Calderstones School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 27 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
Calderstones School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,577 21.5% 20.4%
Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE
Secondary 1,313 22.6% 22%
Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN
Secondary 1,556 20% 19.7%
Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB
Secondary 1,477 18.5% 24.9%
Rutlish School
London, SW20 9AD
Secondary 1,491 21.2% 21.3%
Turton School
Bolton, BL7 9LT
Secondary 1,609 8.2% 19.7%
Thornleigh Salesian College
Bolton, BL1 6PQ
Secondary 1,579 15% 27%
Saddleworth School
Oldham, OL3 5NU
Secondary 1,417 14.3% 22.1%
Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT
Secondary 1,282 18.1% 18%
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Altrincham, WA15 8HT
Secondary 1,614 21.2% 12.4%
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE
Secondary 1,563 12% 18.1%
Titus Salt School
Bradford, BD17 5RH
Secondary 1,436 23.9% 24.8%
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE
Secondary 1,331 13.8% 17.2%
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG
Secondary 1,698 14.1% 19.6%
Allerton Grange School
Leeds, LS17 6SF
Secondary 1,742 14% 23.5%
Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND
Secondary 1,364 17.8% 20%
Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN
Secondary 1,754 18% 15%
The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU
Secondary 1,482 11.7% 25.9%
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT
Secondary 1,525 19.9% 17.9%
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG
Secondary 1,535 22.4% 16.7%
Varndean School
Brighton, BN1 6NP
Secondary 1,502 30.9% 20.4%
Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, BN1 6PZ
Secondary 1,634 16.9% 23.9%
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW
Secondary 1,326 14.2% 24.1%
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY
Secondary 1,557 13.5% 18.6%
Crown Hills Community College
Leicester, LE5 5FT
Secondary 1,497 13.6% 25.7%
Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH
Secondary 1,582 20.6% 20.1%
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ
Secondary 1,652 14.7% 16.1%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 27 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
Calderstones School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,577 Sign in to see
Acland Burghley School
London, NW5 1UJ
Secondary 1,223
Fortismere School
London, N10 1NE
Secondary 1,770
Raynes Park High School
London, SW20 0JL
Secondary 1,194
Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ
Secondary 1,436
Woodbridge High School
Woodford Green, IG8 7DQ
Secondary 2,004
Moseley School and Sixth Form
Birmingham, B13 9UU
Secondary 1,441
Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ
Secondary 1,125
Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN
Secondary 920
Turton School
Bolton, BL7 9LT
Secondary 1,609
Thornleigh Salesian College
Bolton, BL1 6PQ
Secondary 1,579
Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT
Secondary 1,282
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE
Secondary 1,563
Bingley Grammar School
Bingley, BD16 2RS
Secondary 1,969
Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Nantwich, CW5 5HD
Secondary 1,271
Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY
Secondary 1,237
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG
Secondary 1,535
The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX
Secondary 1,161
Varndean School
Brighton, BN1 6NP
Secondary 1,502
Blatchington Mill School
Hove, BN3 7BW
Secondary 1,637
Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR
Secondary 1,048
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Thirsk, YO7 1RZ
Secondary 1,019
Whitby School
Whitby, YO21 1LA
Secondary 1,041
King Edward VI School
Lichfield, WS14 9EE
Secondary 1,627
King Edward VI CEVC School
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH
Secondary 1,201
Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ
Secondary 1,303
Imberhorne School
East Grinstead, RH19 1QY
Secondary 1,575