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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St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,202 | 10.7% | 13.2% |
Finchley Catholic High School
London, N12 8TA |
Secondary | 1,192 | 11.1% | 12% |
Gunnersbury Catholic School
Brentford, TW8 9LB |
Secondary | 1,240 | 12.3% | 13.5% |
Ilford County High School
Ilford, IG6 2JB |
Secondary | 1,126 | 5.6% | 11.8% |
Woodford County High School
Woodford Green, IG8 9LA |
Secondary | 1,245 | 3.1% | 11.1% |
Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE |
Secondary | 1,094 | 16.9% | 10.4% |
Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT |
Secondary | 1,282 | 18.1% | 18% |
St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU |
Secondary | 1,033 | 15.7% | 11.2% |
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,331 | 13.8% | 17.2% |
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,141 | 19.1% | 13.8% |
Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD |
Secondary | 1,282 | 11.1% | 10.8% |
Culcheth High School
Warrington, WA3 5HH |
Secondary | 1,169 | 15.8% | 18.1% |
Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY |
Secondary | 1,237 | 17.7% | 16.3% |
St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, CW8 1JW |
Secondary | 1,222 | 11.5% | 12.1% |
Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston, LA12 0EB |
Secondary | 1,337 | 19.2% | 12% |
The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Secondary | 1,161 | 16.7% | 12.8% |
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP |
Secondary | 1,307 | 18.2% | 12.7% |
St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE |
Secondary | 1,035 | 11.7% | 12.7% |
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS |
Secondary | 1,211 | 12.9% | 15% |
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,015 | 10.9% | 14.4% |
Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB |
Secondary | 1,334 | 12.1% | 17.3% |
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,331 | 14.3% | 10.9% |
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU |
Secondary | 1,091 | 16.2% | 14.5% |
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone, ME16 0SF |
Secondary | 1,274 | 5.3% | 9.7% |
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Leyland, PR25 3AH |
Secondary | 936 | 9% | 12.9% |
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR |
Secondary | 1,043 | 13.2% | 18.7% |
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS |
Secondary | 980 | 18.2% | 12.3% |
Joseph Rowntree School
York, YO32 4BZ |
Secondary | 1,276 | 13.2% | 17.5% |
Codsall Community High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PQ |
Secondary | 1,068 | 14.4% | 16.7% |
Hartford Church of England High School
Northwich, CW8 1LH |
Secondary | 1,072 | 12.2% | 17% |
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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St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,202 | Sign in to see | |
Walthamstow School for Girls
London, E17 9RZ |
Secondary | 890 | ||
The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN |
Secondary | 1,143 | ||
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Helens, WA9 3HE |
Secondary | 877 | ||
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 839 | ||
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 | ||
Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR |
Secondary | 1,074 | ||
Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB |
Secondary | 878 | ||
The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW |
Secondary | 440 | ||
Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB |
Secondary | 469 | ||
Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | ||
The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 856 | ||
The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR |
Secondary | 1,242 | ||
Fearnhill School
Letchworth, SG6 4BA |
Secondary | 602 | ||
The Astley Cooper School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HL |
Secondary | 947 | ||
Townsend Church of England School
St Albans, AL3 6DR |
Secondary | 756 | ||
Beverley High School
Beverley, HU17 9EX |
Secondary | 827 | ||
The Market Weighton School
Market Weighton, YO43 3JF |
Secondary | 626 | ||
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 | ||
Bedale High School
Bedale, DL8 2EQ |
Secondary | 560 | ||
Whytrig Community Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 0BP |
Secondary | 327 | ||
Astley Community High School
Seaton Delaval, NE25 0BP |
Secondary | 627 | ||
Arts and Media School Islington
London, N4 3LS |
Secondary | 596 |