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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Lostock High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 525 | 23.2% | 35.4% |
Friern Barnet School
London, N11 3LS |
Secondary | 643 | 18.7% | 37.4% |
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Croydon, CR0 5JQ |
Secondary | 789 | 23.2% | 35.6% |
St Mary's Catholic High School
Croydon, CR9 2EE |
Secondary | 564 | 13.5% | 38.3% |
Thomas More Catholic School
Purley, CR8 2XP |
Secondary | 631 | 14.9% | 39.1% |
Wheelers Lane Technology College
Birmingham, B13 0SF |
Secondary | 668 | 25.6% | 37.2% |
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 839 | 17.2% | 30.1% |
Harrytown Catholic High School
Stockport, SK6 3BU |
Secondary | 804 | 18.6% | 30.8% |
Monkseaton High School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9EQ |
Secondary | 481 | 19.1% | 29.3% |
Ruskin Community High School
Crewe, CW2 7JT |
Secondary | 715 | 15.7% | 31.9% |
Netherhall School
Maryport, CA15 6NT |
Secondary | 876 | 26.3% | 37.4% |
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Carlisle, CA2 4NL |
Secondary | 696 | 33.6% | 33% |
The Vyne Community School
Basingstoke, RG21 5PB |
Secondary | 746 | 24.5% | 32% |
Warblington School
Havant, PO9 2RR |
Secondary | 765 | 23.4% | 31.7% |
Earl Mortimer College
Leominster, HR6 8JJ |
Secondary | 522 | 22.6% | 28.7% |
Fearnhill School
Letchworth, SG6 4BA |
Secondary | 602 | 16.1% | 35.4% |
Withernsea High School
Withernsea, HU19 2EQ |
Secondary | 731 | 24.6% | 40.2% |
Ashton Community Science College
Preston, PR2 1SL |
Secondary | 869 | 20.2% | 36.8% |
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Preston, PR1 6DT |
Secondary | 605 | 14.8% | 43.6% |
St Cecilia's RC High School
Preston, PR3 2XA |
Secondary | 573 | 9.1% | 29.6% |
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU |
Secondary | 798 | 11.6% | 32.3% |
Risedale School
Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BD |
Secondary | 545 | 26.7% | 33% |
Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR |
Secondary | 421 | 18.8% | 30.9% |
Seaton Sluice Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE26 4JS |
Secondary | 332 | 25% | 31.3% |
Whytrig Community Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 0BP |
Secondary | 327 | 24.5% | 34.3% |
Tweedmouth Community Middle School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2DJ |
Secondary | 337 | 23.4% | 33.2% |
James Calvert Spence College
Morpeth, NE65 0NG |
Secondary | 637 | 19.3% | 31% |
Astley Community High School
Seaton Delaval, NE25 0BP |
Secondary | 627 | 17.5% | 30.8% |
Norton Canes High School
Cannock, WS11 9SP |
Secondary | 442 | 26.2% | 32.3% |
All Hallows RC High School
Salford, M6 8AA |
Secondary | 739 | 24.7% | 38.9% |
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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Lostock High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 525 | Sign in to see | |
St Mary's Catholic High School
Croydon, CR9 2EE |
Secondary | 564 | ||
St Bonaventure's RC School
London, E7 9QD |
Secondary | 1,348 | ||
Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD |
Secondary | 1,030 | ||
Selly Park Girls' School
Birmingham, B29 7PH |
Secondary | 813 | ||
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Helens, WA9 3HE |
Secondary | 877 | ||
Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL |
Secondary | 1,045 | ||
Westhoughton High School
Bolton, BL5 3BZ |
Secondary | 1,340 | ||
The Derby High School
Lancs, BL9 9NH |
Secondary | 953 | ||
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 | ||
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
Humphry Davy School
Penzance, TR18 2TG |
Secondary | 771 | ||
The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW |
Secondary | 440 | ||
Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB |
Secondary | 469 | ||
New Mills School
High Peak, SK22 4NR |
Secondary | 681 | ||
Cove School
Farnborough, GU14 9RN |
Secondary | 1,013 | ||
Beverley High School
Beverley, HU17 9EX |
Secondary | 827 | ||
Penwortham Girls' High School
Preston, PR1 0SR |
Secondary | 800 | ||
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Preston, PR1 6DT |
Secondary | 605 | ||
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN |
Secondary | 796 | ||
Our Lady's Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 3SQ |
Secondary | 902 | ||
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 | ||
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU |
Secondary | 798 | ||
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA |
Secondary | 838 | ||
North Huddersfield Trust School
Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ |
Secondary | 1,039 | ||
Menorah High School for Girls
London, NW2 7BZ |
Secondary | 403 |