Westhoughton High School

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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
Westhoughton High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,340 11.4% 22.9%
All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Dagenham, RM8 1JT
Secondary 1,354 14% 24.8%
St James' Catholic High School
London, NW9 5PE
Secondary 1,255 12.8% 27.7%
Valentines High School
Ilford, IG2 6HX
Secondary 1,331 9.3% 25%
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool, L7 6HQ
Secondary 1,156 16.2% 26.6%
Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ
Secondary 1,125 13.2% 21.9%
St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW
Secondary 1,052 12.1% 21.3%
Thornleigh Salesian College
Bolton, BL1 6PQ
Secondary 1,579 15% 27%
Saddleworth School
Oldham, OL3 5NU
Secondary 1,417 14.3% 22.1%
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL
Secondary 1,203 21.8% 23.9%
Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT
Secondary 1,282 18.1% 18%
Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR
Secondary 1,074 15.6% 23.6%
Golborne High School
Warrington, WA3 3EL
Secondary 1,147 14.8% 23.1%
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ
Secondary 1,374 14.7% 28.6%
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE
Secondary 1,563 12% 18.1%
Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND
Secondary 1,364 17.8% 20%
Garth Hill College
Bracknell, RG42 2AD
Secondary 1,474 13.6% 18.9%
Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP
Secondary 1,188 11.8% 24.9%
The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH
Secondary 1,430 18.7% 22.7%
Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Nantwich, CW5 5HD
Secondary 1,271 19.9% 24.1%
The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU
Secondary 1,482 11.7% 25.9%
Culcheth High School
Warrington, WA3 5HH
Secondary 1,169 15.8% 18.1%
Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY
Secondary 1,237 17.7% 16.3%
Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB
Secondary 1,334 12.1% 17.3%
Horndean Technology College
Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ
Secondary 1,272 16.7% 19.7%
Hornsea School and Language College
Hornsea, HU18 1DW
Secondary 1,257 11.6% 22.7%
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%
The Angmering School
Littlehampton, BN16 4HH
Secondary 1,345 19.1% 20.9%

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
Westhoughton High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,340 Sign in to see
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Helens, WA9 3HE
Secondary 877
Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL
Secondary 1,045
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX
Secondary 839
The Derby High School
Lancs, BL9 9NH
Secondary 953
Lostock High School
Manchester, M32 9PL
Secondary 525
Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB
Secondary 947
Stretford High School
Manchester, M32 0XA
Secondary 979
Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB
Secondary 878
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF
Secondary 1,202
The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW
Secondary 440
Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB
Secondary 469
Warblington School
Havant, PO9 2RR
Secondary 765
The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR
Secondary 1,242
Beverley High School
Beverley, HU17 9EX
Secondary 827
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN
Secondary 796
Our Lady's Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 3SQ
Secondary 902
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW
Secondary 853
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB
Secondary 761
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Secondary 822
Our Lady's Catholic College
Lancaster, LA1 2RX
Secondary 1,008
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS
Secondary 980
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU
Secondary 798
Baines School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8BE
Secondary 747
Bedale High School
Bedale, DL8 2EQ
Secondary 560
Whytrig Community Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 0BP
Secondary 327
Astley Community High School
Seaton Delaval, NE25 0BP
Secondary 627
Bourne Community College
Emsworth, PO10 8PJ
Secondary 729
North Huddersfield Trust School
Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ
Secondary 1,039
Lowton Church of England High School
Warrington, WA3 1DU
Secondary 819