The Cottesloe 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
The Cottesloe School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,141 19.1% 13.8%
The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP
Secondary 1,134 23.2% 14%
Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE
Secondary 1,094 16.9% 10.4%
St Hilda's Church of England High School
Liverpool, L17 3AL
Secondary 1,132 25.1% 14%
The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ
Secondary 1,233 19.5% 11.4%
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP
Secondary 1,046 16.9% 17.8%
Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY
Secondary 1,237 17.7% 16.3%
The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX
Secondary 1,161 16.7% 12.8%
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Poole, BH15 3HY
Secondary 1,059 21.3% 12.3%
Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX
Secondary 1,094 21.4% 18.9%
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%
Rednock School
Dursley, GL11 4BY
Secondary 1,232 18.8% 17.2%
John Hanson Community School
Andover, SP10 3PB
Secondary 993 15.2% 18.1%
The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL
Secondary 1,095 14.8% 17.6%
Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY
Secondary 1,133 17.5% 8.9%
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL
Secondary 1,015 10.9% 14.4%
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW
Secondary 1,331 14.3% 10.9%
The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH
Secondary 1,029 18.9% 14.1%
Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF
Secondary 940 14.6% 14.4%
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Southampton, SO16 3DQ
Secondary 1,026 15.2% 18.3%
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU
Secondary 1,091 16.2% 14.5%
Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH
Secondary 1,209 17.5% 17.9%
The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT
Secondary 1,095 18.5% 11.4%
Millais School
Horsham, RH13 5HR
Secondary 1,055 24.3% 11.3%
Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ
Secondary 1,303 22.1% 14.2%
Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP
Secondary 1,251 22.6% 7.9%
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 2JX
Secondary 1,331 20.9% 13.6%
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG
Secondary 1,175 20.3% 14.5%
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF
Secondary 1,077 20.1% 13.2%

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
The Cottesloe School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,141 Sign in to see
Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE
Secondary 1,313
St James' Catholic High School
London, NW9 5PE
Secondary 1,255
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Birmingham, B45 9NY
Secondary 1,189
St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW
Secondary 1,052
Parrenthorn High School
Manchester, M25 2BW
Secondary 1,037
The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
Manchester, M20 6BX
Secondary 922
Hebburn Comprehensive School
Hebburn, NE31 2QU
Secondary 912
Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB
Secondary 1,052
The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ
Secondary 1,233
Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP
Secondary 1,188
The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD
Secondary 1,437
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA
Secondary 1,187
Murray Park Community School
Derby, DE3 9LL
Secondary 1,211
St Cuthbert Mayne School
Torquay, TQ1 4RN
Secondary 993
Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX
Secondary 1,094
The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE
Secondary 1,100
Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB
Secondary 1,334
Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ
Secondary 1,005
St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX
Secondary 1,150
Withernsea High School
Withernsea, HU19 2EQ
Secondary 731
Northfleet School for Girls
Gravesend, DA11 8AQ
Secondary 1,305
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury, CT4 7AS
Secondary 1,226
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 8QY
Secondary 809
St Andrew's Catholic School
Leatherhead, KT22 7JP
Secondary 1,597
Millais School
Horsham, RH13 5HR
Secondary 1,055
Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP
Secondary 1,251
Matravers School
Westbury, BA13 3QH
Secondary 926
Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH
Secondary 1,582
Hartford Church of England High School
Northwich, CW8 1LH
Secondary 1,072