Cowley International College

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Cowley International College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,504 20.5% 38.5%
Parliament Hill School
London, NW5 1RL
Secondary 1,230 16.8% 34.6%
Plumstead Manor School
London, SE18 1QF
Secondary 1,456 19.3% 35.8%
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
London, N16 9EX
Secondary 1,648 24.6% 34.7%
Central Foundation Girls' School
London, E3 2AE
Secondary 1,541 12.5% 45%
Villiers High School
Southall, UB1 3BT
Secondary 1,445 12.3% 34%
Brentside High School
London, W7 1JJ
Secondary 1,590 15.2% 41.9%
Harlington School
Hayes, UB3 1PB
Secondary 1,368 13.6% 40.6%
St Bonaventure's RC School
London, E7 9QD
Secondary 1,348 11.2% 36.9%
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
Willenhall, WV14 7BL
Secondary 1,466 14.9% 37%
Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HJ
Secondary 1,217 17.4% 31.2%
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HZ
Secondary 1,329 25.2% 28.9%
Thornleigh Salesian College
Bolton, BL1 6PQ
Secondary 1,579 15% 27%
The Radclyffe School
Oldham, OL9 0LS
Secondary 1,472 10.4% 39.6%
Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW
Secondary 1,350 19.9% 29.8%
Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP
Secondary 1,146 18.6% 45.1%
Bedford High School
Leigh, WN7 2LU
Secondary 1,101 18.4% 37.3%
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ
Secondary 1,374 14.7% 28.6%
Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG
Secondary 1,397 13.9% 42.8%
The Radcliffe School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5BT
Secondary 1,212 19.7% 36.4%
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Widnes, WA8 7DW
Secondary 1,306 12.2% 41.4%
Crestwood Community School
Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ
Secondary 1,489 24.9% 35.5%
Cantell School
Southampton, SO16 3GJ
Secondary 1,289 22.1% 43.3%
Northfleet School for Girls
Gravesend, DA11 8AQ
Secondary 1,305 16.7% 34.6%
Fullhurst Community College
Leicester, LE3 1AH
Secondary 1,513 19.5% 37.6%
Jo Richardson Community School
Dagenham, RM9 4UN
Secondary 1,690 12.3% 34.6%
Ladybridge High School
Bolton, BL3 4NG
Secondary 1,123 12.3% 33.5%
Sir John Thursby Community College
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Secondary 1,118 11% 38.7%
Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF
Secondary 1,420 21.8% 34.2%
Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH
Secondary 1,459 18.2% 38.1%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Cowley International College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,504 Sign in to see
Plumstead Manor School
London, SE18 1QF
Secondary 1,456
Morpeth School
London, E2 0PX
Secondary 1,513
Central Foundation Girls' School
London, E3 2AE
Secondary 1,541
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Barking, IG11 9AG
Secondary 2,341
The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Greenford, UB6 9AW
Secondary 1,994
Fortismere School
London, N10 1NE
Secondary 1,770
Woodbridge High School
Woodford Green, IG8 7DQ
Secondary 2,004
Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS
Secondary 1,577
Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN
Secondary 920
Thornleigh Salesian College
Bolton, BL1 6PQ
Secondary 1,579
Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT
Secondary 1,282
Wilmslow High School
Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ
Secondary 2,212
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG
Secondary 1,535
Lytchett Minster School
Poole, BH16 6JD
Secondary 1,590
Gillingham School
Gillingham, SP8 4QP
Secondary 1,670
Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, BN1 6PZ
Secondary 1,634
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Hove, BN3 6ND
Secondary 2,629
Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN
Secondary 1,780
Barnwell School
Stevenage, SG2 9SW
Secondary 1,315
Ashlyns School
Berkhamsted, HP4 3AH
Secondary 1,535
Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ
Secondary 728
Maidstone Grammar School
Maidstone, ME15 7BT
Secondary 1,416
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Thirsk, YO7 1RZ
Secondary 1,019
King James's School
Knaresborough, HG5 8EB
Secondary 1,524
St Bede's School
Redhill, RH1 2LQ
Secondary 1,952
Weald School, The
Billingshurst, RH14 9RY
Secondary 1,786
Sackville School
East Grinstead, RH19 3TY
Secondary 1,603
Park View School
London, N15 3QR
Secondary 1,044
Ladybridge High School
Bolton, BL3 4NG
Secondary 1,123