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 25 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Radclyffe School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 1,472 | 10.4% | 39.6% | 
| Central Foundation Girls' School London, E3 2AE | Secondary | 1,541 | 12.5% | 45% | 
| Brentside High School London, W7 1JJ | Secondary | 1,590 | 15.2% | 41.9% | 
| Harlington School Hayes, UB3 1PB | Secondary | 1,368 | 13.6% | 40.6% | 
| Raynes Park High School London, SW20 0JL | Secondary | 1,194 | 26.7% | 38.1% | 
| St Bonaventure's RC School London, E7 9QD | Secondary | 1,348 | 11.2% | 36.9% | 
| St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall Willenhall, WV14 7BL | Secondary | 1,466 | 14.9% | 37% | 
| Broughton Hall Catholic High School Liverpool, L12 9HJ | Secondary | 1,217 | 17.4% | 31.2% | 
| Cowley International College St Helens, WA10 6PN | Secondary | 1,504 | 20.5% | 38.5% | 
| Thornleigh Salesian College Bolton, BL1 6PQ | Secondary | 1,579 | 15% | 27% | 
| Our Lady's RC High School Manchester, M9 0RP | Secondary | 1,054 | 16.6% | 43% | 
| Stockport School Stockport, SK2 6BW | Secondary | 1,350 | 19.9% | 29.8% | 
| Hyde High School Hyde, SK14 4SP | Secondary | 1,146 | 18.6% | 45.1% | 
| Bedford High School Leigh, WN7 2LU | Secondary | 1,101 | 18.4% | 37.3% | 
| The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College Wigan, WN1 1HQ | Secondary | 1,374 | 14.7% | 28.6% | 
| Lawnswood School Leeds, LS16 5AG | Secondary | 1,397 | 13.9% | 42.8% | 
| Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School Widnes, WA8 7DW | Secondary | 1,306 | 12.2% | 41.4% | 
| Cantell School Southampton, SO16 3GJ | Secondary | 1,289 | 22.1% | 43.3% | 
| Marriotts School Stevenage, SG2 8UT | Secondary | 1,410 | 22.6% | 28.9% | 
| Kingsford Community School London, E6 5JG | Secondary | 1,501 | 8.4% | 50.3% | 
| Jo Richardson Community School Dagenham, RM9 4UN | Secondary | 1,690 | 12.3% | 34.6% | 
| Ladybridge High School Bolton, BL3 4NG | Secondary | 1,123 | 12.3% | 33.5% | 
| Sir John Thursby Community College Burnley, BB10 2AT | Secondary | 1,118 | 11% | 38.7% | 
| Unity College Burnley, BB11 3DF | Secondary | 1,420 | 21.8% | 34.2% | 
| Dagenham Park CofE School Dagenham, RM10 9QH | Secondary | 1,459 | 18.2% | 38.1% | 
Building cost categories
We've chosen 28 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Radclyffe School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 1,472 | Sign in to see | |
| Thomas Tallis School London, SE3 9PX | Secondary | 2,075 | ||
| Deptford Green School London, SE14 6AN | Secondary | 882 | ||
| Greenford High School Southall, UB1 2GU | Secondary | 2,019 | ||
| Holte School Birmingham, B19 2EP | Secondary | 1,159 | ||
| Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School Liverpool, L12 9HZ | Secondary | 1,329 | ||
| Our Lady's RC High School Manchester, M9 0RP | Secondary | 1,054 | ||
| St Ambrose Barlow RC High School Manchester, M27 9QP | Secondary | 1,073 | ||
| Titus Salt School Bradford, BD17 5RH | Secondary | 1,436 | ||
| Lawnswood School Leeds, LS16 5AG | Secondary | 1,397 | ||
| Allerton High School Leeds, LS17 7AG | Secondary | 1,698 | ||
| Allerton Grange School Leeds, LS17 6SF | Secondary | 1,742 | ||
| Burnside College Wallsend, NE28 7LQ | Secondary | 959 | ||
| Boldon School Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ | Secondary | 1,066 | ||
| Culcheth High School Warrington, WA3 5HH | Secondary | 1,169 | ||
| Wilmslow High School Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ | Secondary | 2,212 | ||
| Sir John Hunt Community Sports College Plymouth, PL5 4AA | Secondary | 771 | ||
| St John's Catholic Comprehensive Gravesend, DA12 2JW | Secondary | 1,326 | ||
| Crown Hills Community College Leicester, LE5 5FT | Secondary | 1,497 | ||
| New College Leicester Leicester, LE3 6DN | Secondary | 1,025 | ||
| Kingsford Community School London, E6 5JG | Secondary | 1,501 | ||
| Highlands School London, N21 1QQ | Secondary | 1,652 | ||
| Jo Richardson Community School Dagenham, RM9 4UN | Secondary | 1,690 | ||
| Pendle Vale College Nelson, BB9 8LF | Secondary | 1,044 | ||
| Sir John Thursby Community College Burnley, BB10 2AT | Secondary | 1,118 | ||
| Unity College Burnley, BB11 3DF | Secondary | 1,420 | ||
| All Saints Catholic High School Knowsley, L33 8XF | Secondary | 1,112 | ||
| Dagenham Park CofE School Dagenham, RM10 9QH | Secondary | 1,459 | ||