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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Wordsley School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 938 | 19.3% | 35.5% |
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Croydon, CR0 5JQ |
Secondary | 789 | 23.2% | 35.6% |
Northolt High School
Northolt, UB5 4HP |
Secondary | 861 | 17.3% | 31.2% |
Enfield County School for Girls
Enfield, EN2 6QG |
Secondary | 1,019 | 14.8% | 32.5% |
Chace Community School
Enfield, EN1 3HQ |
Secondary | 968 | 18.5% | 39.1% |
Caterham High School
Ilford, IG5 0QW |
Secondary | 993 | 15.9% | 37.5% |
Willowfield School
London, E17 6ND |
Secondary | 1,005 | 24.3% | 31.5% |
Kelmscott School
London, E17 8DN |
Secondary | 1,097 | 18% | 34.4% |
St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL |
Secondary | 1,047 | 21.9% | 29.1% |
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Birmingham, B44 9SR |
Secondary | 782 | 16.7% | 41.6% |
The Mosslands School
Wallasey, CH45 8PJ |
Secondary | 903 | 23.9% | 38.1% |
The Derby High School
Lancs, BL9 9NH |
Secondary | 953 | 20% | 34.7% |
The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
Manchester, M20 6BX |
Secondary | 922 | 15.6% | 38.8% |
Bedford High School
Leigh, WN7 2LU |
Secondary | 1,101 | 18.4% | 37.3% |
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan, WN6 7RN |
Secondary | 995 | 18.7% | 32.1% |
Spen Valley High School
Liversedge, WF15 7LX |
Secondary | 963 | 23% | 31.9% |
All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT |
Secondary | 901 | 20.2% | 31.1% |
Burnside College
Wallsend, NE28 7LQ |
Secondary | 959 | 15.6% | 35.8% |
Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,027 | 22.4% | 34.7% |
Netherhall School
Maryport, CA15 6NT |
Secondary | 876 | 26.3% | 37.4% |
St Cuthbert Mayne School
Torquay, TQ1 4RN |
Secondary | 993 | 15.6% | 38.8% |
Belmont Community School
Durham, DH1 2AG |
Secondary | 847 | 15.6% | 33.4% |
Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR |
Secondary | 1,048 | 18.9% | 35.1% |
Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG |
Secondary | 967 | 25.3% | 33.1% |
Ashton Community Science College
Preston, PR2 1SL |
Secondary | 869 | 20.2% | 36.8% |
Our Lady's Catholic College
Lancaster, LA1 2RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | 25.8% | 37.4% |
Robert Blake School
Bridgwater, TA6 6AW |
Secondary | 1,042 | 19.4% | 33.8% |
Abbot Beyne School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0JL |
Secondary | 828 | 19.6% | 29.2% |
The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College
Rugby, CV21 1EH |
Secondary | 1,117 | 16.8% | 34.3% |
Pendle Vale College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Secondary | 1,044 | 14.3% | 32.8% |
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 Wordsley School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 938 | Sign in to see | |
The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Birmingham, B14 7EG |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN |
Secondary | 1,143 | ||
Colton Hills Community School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5DG |
Secondary | 1,131 | ||
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 839 | ||
Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR |
Secondary | 1,074 | ||
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
Norham High School
North Shields, NE29 7BU |
Secondary | 456 | ||
George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA |
Secondary | 1,160 | ||
Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH |
Secondary | 829 | ||
Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB |
Secondary | 1,334 | ||
Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | ||
The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 856 | ||
Townsend Church of England School
St Albans, AL3 6DR |
Secondary | 756 | ||
Hornsea School and Language College
Hornsea, HU18 1DW |
Secondary | 1,257 | ||
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,120 | ||
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury, CT4 7AS |
Secondary | 1,226 | ||
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW |
Secondary | 853 | ||
Our Lady's Catholic College
Lancaster, LA1 2RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
Baines School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8BE |
Secondary | 747 | ||
Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR |
Secondary | 421 | ||
Stafford Manor High School
Stafford, ST17 9DJ |
Secondary | 450 | ||
Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL |
Secondary | 1,710 | ||
The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 742 | ||
Arts and Media School Islington
London, N4 3LS |
Secondary | 596 | ||
Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ |
Secondary | 966 |