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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The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,091 | 16.2% | 14.5% |
Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
Richmond, TW10 6HW |
Secondary | 1,037 | 17.1% | 18.9% |
The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP |
Secondary | 1,134 | 23.2% | 14% |
Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE |
Secondary | 1,094 | 16.9% | 10.4% |
St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU |
Secondary | 1,033 | 15.7% | 11.2% |
Saint Gregory's Catholic College
Bath, BA2 8PA |
Secondary | 1,007 | 14.8% | 16.8% |
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP |
Secondary | 1,046 | 16.9% | 17.8% |
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,141 | 19.1% | 13.8% |
Culcheth High School
Warrington, WA3 5HH |
Secondary | 1,169 | 15.8% | 18.1% |
Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY |
Secondary | 1,237 | 17.7% | 16.3% |
The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Secondary | 1,161 | 16.7% | 12.8% |
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Poole, BH15 3HY |
Secondary | 1,059 | 21.3% | 12.3% |
The Woodroffe School
Lyme Regis, DT7 3LX |
Secondary | 978 | 12.1% | 16.6% |
St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE |
Secondary | 1,035 | 11.7% | 12.7% |
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS |
Secondary | 1,211 | 12.9% | 15% |
John Hanson Community School
Andover, SP10 3PB |
Secondary | 993 | 15.2% | 18.1% |
The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL |
Secondary | 1,095 | 14.8% | 17.6% |
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,015 | 10.9% | 14.4% |
The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,029 | 18.9% | 14.1% |
Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF |
Secondary | 940 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Southampton, SO16 3DQ |
Secondary | 1,026 | 15.2% | 18.3% |
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
Worcester, WR5 2XD |
Secondary | 1,051 | 13.3% | 17% |
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS |
Secondary | 980 | 18.2% | 12.3% |
Chilwell School
Nottingham, NG9 5AL |
Secondary | 1,052 | 14.5% | 18.7% |
Codsall Community High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PQ |
Secondary | 1,068 | 14.4% | 16.7% |
The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | 18.5% | 11.4% |
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,175 | 20.3% | 14.5% |
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF |
Secondary | 1,077 | 20.1% | 13.2% |
The Bewdley School
Bewdley, DY12 1BL |
Secondary | 966 | 21.8% | 18.2% |
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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The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,091 | Sign in to see | |
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
London, SW12 0AB |
Secondary | 1,222 | ||
St Bonaventure's RC School
London, E7 9QD |
Secondary | 1,348 | ||
Valentines High School
Ilford, IG2 6HX |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
Walthamstow School for Girls
London, E17 9RZ |
Secondary | 890 | ||
Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Secondary | 907 | ||
Selly Park Girls' School
Birmingham, B29 7PH |
Secondary | 813 | ||
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Birmingham, B14 7EG |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN |
Secondary | 1,143 | ||
The Wordsley School
Stourbridge, DY8 5SP |
Secondary | 938 | ||
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Helens, WA9 3HE |
Secondary | 877 | ||
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 839 | ||
Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW |
Secondary | 1,350 | ||
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
Wetherby High School
Wetherby, LS22 6JS |
Secondary | 783 | ||
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
Ferndown Upper School
Ferndown, BH22 9EY |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
Priory School
Lewes, BN7 2XN |
Secondary | 1,163 | ||
Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB |
Secondary | 1,105 | ||
Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | ||
The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,029 | ||
Regents Park Community College
Southampton, SO16 4GW |
Secondary | 847 | ||
The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 856 | ||
Purbrook Park School
Waterlooville, PO7 5DS |
Secondary | 913 | ||
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA |
Secondary | 1,105 | ||
Spalding High School
Spalding, PE11 2PJ |
Secondary | 948 | ||
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT |
Secondary | 1,163 | ||
Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR |
Secondary | 421 | ||
Arts and Media School Islington
London, N4 3LS |
Secondary | 596 | ||
Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ |
Secondary | 966 |