Balshaw's Church of England High School

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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
Balshaw's Church of England High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 936 9% 12.9%
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
London, N12 7NJ
Secondary 891 8.5% 9.4%
St James' Catholic High School
Cheadle, SK8 6PZ
Secondary 825 10.7% 14.3%
Mossley Hollins High School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP
Secondary 890 21.5% 17.1%
Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB
Secondary 947 6.9% 15.5%
St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU
Secondary 1,033 15.7% 11.2%
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF
Secondary 1,202 10.7% 13.2%
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Leeds, LS6 4QE
Secondary 921 12.1% 18.1%
Marden High School
North Shields, NE30 3RZ
Secondary 943 15.3% 16.4%
St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, CW8 1JW
Secondary 1,222 11.5% 12.1%
The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX
Secondary 1,161 16.7% 12.8%
The Woodroffe School
Lyme Regis, DT7 3LX
Secondary 978 12.1% 16.6%
Chailey School
Lewes, BN8 4PU
Secondary 855 15.6% 12.9%
St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE
Secondary 1,035 11.7% 12.7%
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL
Secondary 1,015 10.9% 14.4%
Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ
Secondary 1,005 9.2% 15.8%
Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF
Secondary 940 14.6% 14.4%
Beverley High School
Beverley, HU17 9EX
Secondary 827 12.7% 16.9%
Broughton High School
Preston, PR3 5JJ
Secondary 928 11.5% 9.4%
Penwortham Girls' High School
Preston, PR1 0SR
Secondary 800 10.8% 16.5%
Our Lady's Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 3SQ
Secondary 902 10.8% 18%
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL
Secondary 831 7.6% 13.4%
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP
Secondary 837 11.7% 15.3%
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR
Secondary 1,043 13.2% 18.7%
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Preston, PR4 5SN
Secondary 823 9.1% 12%
All Hallows Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 0LN
Secondary 911 8.9% 9.8%
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS
Secondary 980 18.2% 12.3%
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA
Secondary 838 10.6% 11.7%
Spalding High School
Spalding, PE11 2PJ
Secondary 948 14.8% 10.3%
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Balshaw's Church of England High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 936 Sign in to see
The Camden School for Girls
London, NW5 2DB
Secondary 1,076
St Ursula's Convent School
London, SE10 8HN
Secondary 552
Highbury Fields School
London, N5 1AR
Secondary 731
Finchley Catholic High School
London, N12 8TA
Secondary 1,192
Villiers High School
Southall, UB1 3BT
Secondary 1,445
St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL
Secondary 1,047
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Helens, WA9 3HE
Secondary 877
Lostock High School
Manchester, M32 9PL
Secondary 525
King Edward VII School
Sheffield, S10 2PW
Secondary 1,709
Marden Bridge Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8RW
Secondary 587
Ruskin Community High School
Crewe, CW2 7JT
Secondary 715
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Warrington, WA4 1RX
Secondary 855
Solway Community School
Wigton, CA7 4DD
Secondary 146
Pittville School
Cheltenham, GL52 3JD
Secondary 860
The Vyne Community School
Basingstoke, RG21 5PB
Secondary 746
Regents Park Community College
Southampton, SO16 4GW
Secondary 847
Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF
Secondary 940
Applemore College
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Secondary 526
Sir John Nelthorpe School
Brigg, DN20 8AA
Secondary 878
Dover Grammar School for Girls
Dover, CT16 2PZ
Secondary 872
Penwortham Girls' High School
Preston, PR1 0SR
Secondary 800
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Preston, PR1 6DT
Secondary 605
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU
Secondary 798
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA
Secondary 838
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT
Secondary 1,163
Ermysted's Grammar School
Skipton, BD23 1PL
Secondary 818
Bellingham Middle School and Sports College
Hexham, NE48 2EN
Secondary 52
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Preston, PR1 5BY
Secondary 608
Menorah High School for Girls
London, NW2 7BZ
Secondary 403