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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Sale High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,074 | 15.6% | 23.6% |
The Camden School for Girls
London, NW5 2DB |
Secondary | 1,076 | 16.7% | 20.4% |
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | 18.9% | 26.3% |
Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD |
Secondary | 1,030 | 19.7% | 25.6% |
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
Walsall, WS9 0RN |
Secondary | 1,117 | 13.7% | 21.3% |
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool, L7 6HQ |
Secondary | 1,156 | 16.2% | 26.6% |
St Julie's Catholic High School
Liverpool, L25 7TN |
Secondary | 1,012 | 19.3% | 20.5% |
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% |
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% |
The Elton High School
Bury, BL8 1RN |
Secondary | 1,026 | 18.8% | 21.1% |
Parrenthorn High School
Manchester, M25 2BW |
Secondary | 1,037 | 12% | 28.6% |
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL |
Secondary | 1,203 | 21.8% | 23.9% |
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,073 | 22.7% | 27.4% |
Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP |
Secondary | 1,036 | 23.8% | 25.9% |
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% |
Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Nantwich, CW5 5HD |
Secondary | 1,271 | 19.9% | 24.1% |
Culcheth High School
Warrington, WA3 5HH |
Secondary | 1,169 | 15.8% | 18.1% |
Budehaven Community School
Bude, EX23 8DQ |
Secondary | 1,140 | 20.5% | 22.2% |
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Secondary | 992 | 17.2% | 27.8% |
Tiverton High School
Tiverton, EX16 6SQ |
Secondary | 1,118 | 14.3% | 25.1% |
Archway School
Stroud, GL5 4AX |
Secondary | 1,045 | 15% | 23.4% |
Alder Grange School
Rossendale, BB4 8HW |
Secondary | 903 | 18% | 21.6% |
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR |
Secondary | 1,043 | 13.2% | 18.7% |
Whitby School
Whitby, YO21 1LA |
Secondary | 1,041 | 17.4% | 25.3% |
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT |
Secondary | 1,163 | 15.5% | 26% |
Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ |
Secondary | 966 | 15.2% | 25.6% |
Christ The King College
Newport, PO30 5QT |
Secondary | 1,047 | 17.7% | 24.7% |
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 |
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Sale High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,074 | Sign in to see | |
The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Birmingham, B14 7EG |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN |
Secondary | 1,143 | ||
The Wordsley School
Stourbridge, DY8 5SP |
Secondary | 938 | ||
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 839 | ||
The Mosslands School
Wallasey, CH45 8PJ |
Secondary | 903 | ||
South Wirral High School
Wirral, CH62 8EH |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
Westhoughton High School
Bolton, BL5 3BZ |
Secondary | 1,340 | ||
The Derby High School
Lancs, BL9 9NH |
Secondary | 953 | ||
Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL |
Secondary | 1,203 | ||
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
Norham High School
North Shields, NE29 7BU |
Secondary | 456 | ||
George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA |
Secondary | 1,160 | ||
Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH |
Secondary | 829 | ||
Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB |
Secondary | 469 | ||
Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | ||
The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 856 | ||
Townsend Church of England School
St Albans, AL3 6DR |
Secondary | 756 | ||
The Market Weighton School
Market Weighton, YO43 3JF |
Secondary | 626 | ||
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,120 | ||
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN |
Secondary | 796 | ||
Our Lady's Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 3SQ |
Secondary | 902 | ||
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW |
Secondary | 853 | ||
Our Lady's Catholic College
Lancaster, LA1 2RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
Baines School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8BE |
Secondary | 747 | ||
Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR |
Secondary | 421 | ||
The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
Arts and Media School Islington
London, N4 3LS |
Secondary | 596 |