Whitley Bay High School

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Whitley Bay High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,762 11.8% 8.2%
The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Greenford, UB6 9AW
Secondary 1,994 9.8% 13.8%
Fortismere School
London, N10 1NE
Secondary 1,770 21.8% 11.3%
Trinity Catholic High School
Woodford Green, IG8 0TP
Secondary 1,598 9.5% 12.8%
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Altrincham, WA15 8HT
Secondary 1,614 21.2% 12.4%
Penistone Grammar School
Sheffield, S36 7BX
Secondary 1,922 17% 12.4%
Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY
Secondary 1,680 17.1% 16.9%
The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD
Secondary 1,437 11.9% 9%
Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN
Secondary 1,754 18% 15%
Littleover Community School
Derby, DE23 4BZ
Secondary 1,823 9.9% 13.4%
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Dronfield, S18 2FZ
Secondary 1,854 18.9% 17%
Lytchett Minster School
Poole, BH16 6JD
Secondary 1,590 15.8% 14.9%
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Durham, DH1 4SU
Secondary 1,688 8.5% 14.2%
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%
Brookfield Community School
Southampton, SO31 7DU
Secondary 1,805 14.4% 12.2%
Calthorpe Park School
Fleet, GU51 5JA
Secondary 1,645 12% 10.3%
Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN
Secondary 1,780 14.2% 17.6%
Ashlyns School
Berkhamsted, HP4 3AH
Secondary 1,535 16.9% 10.2%
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XB
Secondary 1,799 2.7% 5.6%
King Edward VI School
Lichfield, WS14 9EE
Secondary 1,627 12.2% 10.1%
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%
St Andrew's Catholic School
Leatherhead, KT22 7JP
Secondary 1,597 10.2% 4.8%
St Bede's School
Redhill, RH1 2LQ
Secondary 1,952 5.7% 6%
Weald School, The
Billingshurst, RH14 9RY
Secondary 1,786 18.7% 11.3%
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%
JFS
Harrow, HA3 9TE
Secondary 2,040 14.7% 5.1%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Whitley Bay High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,762 Sign in to see
Regent High School
London, NW1 1RX
Secondary 1,086
Deptford Green School
London, SE14 6AN
Secondary 882
Greenford High School
Southall, UB1 2GU
Secondary 2,019
Whitmore High School
Harrow, HA2 0AD
Secondary 1,776
Oak Wood School
Uxbridge, UB10 9HT
Secondary 1,287
Little Ilford School
London, E12 6JB
Secondary 1,700
Holte School
Birmingham, B19 2EP
Secondary 1,159
Our Lady's RC High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Secondary 1,054
The Radclyffe School
Oldham, OL9 0LS
Secondary 1,472
Penistone Grammar School
Sheffield, S36 7BX
Secondary 1,922
Titus Salt School
Bradford, BD17 5RH
Secondary 1,436
Allerton Grange School
Leeds, LS17 6SF
Secondary 1,742
Burnside College
Wallsend, NE28 7LQ
Secondary 959
Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ
Secondary 1,066
Culcheth High School
Warrington, WA3 5HH
Secondary 1,169
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Plymouth, PL5 4AA
Secondary 771
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Durham, DH1 4SU
Secondary 1,688
Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ
Secondary 1,602
Rednock School
Dursley, GL11 4BY
Secondary 1,232
Bitterne Park School
Southampton, SO18 1BU
Secondary 2,016
The Nobel School
Stevenage, SG2 0HS
Secondary 1,490
The Bishop's Stortford High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4SH
Secondary 1,260
Crown Hills Community College
Leicester, LE5 5FT
Secondary 1,497
Oaks Park High School
Ilford, IG2 7PQ
Secondary 1,786
Jo Richardson Community School
Dagenham, RM9 4UN
Secondary 1,690
JFS
Harrow, HA3 9TE
Secondary 2,040
Pendle Vale College
Nelson, BB9 8LF
Secondary 1,044
JCoSS
New Barnet, EN4 9GE
Secondary 1,381
Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH
Secondary 1,459