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 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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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
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 |