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The Robert Napier School
Gillingham, ME7 2LX |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
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The New Forest Academy
Southampton, SO45 2PA |
Secondary | 564 | ||
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Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Walsall, WS1 2ND |
Secondary | 936 | ||
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Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL |
Secondary | 1,123 | ||
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Skegness Grammar School
Skegness, PE25 2QS |
Secondary | 677 | ||
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Four Dwellings Academy
Birmingham, B32 1RJ |
Secondary | 562 | ||
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St Thomas More Catholic School
London, N22 5HN |
Secondary | 1,273 | ||
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The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF |
Secondary | 1,038 | ||
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The Forest School
Wokingham, RG41 5NE |
Secondary | 792 | ||
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Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN |
Secondary | 1,218 | ||
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Saltley Academy
Birmingham, B9 5RX |
Secondary | 1,356 | ||
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St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX |
Secondary | 1,072 | ||
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The Burgess Hill Academy
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA |
Secondary | 1,082 | ||
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Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD |
Secondary | 771 | ||
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Cecil Jones Academy
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU |
Secondary | 971 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ |
Secondary | 1,153 | ||
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The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA |
Secondary | 521 | ||
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Wellfield School
Wingate, TS28 5AX |
Secondary | 912 | ||
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Dover Christ Church Academy
Dover, CT16 2EG |
Secondary | 817 | ||