Blatchington Mill School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Blatchington Mill School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,637 15.7% 21%
Sydenham School
London, SE26 4RD
Secondary 1,508 15.7% 25.7%
Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN
Secondary 1,556 20% 19.7%
Rutlish School
London, SW20 9AD
Secondary 1,491 21.2% 21.3%
Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS
Secondary 1,577 21.5% 20.4%
Turton School
Bolton, BL7 9LT
Secondary 1,609 8.2% 19.7%
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE
Secondary 1,563 12% 18.1%
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG
Secondary 1,698 14.1% 19.6%
Allerton Grange School
Leeds, LS17 6SF
Secondary 1,742 14% 23.5%
Kettlethorpe High School
Wakefield, WF2 7EL
Secondary 1,673 12.2% 23.6%
Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY
Secondary 1,680 17.1% 16.9%
Garth Hill College
Bracknell, RG42 2AD
Secondary 1,474 13.6% 18.9%
The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH
Secondary 1,430 18.7% 22.7%
St Paul's Catholic School
Milton Keynes, MK6 5EN
Secondary 1,886 18.2% 24.2%
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT
Secondary 1,525 19.9% 17.9%
Gillingham School
Gillingham, SP8 4QP
Secondary 1,670 10.4% 18.1%
Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, BN1 6PZ
Secondary 1,634 16.9% 23.9%
Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ
Secondary 1,602 14.2% 13.2%
Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN
Secondary 1,780 14.2% 17.6%
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW
Secondary 1,326 14.2% 24.1%
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY
Secondary 1,557 13.5% 18.6%
Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL
Secondary 1,710 15.3% 15.4%
Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE
Secondary 1,600 15.8% 15.4%
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL
Secondary 1,471 14.1% 18.5%
Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL
Secondary 1,558 15.7% 18.6%
The Angmering School
Littlehampton, BN16 4HH
Secondary 1,345 19.1% 20.9%
Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH
Secondary 1,582 20.6% 20.1%
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ
Secondary 1,652 14.7% 16.1%
Oaks Park High School
Ilford, IG2 7PQ
Secondary 1,786 10% 22.1%
Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW
Secondary 1,479 19.3% 12.7%

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
Blatchington Mill School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,637 Sign in to see
Acland Burghley School
London, NW5 1UJ
Secondary 1,223
Enfield County School for Girls
Enfield, EN2 6QG
Secondary 1,019
Raynes Park High School
London, SW20 0JL
Secondary 1,194
Plashet School
London, E6 1DG
Secondary 1,488
Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ
Secondary 1,436
Woodbridge High School
Woodford Green, IG8 7DQ
Secondary 2,004
Moseley School and Sixth Form
Birmingham, B13 9UU
Secondary 1,441
Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS
Secondary 1,577
Turton School
Bolton, BL7 9LT
Secondary 1,609
Bingley Grammar School
Bingley, BD16 2RS
Secondary 1,969
The Radcliffe School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5BT
Secondary 1,212
Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY
Secondary 1,237
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG
Secondary 1,535
Longhill High School
Brighton, BN2 7FR
Secondary 727
Heathfield Community College
Heathfield, TN21 8RJ
Secondary 1,438
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Hove, BN3 7BN
Secondary 953
Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH
Secondary 998
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW
Secondary 1,331
Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN
Secondary 1,780
Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ
Secondary 728
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Thirsk, YO7 1RZ
Secondary 1,019
Whitby School
Whitby, YO21 1LA
Secondary 1,041
King Edward VI School
Lichfield, WS14 9EE
Secondary 1,627
King Edward VI CEVC School
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH
Secondary 1,201
Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE
Secondary 1,600
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL
Secondary 1,471
Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ
Secondary 1,303
Imberhorne School
East Grinstead, RH19 1QY
Secondary 1,575
Sackville School
East Grinstead, RH19 3TY
Secondary 1,603