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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:

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  • 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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
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%