John Ruskin School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 25 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
John Ruskin School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 242 56.2% 12%
Mossley Hollins High School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP
Secondary 890 21.5% 17.1%
Gosforth Central Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN
Secondary 601 15.8% 18.1%
Gosforth East Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5JT
Secondary 556 15.1% 18%
Edward Peake CofE VC School
Biggleswade, SG18 0EJ
Secondary 410 29.3% 26.3%
Beacon Hill Community School
Wigton, CA7 3EZ
Secondary 138 39.4% 37.2%
Solway Community School
Wigton, CA7 4DD
Secondary 146 40.4% 34.2%
Samuel King's School
Alston, CA9 3QU
Secondary 107 29% 19.6%
The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW
Secondary 440 14.1% 13%
Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH
Secondary 829 24.4% 20.1%
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Carlisle, CA2 4NL
Secondary 696 33.6% 33%
Aylestone School
Hereford, HR1 1HY
Secondary 449 31% 28.7%
Weobley High School
Hereford, HR4 8ST
Secondary 530 36.1% 16.4%
Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH
Secondary 603 20.7% 21.6%
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Buntingford, SG9 9AW
Secondary 485 21% 15.5%
The Market Weighton School
Market Weighton, YO43 3JF
Secondary 626 29.9% 22%
Whitworth Community High School
ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS
Secondary 651 22.3% 23.3%
St Mary's Catholic High School
Leyland, PR25 1BS
Secondary 818 23.4% 20.8%
Bedale High School
Bedale, DL8 2EQ
Secondary 560 27.3% 20.2%
The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form
Leyburn, DL8 5HY
Secondary 389 31.2% 17.3%
Boroughbridge High School
York, YO51 9JX
Secondary 438 31.3% 21.9%
Corbridge Middle School
Corbridge, NE45 5HX
Secondary 354 25.4% 11%
Carterton Community College
Carterton, OX18 1BU
Secondary 743 28.4% 18.3%
Manchester Mesivta School
Prestwich, M25 0PH
Secondary 242 27.4% 2.5%
Menorah High School for Girls
London, NW2 7BZ
Secondary 403 18.4% 3.2%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 27 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
John Ruskin School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 242 Sign in to see
Highbury Fields School
London, N5 1AR
Secondary 731
Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL
Secondary 1,045
St James' Catholic High School
Cheadle, SK8 6PZ
Secondary 825
Harrytown Catholic High School
Stockport, SK6 3BU
Secondary 804
St Thomas More RC College
Manchester, M34 6AF
Secondary 793
Wellfield Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9QW
Secondary 354
Leighton Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX
Secondary 601
St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor
Windsor, SL4 5EN
Secondary 481
Beacon Hill Community School
Wigton, CA7 3EZ
Secondary 138
Solway Community School
Wigton, CA7 4DD
Secondary 146
Samuel King's School
Alston, CA9 3QU
Secondary 107
Cranborne Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 5RP
Secondary 306
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Preston, PR1 6DT
Secondary 605
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB
Secondary 761
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL
Secondary 831
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP
Secondary 837
St Bede's Catholic High School
Ormskirk, L39 4TA
Secondary 707
St Cecilia's RC High School
Preston, PR3 2XA
Secondary 573
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA
Secondary 838
Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton, BD23 5BS
Secondary 363
Corbridge Middle School
Corbridge, NE45 5HX
Secondary 354
Seaton Sluice Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE26 4JS
Secondary 332
Glendale Middle School
Wooler, NE71 6QG
Secondary 74
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1EU
Secondary 132
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA
Secondary 767
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Preston, PR1 5BY
Secondary 608