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 28 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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Colchester Royal Grammar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,060 | 7.7% | 3.6% |
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Colyton Grammar School
Colyton, EX24 6HN |
Secondary | 1,071 | 5.2% | 6.4% |
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Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 1SF |
Secondary | 997 | 7.4% | 6.3% |
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South Wilts Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 3JJ |
Secondary | 1,185 | 5.7% | 3.2% |
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Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW |
Secondary | 1,236 | 4.5% | 3.6% |
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Tonbridge Grammar School
Tonbridge, TN9 2JR |
Secondary | 1,164 | 5.4% | 2.2% |
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Reading School
Reading, RG1 5LW |
Secondary | 1,129 | 4.5% | 3.7% |
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Torquay Girls' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7DY |
Secondary | 1,021 | 6.6% | 5.4% |
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Faversham, ME13 7BQ |
Secondary | 1,101 | 5% | 6.8% |
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The Crypt School
Gloucester, GL2 5AE |
Secondary | 1,093 | 8.5% | 4.2% |
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King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 3SX |
Secondary | 1,138 | 3.2% | 1.7% |
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Denmark Road High School
Gloucester, GL1 3JN |
Secondary | 1,013 | 10.2% | 5.6% |
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Sutton Grammar School
Sutton, SM1 4AS |
Secondary | 1,043 | 7.1% | 1.2% |
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Stroud High School
Stroud, GL5 4HF |
Secondary | 1,106 | 4.8% | 3.3% |
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St Michael's Church of England High School
Chorley, PR7 1RS |
Secondary | 1,134 | 9.9% | 3.3% |
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Yavneh College
Borehamwood, WD6 1HL |
Secondary | 1,042 | 12% | 5% |
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Marling School
Stroud, GL5 4HE |
Secondary | 1,119 | 4.7% | 3.8% |
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Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA |
Secondary | 1,101 | 9% | 5.5% |
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Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD |
Secondary | 1,072 | 8.9% | 3.7% |
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Colchester County High School for Girls
Colchester, CO3 3US |
Secondary | 1,210 | 1.5% | 2.5% |
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Cranbrook School
Cranbrook, TN17 3JD |
Secondary | 918 | 1.5% | 3.9% |
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Presdales School
Ware, SG12 9NX |
Secondary | 1,166 | 6.4% | 8.4% |
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Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA |
Secondary | 1,141 | 12.9% | 8.5% |
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Gordon's School
Woking, GU24 9PT |
Secondary | 981 | 14.9% | 2.5% |
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Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN |
Secondary | 1,209 | 11.3% | 7.4% |
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The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG |
Secondary | 1,157 | 11.7% | 4.6% |
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St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ |
Secondary | 1,121 | 8.8% | 7.9% |
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Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Rossendale, BB4 7BJ |
Secondary | 1,056 | 8.7% | 5.5% |
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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Colchester Royal Grammar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,060 | Sign in to see | |
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Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR |
Secondary | 825 | ||
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Harris Academy Peckham
London, SE15 5DZ |
Secondary | 539 | ||
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Lift Greensward
Hockley, SS5 5HG |
Secondary | 1,614 | ||
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The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD |
Secondary | 1,500 | ||
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Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD |
Secondary | 1,439 | ||
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John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
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Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,246 | ||
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Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,550 | ||
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Sandringham School
St Albans, AL4 9NX |
Secondary | 1,817 | ||
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Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL |
Secondary | 1,528 | ||
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Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL |
Secondary | 1,465 | ||
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Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU |
Secondary | 1,464 | ||
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Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Winscombe, BS25 5QN |
Secondary | 1,547 | ||
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The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,573 | ||
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Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
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Alexandra Park School
London, N11 2AZ |
Secondary | 1,882 | ||
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Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Secondary | 1,496 | ||
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The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
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The Deepings School
Peterborough, PE6 8NF |
Secondary | 1,041 | ||
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Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL |
Secondary | 1,559 | ||
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Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL |
Secondary | 1,443 | ||
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Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH |
Secondary | 1,707 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7EQ |
Secondary | 1,191 | ||
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Richmond School & Sixth Form College
Richmond, DL10 7BQ |
Secondary | 1,290 | ||
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Bilton School
Rugby, CV22 7JT |
Secondary | 1,166 | ||
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Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Leicester, LE2 6FU |
Secondary | 1,152 | ||
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The John Roan School
London, SE3 7QR |
Secondary | 1,164 | ||
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Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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Eckington School
Sheffield, S21 4GN |
Secondary | 1,152 | ||