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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Pensby High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 915 | 20% | 25% |
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Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD |
Secondary | 1,028 | 20.7% | 26.1% |
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Walthamstow School for Girls
London, E17 9RZ |
Secondary | 896 | 16.2% | 25.9% |
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St Julie's Catholic High School
Liverpool, L25 7TN |
Secondary | 1,019 | 21.3% | 22.9% |
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Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ |
Secondary | 1,097 | 16.9% | 21.2% |
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Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL |
Secondary | 1,018 | 16.4% | 25.2% |
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Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 825 | 19.3% | 30.9% |
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St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW |
Secondary | 1,051 | 15.4% | 21.5% |
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The Elton High School
Bury, BL8 1RN |
Secondary | 1,019 | 19.5% | 21.8% |
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St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ |
Secondary | 915 | 21.6% | 21.5% |
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St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH |
Secondary | 832 | 13.3% | 25.9% |
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St Thomas More RC College
Manchester, M34 6AF |
Secondary | 799 | 16.2% | 26.5% |
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Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP |
Secondary | 974 | 26.1% | 28.9% |
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Golborne High School
Warrington, WA3 3EL |
Secondary | 1,145 | 18.4% | 25.2% |
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Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB |
Secondary | 878 | 16.5% | 25.4% |
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St Benedict's Catholic High School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Secondary | 990 | 18.8% | 29.3% |
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Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ |
Secondary | 941 | 16.6% | 26.9% |
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Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH |
Secondary | 992 | 20.3% | 28% |
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Dartford Science & Technology College
Dartford, DA1 2LY |
Secondary | 858 | 17.7% | 21.4% |
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Millfield School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG |
Secondary | 877 | 14.3% | 21.7% |
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Alder Grange School
Rossendale, BB4 8HW |
Secondary | 900 | 19.8% | 21.8% |
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Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 8QY |
Secondary | 813 | 11.7% | 24.4% |
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Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB |
Secondary | 774 | 13.2% | 22.8% |
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St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR |
Secondary | 1,053 | 17.8% | 21% |
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Leyland, PR25 1BS |
Secondary | 813 | 24.6% | 21.2% |
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Whitby School
Whitby, YO21 1LA |
Secondary | 975 | 19.5% | 26.4% |
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Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA |
Secondary | 772 | 17.8% | 20.6% |
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Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 915 | 23.4% | 30.2% |
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Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ |
Secondary | 966 | 16.9% | 27.8% |
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Lowton Church of England High School
Warrington, WA3 1DU |
Secondary | 814 | 19.9% | 29.6% |
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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Pensby High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 915 | Sign in to see | |
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Plumstead Manor School
London, SE18 1QF |
Secondary | 1,418 | ||
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Morpeth School
London, E2 0PX |
Secondary | 1,512 | ||
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Islip Manor High School
Northolt, UB5 4HP |
Secondary | 776 | ||
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Winchmore School
London, N21 3HS |
Secondary | 1,860 | ||
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Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ |
Secondary | 1,436 | ||
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Cowley International College
St Helens, WA10 6PN |
Secondary | 1,516 | ||
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Thornleigh Salesian College
Bolton, BL1 6PQ |
Secondary | 1,579 | ||
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Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT |
Secondary | 1,295 | ||
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The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU |
Secondary | 1,398 | ||
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Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Widnes, WA8 7DW |
Secondary | 1,340 | ||
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Northfield School and Sports College
Billingham, TS22 5EG |
Secondary | 1,522 | ||
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Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG |
Secondary | 1,520 | ||
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Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, BN1 6PZ |
Secondary | 1,635 | ||
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Longhill High School
Brighton, BN2 7FR |
Secondary | 641 | ||
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Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Hove, BN3 7BN |
Secondary | 945 | ||
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Calthorpe Park School
Fleet, GU51 5JA |
Secondary | 1,689 | ||
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Crestwood Community School
Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ |
Secondary | 1,478 | ||
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Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN |
Secondary | 1,737 | ||
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Barnwell School
Stevenage, SG2 9SW |
Secondary | 1,270 | ||
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Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ |
Secondary | 722 | ||
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Maidstone Grammar School
Maidstone, ME15 7BT |
Secondary | 1,443 | ||
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King James's School
Knaresborough, HG5 8EB |
Secondary | 1,556 | ||
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King Edward VI School
Lichfield, WS14 9EE |
Secondary | 1,611 | ||
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Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE |
Secondary | 1,610 | ||
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St Bede's School
Redhill, RH1 2LQ |
Secondary | 1,919 | ||
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Weald School, The
Billingshurst, RH14 9RY |
Secondary | 1,801 | ||
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The Angmering School
Littlehampton, BN16 4HH |
Secondary | 1,360 | ||
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Sackville School
East Grinstead, RH19 3TY |
Secondary | 1,529 | ||
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Park View School
London, N15 3QR |
Secondary | 992 | ||