The Highfield 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 Highfield School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 979 | 29% | 24.9% |
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Oasis Academy Coulsdon
Croydon, CR5 1ES |
Secondary | 936 | 24.7% | 27.4% |
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Skinners' Kent Academy
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4PY |
Secondary | 1,036 | 27.4% | 26.9% |
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Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, WR3 8HN |
Secondary | 1,093 | 26.2% | 25.6% |
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King's Lynn Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 4QG |
Secondary | 953 | 21.5% | 28.4% |
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Somervale Secondary School
Radstock, BA3 2JD |
Secondary | 795 | 31.1% | 22.8% |
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Clyst Vale Community College
Exeter, EX5 3AJ |
Secondary | 937 | 23.2% | 21.7% |
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Westfield Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3DB |
Secondary | 1,027 | 27.5% | 21.4% |
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Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
Isleworth, TW7 6XF |
Secondary | 1,097 | 27.4% | 22% |
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Long Field Spencer Academy
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN |
Secondary | 935 | 26.4% | 22.1% |
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Tabor Academy
Braintree, CM7 5XP |
Secondary | 969 | 25.6% | 23.5% |
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The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3BE |
Secondary | 987 | 21.2% | 21.4% |
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Fareham Academy
Fareham, PO14 1JJ |
Secondary | 885 | 27.9% | 27.8% |
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Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
London, SW18 5JR |
Secondary | 1,106 | 24.9% | 26.8% |
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Hoe Valley School
Woking, GU22 0NH |
Secondary | 856 | 24.4% | 22.9% |
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Marshland High School
Wisbech, PE14 7HA |
Secondary | 811 | 26% | 24.9% |
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St James School
Exeter, EX4 8NN |
Secondary | 996 | 29.4% | 25% |
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Rugby Free Secondary School
Rugby, CV22 5PE |
Secondary | 1,113 | 26.6% | 26.2% |
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de Stafford School
Caterham, CR3 5YX |
Secondary | 816 | 28.7% | 26.4% |
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Carrington School
Redhill, RH1 4AD |
Secondary | 1,018 | 29.8% | 27.3% |
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The Totteridge Academy
London, N20 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,005 | 24.6% | 28.8% |
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Reading Girls' School
Reading, RG2 7PY |
Secondary | 905 | 23.5% | 28.2% |
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Ercall Wood Academy
Telford, TF1 2DT |
Secondary | 937 | 23.3% | 24% |
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Leigh Academy Blackheath
London, SE3 8SY |
Secondary | 1,038 | 21.6% | 26.1% |
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Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF |
Secondary | 929 | 27.2% | 30.6% |
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Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE |
Secondary | 835 | 25.2% | 22.4% |
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Trinity Academy Bradford
Bradford, BD13 2AS |
Secondary | 930 | 22.9% | 25.8% |
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The Mandeville School
Aylesbury, HP21 8ES |
Secondary | 998 | 21.7% | 27.2% |
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Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU |
Secondary | 909 | 22.2% | 23% |
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St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L25 6EG |
Secondary | 1,026 | 23% | 26.3% |
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 Highfield School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 979 | Sign in to see | |
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Oasis Academy John Williams
Bristol, BS14 9BU |
Secondary | 863 | ||
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All Saints Academy Dunstable
Dunstable, LU5 5AB |
Secondary | 564 | ||
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Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF |
Secondary | 937 | ||
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Colchester Academy
Colchester, CO4 3JL |
Secondary | 901 | ||
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Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP |
Secondary | 1,006 | ||
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Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ |
Secondary | 1,036 | ||
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Harris Academy Beckenham
Beckenham, BR3 3SJ |
Secondary | 1,265 | ||
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Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Hatfield, AL10 8NL |
Secondary | 942 | ||
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Lift Greenwood
Birmingham, B35 7NL |
Secondary | 950 | ||
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Melior Community Academy
Scunthorpe, DN17 1HA |
Secondary | 817 | ||
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Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
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The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS |
Secondary | 731 | ||
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Aureus School
Didcot, OX11 6FF |
Secondary | 485 | ||
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Fairfield High School
Bristol, BS7 9NL |
Secondary | 1,083 | ||
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The WREN School
Reading, RG30 2BB |
Secondary | 979 | ||
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Charlton School
Telford, TF1 3FA |
Secondary | 1,242 | ||
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Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,082 | ||
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Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,117 | ||
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Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF |
Secondary | 1,192 | ||
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Katherine Warington School
Harpenden, AL5 5FH |
Secondary | 1,017 | ||
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Yewlands Academy
Sheffield, S35 8NN |
Secondary | 919 | ||
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Dixons Cottingley Academy
Bingley, BD16 1TZ |
Secondary | 867 | ||
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Farnborough Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8JW |
Secondary | 999 | ||
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Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE |
Secondary | 1,000 | ||
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Pix Brook Academy
Stotfold, SG5 4HB |
Secondary | 865 | ||
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Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD |
Secondary | 891 | ||
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Gloucester Academy
Gloucester, GL4 6RN |
Secondary | 939 | ||
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Mark Hall Academy
Harlow, CM17 9LR |
Secondary | 851 | ||
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The Deanery CofE Academy
Swindon, SN1 7DA |
Secondary | 768 | ||