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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Marple Hall School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,562 | 19.5% | 12.4% |
|
Fortismere School
London, N10 1NE |
Secondary | 1,770 | 21.8% | 11.3% |
|
Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ |
Secondary | 1,436 | 18.5% | 17.2% |
|
Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS |
Secondary | 1,577 | 21.5% | 20.4% |
|
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Altrincham, WA15 8HT |
Secondary | 1,614 | 21.2% | 12.4% |
|
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE |
Secondary | 1,563 | 12% | 18.1% |
|
Guiseley School
Leeds, LS20 8DT |
Secondary | 1,427 | 18.9% | 10.7% |
|
Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY |
Secondary | 1,680 | 17.1% | 16.9% |
|
Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN |
Secondary | 1,754 | 18% | 15% |
|
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT |
Secondary | 1,525 | 19.9% | 17.9% |
|
Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston, LA12 0EB |
Secondary | 1,337 | 19.2% | 12% |
|
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG |
Secondary | 1,535 | 22.4% | 16.7% |
|
Lytchett Minster School
Poole, BH16 6JD |
Secondary | 1,590 | 15.8% | 14.9% |
|
Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ |
Secondary | 1,602 | 14.2% | 13.2% |
|
Beauchamps High School
Wickford, SS11 8LY |
Secondary | 1,471 | 15.3% | 11.4% |
|
Calthorpe Park School
Fleet, GU51 5JA |
Secondary | 1,645 | 12% | 10.3% |
|
The Nobel School
Stevenage, SG2 0HS |
Secondary | 1,490 | 21.4% | 17.4% |
|
Ashlyns School
Berkhamsted, HP4 3AH |
Secondary | 1,535 | 16.9% | 10.2% |
|
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY |
Secondary | 1,557 | 13.5% | 18.6% |
|
Huntington School
York, YO32 9WT |
Secondary | 1,465 | 16.5% | 14.1% |
|
King James's School
Knaresborough, HG5 8EB |
Secondary | 1,524 | 17.9% | 15.8% |
|
King Edward VI School
Lichfield, WS14 9EE |
Secondary | 1,627 | 12.2% | 10.1% |
|
Thurston Community College
Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3PB |
Secondary | 1,486 | 14.7% | 16.4% |
|
Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL |
Secondary | 1,710 | 15.3% | 15.4% |
|
Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE |
Secondary | 1,600 | 15.8% | 15.4% |
|
Tanbridge House School
Horsham, RH12 1SR |
Secondary | 1,525 | 27.2% | 9.8% |
|
Imberhorne School
East Grinstead, RH19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,575 | 18.1% | 9.9% |
|
Sackville School
East Grinstead, RH19 3TY |
Secondary | 1,603 | 25.1% | 11.8% |
|
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ |
Secondary | 1,652 | 14.7% | 16.1% |
|
Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW |
Secondary | 1,479 | 19.3% | 12.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Marple Hall School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,562 | Sign in to see | |
|
Acland Burghley School
London, NW5 1UJ |
Secondary | 1,223 | ||
|
Islip Manor High School
Northolt, UB5 4HP |
Secondary | 861 | ||
|
Winchmore School
London, N21 3HS |
Secondary | 1,790 | ||
|
Chace Community School
Enfield, EN1 3HQ |
Secondary | 968 | ||
|
Raynes Park High School
London, SW20 0JL |
Secondary | 1,194 | ||
|
Plashet School
London, E6 1DG |
Secondary | 1,488 | ||
|
Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ |
Secondary | 1,436 | ||
|
Holy Family Catholic School
London, E17 3EA |
Secondary | 1,214 | ||
|
Hodge Hill College
Birmingham, B36 8HB |
Secondary | 1,215 | ||
|
Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
|
Turton School
Bolton, BL7 9LT |
Secondary | 1,609 | ||
|
Thornleigh Salesian College
Bolton, BL1 6PQ |
Secondary | 1,579 | ||
|
Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT |
Secondary | 1,282 | ||
|
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE |
Secondary | 1,563 | ||
|
Churchill Community College
Wallsend, NE28 7TN |
Secondary | 922 | ||
|
Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Nantwich, CW5 5HD |
Secondary | 1,271 | ||
|
Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN |
Secondary | 1,754 | ||
|
The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU |
Secondary | 1,482 | ||
|
Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
|
Redruth School
Redruth, TR15 1TA |
Secondary | 1,466 | ||
|
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG |
Secondary | 1,535 | ||
|
Longhill High School
Brighton, BN2 7FR |
Secondary | 727 | ||
|
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Hove, BN3 7BN |
Secondary | 953 | ||
|
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
|
Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ |
Secondary | 728 | ||
|
Aylsham High School
Norwich, NR11 6AN |
Secondary | 1,519 | ||
|
Whitby School
Whitby, YO21 1LA |
Secondary | 1,041 | ||
|
King Edward VI School
Lichfield, WS14 9EE |
Secondary | 1,627 | ||
|
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL |
Secondary | 1,471 | ||