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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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |