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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Penwortham Girls' High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 800 | 10.8% | 16.5% |
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St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ |
Secondary | 930 | 22% | 18.3% |
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St James' Catholic High School
Cheadle, SK8 6PZ |
Secondary | 825 | 10.7% | 14.3% |
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Mossley Hollins High School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP |
Secondary | 890 | 21.5% | 17.1% |
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St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH |
Secondary | 827 | 14.4% | 24.4% |
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St Thomas More RC College
Manchester, M34 6AF |
Secondary | 793 | 14.7% | 24.2% |
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Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB |
Secondary | 947 | 6.9% | 15.5% |
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Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB |
Secondary | 878 | 16.5% | 23.6% |
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Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Leeds, LS6 4QE |
Secondary | 921 | 12.1% | 18.1% |
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Marden High School
North Shields, NE30 3RZ |
Secondary | 943 | 15.3% | 16.4% |
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Chailey School
Lewes, BN8 4PU |
Secondary | 855 | 15.6% | 12.9% |
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Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF |
Secondary | 940 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
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Beverley High School
Beverley, HU17 9EX |
Secondary | 827 | 12.7% | 16.9% |
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Dover Grammar School for Girls
Dover, CT16 2PZ |
Secondary | 872 | 7.5% | 18.2% |
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Millfield Science & Performing Arts College
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG |
Secondary | 874 | 11% | 21.8% |
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Alder Grange School
Rossendale, BB4 8HW |
Secondary | 903 | 18% | 21.6% |
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Broughton High School
Preston, PR3 5JJ |
Secondary | 928 | 11.5% | 9.4% |
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Balshaw's Church of England High School
Leyland, PR25 3AH |
Secondary | 936 | 9% | 12.9% |
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Our Lady's Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 3SQ |
Secondary | 902 | 10.8% | 18% |
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Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB |
Secondary | 761 | 12.9% | 22.9% |
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St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL |
Secondary | 831 | 7.6% | 13.4% |
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Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP |
Secondary | 837 | 11.7% | 15.3% |
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St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR |
Secondary | 1,043 | 13.2% | 18.7% |
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Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Preston, PR4 5SN |
Secondary | 823 | 9.1% | 12% |
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All Hallows Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 0LN |
Secondary | 911 | 8.9% | 9.8% |
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Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS |
Secondary | 980 | 18.2% | 12.3% |
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Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA |
Secondary | 838 | 10.6% | 11.7% |
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Wadham School
Crewkerne, TA18 7NT |
Secondary | 770 | 16.5% | 19% |
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Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA |
Secondary | 767 | 15.6% | 21.5% |
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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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Penwortham Girls' High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 800 | Sign in to see | |
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St Bonaventure's RC School
London, E7 9QD |
Secondary | 1,348 | ||
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Selly Park Girls' School
Birmingham, B29 7PH |
Secondary | 813 | ||
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St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL |
Secondary | 1,047 | ||
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St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Helens, WA9 3HE |
Secondary | 877 | ||
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Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL |
Secondary | 1,045 | ||
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Westhoughton High School
Bolton, BL5 3BZ |
Secondary | 1,340 | ||
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The Derby High School
Lancs, BL9 9NH |
Secondary | 953 | ||
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Lostock High School
Manchester, M32 9PL |
Secondary | 525 | ||
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Stretford High School
Manchester, M32 0XA |
Secondary | 979 | ||
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Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB |
Secondary | 878 | ||
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St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
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Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
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Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Warrington, WA4 1RX |
Secondary | 855 | ||
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Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB |
Secondary | 469 | ||
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Pittville School
Cheltenham, GL52 3JD |
Secondary | 860 | ||
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The Vyne Community School
Basingstoke, RG21 5PB |
Secondary | 746 | ||
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The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,029 | ||
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Regents Park Community College
Southampton, SO16 4GW |
Secondary | 847 | ||
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Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF |
Secondary | 940 | ||
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Applemore College
Southampton, SO45 4RQ |
Secondary | 526 | ||
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Purbrook Park School
Waterlooville, PO7 5DS |
Secondary | 913 | ||
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Aylestone School
Hereford, HR1 1HY |
Secondary | 449 | ||
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Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Preston, PR1 6DT |
Secondary | 605 | ||
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Lathom High School : A Technology College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN |
Secondary | 796 | ||
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Our Lady's Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 3SQ |
Secondary | 902 | ||
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Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU |
Secondary | 798 | ||
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Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA |
Secondary | 838 | ||
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Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT |
Secondary | 1,163 | ||
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Menorah High School for Girls
London, NW2 7BZ |
Secondary | 403 | ||