Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College

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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.

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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%