The Hemel Hempstead 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
The Hemel Hempstead School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,316 14.4% 14.4%
Harris Academy Falconwood
Welling, DA16 2PE
Secondary 1,303 15.1% 16.2%
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET
Secondary 1,375 16.8% 14.9%
Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE
Secondary 1,327 17.3% 13.2%
The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ
Secondary 1,421 16.1% 15.4%
Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA
Secondary 1,413 13.3% 16.7%
Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ
Secondary 1,277 16.8% 14%
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,294 10.1% 14.3%
Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT
Secondary 1,300 13.2% 14.9%
The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ
Secondary 1,278 12% 13.2%
William Howard School
Brampton, CA8 1AR
Secondary 1,348 15.8% 16.2%
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,300 12.9% 12.8%
Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE
Secondary 1,355 13.9% 12.6%
Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW
Secondary 1,346 12.8% 14.5%
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD
Secondary 1,425 11.3% 13.9%
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA
Secondary 1,319 16.3% 16.4%
Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA
Secondary 1,330 14.6% 14.3%
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG
Secondary 1,350 13.4% 13.2%
Ralph Allen School
Bath, BA2 7AD
Secondary 1,382 15.6% 13.9%
Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL
Secondary 1,423 15% 14.7%
All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB
Secondary 1,238 14.3% 13.7%
Ruislip High School
Ruislip, HA4 0BY
Secondary 1,291 17.8% 14.7%
Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS
Secondary 1,329 14.6% 12.7%
Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
York, YO42 2LL
Secondary 1,267 16% 12.9%
Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX
Secondary 1,297 16.3% 15.7%
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ
Secondary 1,262 12.3% 15.3%
Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN
Secondary 1,250 18% 15.1%
The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB
Secondary 1,226 14.6% 14.4%
St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ
Secondary 1,317 14.7% 13.1%
Huish Episcopi Academy
LANGPORT, TA10 9SS
Secondary 1,345 12.4% 15.6%

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
The Hemel Hempstead School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,316 Sign in to see
Audenshaw School
Manchester, M34 5NB
Secondary 1,128
Urmston Grammar Academy
Manchester, M41 5UG
Secondary 1,101
Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD
Secondary 1,397
Coleridge Community College
Cambridge, CB1 3RJ
Secondary 573
Hodgson Academy
Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU
Secondary 1,116
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF
Secondary 855
Farmor's School
Fairford, GL7 4JQ
Secondary 1,035
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Tamworth, B79 8AH
Secondary 929
Mount Grace School
Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ
Secondary 508
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP
Secondary 1,348
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ
Secondary 886
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG
Secondary 1,230
Worthing High School
Worthing, BN14 7AR
Secondary 1,064
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX
Secondary 1,215
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3BE
Secondary 1,011
Wednesfield Academy
Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES
Secondary 1,067
Wombourne High School
Wolverhampton, WV5 8BJ
Secondary 1,081
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Dewsbury, WF13 4LL
Secondary 958
Upper Batley High School
Batley, WF17 0BJ
Secondary 801
The Brakenhale School
Bracknell, RG12 7BA
Secondary 1,149
Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB
Secondary 1,142
Ortu Hassenbrook Academy
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NS
Secondary 693
Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH
Secondary 956
Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB
Secondary 916
Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF
Secondary 947
Morecambe Bay Academy
Morecambe, LA4 5BG
Secondary 1,054
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Liverpool, L13 5UQ
Secondary 1,217
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
Secondary 1,334
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Rossendale, BB4 7BJ
Secondary 1,121