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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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |