Cantell School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 26 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
Cantell School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,289 22.1% 43.3%
Hampstead School
London, NW2 3RT
Secondary 1,228 15.6% 46.2%
Central Foundation Boys' School
London, EC2A 4SH
Secondary 1,135 27.7% 40.3%
Bow School
London, E3 3QW
Secondary 1,173 18.7% 43.4%
Swanlea School
London, E1 5DJ
Secondary 1,281 17.3% 46.9%
Central Foundation Girls' School
London, E3 2AE
Secondary 1,541 12.5% 45%
Brentside High School
London, W7 1JJ
Secondary 1,590 15.2% 41.9%
Harlington School
Hayes, UB3 1PB
Secondary 1,368 13.6% 40.6%
Raynes Park High School
London, SW20 0JL
Secondary 1,194 26.7% 38.1%
The Radclyffe School
Oldham, OL9 0LS
Secondary 1,472 10.4% 39.6%
Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP
Secondary 1,146 18.6% 45.1%
Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG
Secondary 1,397 13.9% 42.8%
Mortimer Community College
South Shields, NE33 4UG
Secondary 1,112 21.2% 41.4%
Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ
Secondary 1,066 24.9% 52%
The Radcliffe School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5BT
Secondary 1,212 19.7% 36.4%
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Widnes, WA8 7DW
Secondary 1,306 12.2% 41.4%
Crestwood Community School
Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ
Secondary 1,489 24.9% 35.5%
Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR
Secondary 1,048 18.9% 35.1%
Northfleet School for Girls
Gravesend, DA11 8AQ
Secondary 1,305 16.7% 34.6%
Thamesview School
Gravesend, DA12 4LF
Secondary 958 15.2% 45%
New College Leicester
Leicester, LE3 6DN
Secondary 1,025 18.3% 51.3%
Shuttleworth College
Burnley, BB12 8ST
Secondary 1,080 30.9% 45.6%
Sir John Thursby Community College
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Secondary 1,118 11% 38.7%
Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF
Secondary 1,420 21.8% 34.2%
All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF
Secondary 1,112 16.7% 48.9%
Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH
Secondary 1,459 18.2% 38.1%

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
Cantell School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,289 Sign in to see
Haverstock School
London, NW3 2BQ
Secondary 925
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
London, N1 9QG
Secondary 885
Lilian Baylis Technology School
London, SE11 5QY
Secondary 840
Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN
Secondary 1,073
Brentside High School
London, W7 1JJ
Secondary 1,590
Frederick Bremer School
London, E17 4EY
Secondary 881
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES
Secondary 1,121
Wheelers Lane Technology College
Birmingham, B13 0SF
Secondary 668
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP
Secondary 1,073
Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP
Secondary 1,146
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ
Secondary 1,374
Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG
Secondary 1,397
Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX
Secondary 1,008
Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND
Secondary 1,364
Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ
Secondary 1,066
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT
Secondary 1,525
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ
Secondary 943
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP
Secondary 1,307
Redbridge Community School
Southampton, SO16 9RJ
Secondary 1,122
Thamesview School
Gravesend, DA12 4LF
Secondary 958
The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH
Secondary 1,049
Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG
Secondary 967
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW
Secondary 1,326
Fleetwood High School
FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE
Secondary 1,009
Abbeyfield School
Chippenham, SN15 3XB
Secondary 900
Jarrow School
Jarrow, NE32 5PR
Secondary 837
Shuttleworth College
Burnley, BB12 8ST
Secondary 1,080
Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF
Secondary 1,420
All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF
Secondary 1,112