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