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