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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Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 709 | 29.5% | 47.2% |
William Ellis School
London, NW5 1RN |
Secondary | 817 | 20.6% | 48.3% |
Saint Gabriel's College
London, SW9 6UL |
Secondary | 600 | 24.4% | 44.9% |
Addey and Stanhope School
London, SE14 6TJ |
Secondary | 600 | 38.2% | 49% |
Bishop Stopford's School
Enfield, EN1 3PU |
Secondary | 614 | 21.7% | 43% |
Holly Lodge Girls' College
Liverpool, L12 7LE |
Secondary | 1,002 | 20.2% | 46.5% |
St John Bosco Arts College
Croxteth, L11 9DQ |
Secondary | 1,052 | 19.7% | 43% |
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Helens, WA9 3HE |
Secondary | 877 | 25.1% | 47.3% |
Ridgeway High School
Prenton, CH43 9EB |
Secondary | 905 | 28.1% | 56.5% |
The Mosslands School
Wallasey, CH45 8PJ |
Secondary | 903 | 23.9% | 38.1% |
Loreto High School Chorlton
Manchester, M21 7SW |
Secondary | 768 | 22.1% | 54.6% |
Stretford High School
Manchester, M32 0XA |
Secondary | 979 | 23.1% | 43.7% |
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
Select, HD5 9PG |
Secondary | 855 | 20.9% | 49.4% |
Westborough High School
Dewsbury, WF13 2JE |
Secondary | 919 | 24.2% | 46.2% |
Kingsmeadow Community School
Gateshead, NE11 9NX |
Secondary | 912 | 21.7% | 46.9% |
Netherhall School
Maryport, CA15 6NT |
Secondary | 876 | 26.3% | 37.4% |
Whittington Green School
Chesterfield, S41 9LG |
Secondary | 650 | 18.8% | 44.4% |
Longhill High School
Brighton, BN2 7FR |
Secondary | 727 | 28.5% | 43.7% |
Regents Park Community College
Southampton, SO16 4GW |
Secondary | 847 | 26.1% | 41.4% |
Withernsea High School
Withernsea, HU19 2EQ |
Secondary | 731 | 24.6% | 40.2% |
The Archbishop's School
Canterbury, CT2 7AP |
Secondary | 794 | 18.5% | 49.3% |
Ashton Community Science College
Preston, PR2 1SL |
Secondary | 869 | 20.2% | 36.8% |
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Preston, PR1 6DT |
Secondary | 605 | 14.8% | 43.6% |
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN |
Secondary | 796 | 19.9% | 44.3% |
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW |
Secondary | 853 | 15.7% | 40.5% |
Our Lady's Catholic College
Lancaster, LA1 2RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | 25.8% | 37.4% |
All Hallows RC High School
Salford, M6 8AA |
Secondary | 739 | 24.7% | 38.9% |
St Peter's RC High School
M12 4WB |
Secondary | 1,035 | 16.1% | 46.7% |
Shuttleworth College
Burnley, BB12 8ST |
Secondary | 1,080 | 30.9% | 45.6% |
Saint John Bosco College
London, SW11 3DQ |
Secondary | 831 | 25.6% | 47.5% |
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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Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 709 | Sign in to see | |
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
London, NW1 1LY |
Secondary | 814 | ||
Saint Gabriel's College
London, SW9 6UL |
Secondary | 600 | ||
Willowfield School
London, E17 6ND |
Secondary | 1,005 | ||
St Matthias School
Wolverhampton, WV1 2BH |
Secondary | 843 | ||
St Julie's Catholic High School
Liverpool, L25 7TN |
Secondary | 1,012 | ||
St John Bosco Arts College
Croxteth, L11 9DQ |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
St Hilda's Church of England High School
Liverpool, L17 3AL |
Secondary | 1,132 | ||
Ridgeway High School
Prenton, CH43 9EB |
Secondary | 905 | ||
The Elton High School
Bury, BL8 1RN |
Secondary | 1,026 | ||
Loreto High School Chorlton
Manchester, M21 7SW |
Secondary | 768 | ||
St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ |
Secondary | 930 | ||
Mossley Hollins High School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP |
Secondary | 890 | ||
St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH |
Secondary | 827 | ||
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan, WN6 7RN |
Secondary | 995 | ||
All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT |
Secondary | 901 | ||
St Gregory's Catholic High School
Warrington, WA5 1HG |
Secondary | 1,205 | ||
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Carlisle, CA2 4NL |
Secondary | 696 | ||
South Molton Community College
South Molton, EX36 4LA |
Secondary | 662 | ||
Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH |
Secondary | 603 | ||
Ashton Community Science College
Preston, PR2 1SL |
Secondary | 869 | ||
Alder Grange School
Rossendale, BB4 8HW |
Secondary | 903 | ||
Whitworth Community High School
ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS |
Secondary | 651 | ||
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR |
Secondary | 1,043 | ||
All Hallows RC High School
Salford, M6 8AA |
Secondary | 739 | ||
St Peter's RC High School
M12 4WB |
Secondary | 1,035 | ||
Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 | ||
Shuttleworth College
Burnley, BB12 8ST |
Secondary | 1,080 | ||
Madani Boys School
Leicester, LE5 5LL |
Secondary | 448 |