Helsby High School
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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Helsby High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,237 | 17.7% | 16.3% |
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Gunnersbury Catholic School
Brentford, TW8 9LB |
Secondary | 1,240 | 12.3% | 13.5% |
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St Hilda's Church of England High School
Liverpool, L17 3AL |
Secondary | 1,132 | 25.1% | 14% |
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Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT |
Secondary | 1,282 | 18.1% | 18% |
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St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF |
Secondary | 1,202 | 10.7% | 13.2% |
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Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,331 | 13.8% | 17.2% |
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The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,141 | 19.1% | 13.8% |
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Culcheth High School
Warrington, WA3 5HH |
Secondary | 1,169 | 15.8% | 18.1% |
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St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, CW8 1JW |
Secondary | 1,222 | 11.5% | 12.1% |
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St Gregory's Catholic High School
Warrington, WA5 1HG |
Secondary | 1,205 | 27.1% | 17.3% |
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Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston, LA12 0EB |
Secondary | 1,337 | 19.2% | 12% |
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The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Secondary | 1,161 | 16.7% | 12.8% |
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Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA |
Secondary | 1,187 | 20.6% | 18.8% |
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St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP |
Secondary | 1,307 | 18.2% | 12.7% |
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Ferndown Upper School
Ferndown, BH22 9EY |
Secondary | 1,170 | 16.2% | 19.9% |
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St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS |
Secondary | 1,211 | 12.9% | 15% |
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Rednock School
Dursley, GL11 4BY |
Secondary | 1,232 | 18.8% | 17.2% |
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The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL |
Secondary | 1,095 | 14.8% | 17.6% |
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Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB |
Secondary | 1,334 | 12.1% | 17.3% |
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Horndean Technology College
Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ |
Secondary | 1,272 | 16.7% | 19.7% |
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The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR |
Secondary | 1,242 | 21.1% | 20% |
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St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR |
Secondary | 1,043 | 13.2% | 18.7% |
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Joseph Rowntree School
York, YO32 4BZ |
Secondary | 1,276 | 13.2% | 17.5% |
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The Latimer Arts College
Kettering, NN15 6SW |
Secondary | 1,177 | 22.2% | 18.1% |
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King Edward VI CEVC School
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH |
Secondary | 1,201 | 16.5% | 19.9% |
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Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,209 | 17.5% | 17.9% |
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Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ |
Secondary | 1,303 | 22.1% | 14.2% |
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Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 2JX |
Secondary | 1,331 | 20.9% | 13.6% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,175 | 20.3% | 14.5% |
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Hartford Church of England High School
Northwich, CW8 1LH |
Secondary | 1,072 | 12.2% | 17% |
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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Helsby High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,237 | Sign in to see | |
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Acland Burghley School
London, NW5 1UJ |
Secondary | 1,223 | ||
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Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
London, N16 9EX |
Secondary | 1,648 | ||
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Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
London, SW16 2HY |
Secondary | 1,181 | ||
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Enfield County School for Girls
Enfield, EN2 6QG |
Secondary | 1,019 | ||
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Raynes Park High School
London, SW20 0JL |
Secondary | 1,194 | ||
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Plashet School
London, E6 1DG |
Secondary | 1,488 | ||
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Holy Family Catholic School
London, E17 3EA |
Secondary | 1,214 | ||
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Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS |
Secondary | 1,577 | ||
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Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
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The Mosslands School
Wallasey, CH45 8PJ |
Secondary | 903 | ||
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Turton School
Bolton, BL7 9LT |
Secondary | 1,609 | ||
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Thornleigh Salesian College
Bolton, BL1 6PQ |
Secondary | 1,579 | ||
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Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL |
Secondary | 1,203 | ||
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Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT |
Secondary | 1,282 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE |
Secondary | 1,563 | ||
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Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Nantwich, CW5 5HD |
Secondary | 1,271 | ||
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Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN |
Secondary | 1,754 | ||
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Netherhall School
Maryport, CA15 6NT |
Secondary | 876 | ||
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Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston, LA12 0EB |
Secondary | 1,337 | ||
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Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG |
Secondary | 1,535 | ||
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The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Secondary | 1,161 | ||
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Heathfield Community College
Heathfield, TN21 8RJ |
Secondary | 1,438 | ||
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Blatchington Mill School
Hove, BN3 7BW |
Secondary | 1,637 | ||
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Beauchamps High School
Wickford, SS11 8LY |
Secondary | 1,471 | ||
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Whitby School
Whitby, YO21 1LA |
Secondary | 1,041 | ||
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Ripon Grammar School
Ripon, HG4 2DG |
Secondary | 942 | ||
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King Edward VI School
Lichfield, WS14 9EE |
Secondary | 1,627 | ||
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King Edward VI CEVC School
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH |
Secondary | 1,201 | ||
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The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL |
Secondary | 1,471 | ||