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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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |