Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College

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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
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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