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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Parrenthorn High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,037 | 12% | 28.6% |
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Enfield County School for Girls
Enfield, EN2 6QG |
Secondary | 1,019 | 14.8% | 32.5% |
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St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls
London, N13 5TY |
Secondary | 1,021 | 6.4% | 28.4% |
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St Ignatius College
Enfield, EN1 4NP |
Secondary | 999 | 13.5% | 28.1% |
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Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool, L7 6HQ |
Secondary | 1,156 | 16.2% | 26.6% |
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Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HJ |
Secondary | 1,217 | 17.4% | 31.2% |
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Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ |
Secondary | 1,125 | 13.2% | 21.9% |
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Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL |
Secondary | 1,045 | 12.3% | 24.5% |
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Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 839 | 17.2% | 30.1% |
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Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN |
Secondary | 920 | 18.5% | 23.6% |
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St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW |
Secondary | 1,052 | 12.1% | 21.3% |
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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,073 | 22.7% | 27.4% |
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St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH |
Secondary | 827 | 14.4% | 24.4% |
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Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR |
Secondary | 1,074 | 15.6% | 23.6% |
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Golborne High School
Warrington, WA3 3EL |
Secondary | 1,147 | 14.8% | 23.1% |
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Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB |
Secondary | 878 | 16.5% | 23.6% |
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St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan, WN6 7RN |
Secondary | 995 | 18.7% | 32.1% |
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Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | 15.7% | 29.2% |
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Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Warrington, WA4 1RX |
Secondary | 855 | 18.6% | 29.8% |
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St Benedict's Catholic High School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Secondary | 992 | 17.2% | 27.8% |
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Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH |
Secondary | 998 | 17.8% | 26.8% |
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St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX |
Secondary | 1,150 | 13.7% | 27.1% |
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Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 8QY |
Secondary | 809 | 10.2% | 28.5% |
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Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Colne, BB8 8JT |
Secondary | 822 | 13% | 31.8% |
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Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
Fleetwood, FY7 8AY |
Secondary | 786 | 16.2% | 28% |
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Beaumont Leys School
Leicester, LE4 0FL |
Secondary | 1,071 | 16% | 31.6% |
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Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 | 20.8% | 28.8% |
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Ladybridge High School
Bolton, BL3 4NG |
Secondary | 1,123 | 12.3% | 33.5% |
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Pendle Vale College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Secondary | 1,044 | 14.3% | 32.8% |
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Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ |
Secondary | 966 | 15.2% | 25.6% |
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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Parrenthorn High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,037 | Sign in to see | |
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Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE |
Secondary | 1,313 | ||
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St James' Catholic High School
London, NW9 5PE |
Secondary | 1,255 | ||
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The Heathland School
Hounslow, TW4 5JD |
Secondary | 1,830 | ||
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King Solomon High School
Ilford, IG6 3HB |
Secondary | 872 | ||
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South Wirral High School
Wirral, CH62 8EH |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
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St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
Manchester, M20 6BX |
Secondary | 922 | ||
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Spen Valley High School
Liversedge, WF15 7LX |
Secondary | 963 | ||
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Hebburn Comprehensive School
Hebburn, NE31 2QU |
Secondary | 912 | ||
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Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
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The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD |
Secondary | 1,437 | ||
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The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,141 | ||
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Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD |
Secondary | 1,282 | ||
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Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
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Murray Park Community School
Derby, DE3 9LL |
Secondary | 1,211 | ||
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The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE |
Secondary | 1,131 | ||
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St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Poole, BH15 3HY |
Secondary | 1,059 | ||
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Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ |
Secondary | 1,005 | ||
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St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX |
Secondary | 1,150 | ||
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Withernsea High School
Withernsea, HU19 2EQ |
Secondary | 731 | ||
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Alder Grange School
Rossendale, BB4 8HW |
Secondary | 903 | ||
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Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 8QY |
Secondary | 809 | ||
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St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR |
Secondary | 1,043 | ||
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The Latimer Arts College
Kettering, NN15 6SW |
Secondary | 1,177 | ||
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Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP |
Secondary | 1,251 | ||
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Matravers School
Westbury, BA13 3QH |
Secondary | 926 | ||
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Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH |
Secondary | 1,582 | ||
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Hartford Church of England High School
Northwich, CW8 1LH |
Secondary | 1,072 | ||