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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Whitworth Community High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 651 | 22.3% | 23.3% |
Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN |
Secondary | 920 | 18.5% | 23.6% |
St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH |
Secondary | 827 | 14.4% | 24.4% |
St Thomas More RC College
Manchester, M34 6AF |
Secondary | 793 | 14.7% | 24.2% |
Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB |
Secondary | 878 | 16.5% | 23.6% |
Marden Bridge Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8RW |
Secondary | 587 | 17.6% | 22% |
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Bristol, BS14 9LS |
Secondary | 754 | 21.5% | 27.2% |
Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH |
Secondary | 829 | 24.4% | 20.1% |
New Mills School
High Peak, SK22 4NR |
Secondary | 681 | 21% | 27.8% |
South Molton Community College
South Molton, EX36 4LA |
Secondary | 662 | 24.9% | 18.9% |
Beaminster School
Beaminster, DT8 3EP |
Secondary | 679 | 23.4% | 21.4% |
De La Salle School
Basildon, SS14 2LA |
Secondary | 769 | 17.8% | 26.1% |
Maidenhill School
Stonehouse, GL10 2HA |
Secondary | 728 | 29.8% | 22.7% |
Portchester Community School
Fareham, PO16 9BD |
Secondary | 694 | 23.8% | 28% |
The Hayling College
Hayling Island, PO11 0NU |
Secondary | 555 | 22.8% | 27.1% |
Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH |
Secondary | 603 | 20.7% | 21.6% |
Townsend Church of England School
St Albans, AL3 6DR |
Secondary | 756 | 25.8% | 23.3% |
Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ |
Secondary | 728 | 16.1% | 21% |
The Market Weighton School
Market Weighton, YO43 3JF |
Secondary | 626 | 29.9% | 22% |
Alder Grange School
Rossendale, BB4 8HW |
Secondary | 903 | 18% | 21.6% |
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB |
Secondary | 761 | 12.9% | 22.9% |
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
Fleetwood, FY7 8AY |
Secondary | 786 | 16.2% | 28% |
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% |
Bourne Community College
Emsworth, PO10 8PJ |
Secondary | 729 | 26.6% | 21.3% |
St Joseph's Catholic School
Salisbury, SP1 1QY |
Secondary | 600 | 27.1% | 24.5% |
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA |
Secondary | 767 | 15.6% | 21.5% |
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Slough, SL3 9JQ |
Secondary | 666 | 24.2% | 25.7% |
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Preston, PR1 5BY |
Secondary | 608 | 14.5% | 23.2% |
Lowton Church of England High School
Warrington, WA3 1DU |
Secondary | 819 | 19.9% | 26.9% |
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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Whitworth Community High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 651 | Sign in to see | |
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
London, NW1 1LY |
Secondary | 814 | ||
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
London, E9 6NR |
Secondary | 803 | ||
Saint Gabriel's College
London, SW9 6UL |
Secondary | 600 | ||
Willowfield School
London, E17 6ND |
Secondary | 1,005 | ||
St Matthias School
Wolverhampton, WV1 2BH |
Secondary | 843 | ||
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool, L7 6HQ |
Secondary | 1,156 | ||
St Julie's Catholic High School
Liverpool, L25 7TN |
Secondary | 1,012 | ||
St John Bosco Arts College
Croxteth, L11 9DQ |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
St Hilda's Church of England High School
Liverpool, L17 3AL |
Secondary | 1,132 | ||
Ridgeway High School
Prenton, CH43 9EB |
Secondary | 905 | ||
The Elton High School
Bury, BL8 1RN |
Secondary | 1,026 | ||
Loreto High School Chorlton
Manchester, M21 7SW |
Secondary | 768 | ||
St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ |
Secondary | 930 | ||
Mossley Hollins High School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP |
Secondary | 890 | ||
St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH |
Secondary | 827 | ||
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan, WN6 7RN |
Secondary | 995 | ||
All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT |
Secondary | 901 | ||
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
Chester, CH1 5JH |
Secondary | 709 | ||
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Carlisle, CA2 4NL |
Secondary | 696 | ||
Tibshelf Community School
Alfreton, DE55 5LZ |
Secondary | 819 | ||
South Molton Community College
South Molton, EX36 4LA |
Secondary | 662 | ||
Dover Grammar School for Boys
Dover, CT17 0DQ |
Secondary | 899 | ||
Ashton Community Science College
Preston, PR2 1SL |
Secondary | 869 | ||
Alder Grange School
Rossendale, BB4 8HW |
Secondary | 903 | ||
All Hallows RC High School
Salford, M6 8AA |
Secondary | 739 | ||
St Peter's RC High School
M12 4WB |
Secondary | 1,035 | ||
Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 | ||
Shuttleworth College
Burnley, BB12 8ST |
Secondary | 1,080 |