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 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |