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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Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 786 | 16.2% | 28% |
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Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 839 | 17.2% | 30.1% |
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Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN |
Secondary | 920 | 18.5% | 23.6% |
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Harrytown Catholic High School
Stockport, SK6 3BU |
Secondary | 804 | 18.6% | 30.8% |
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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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Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB |
Secondary | 878 | 16.5% | 23.6% |
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St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan, WN6 7RN |
Secondary | 995 | 18.7% | 32.1% |
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Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
Rotherham, S63 7PQ |
Secondary | 711 | 16.7% | 28.6% |
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Todmorden High School
Todmorden, OL14 7DG |
Secondary | 850 | 17.3% | 28.4% |
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Wetherby High School
Wetherby, LS22 6JS |
Secondary | 783 | 16.4% | 26.3% |
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St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Bristol, BS14 9LS |
Secondary | 754 | 21.5% | 27.2% |
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Cressex Community School
High Wycombe, HP12 4QA |
Secondary | 763 | 20.7% | 29% |
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Ruskin Community High School
Crewe, CW2 7JT |
Secondary | 715 | 15.7% | 31.9% |
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Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Warrington, WA4 1RX |
Secondary | 855 | 18.6% | 29.8% |
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St Benedict's Catholic High School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Secondary | 992 | 17.2% | 27.8% |
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De La Salle School
Basildon, SS14 2LA |
Secondary | 769 | 17.8% | 26.1% |
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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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Whitworth Community High School
ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS |
Secondary | 651 | 22.3% | 23.3% |
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Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 8QY |
Secondary | 809 | 10.2% | 28.5% |
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Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB |
Secondary | 761 | 12.9% | 22.9% |
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Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Colne, BB8 8JT |
Secondary | 822 | 13% | 31.8% |
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Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU |
Secondary | 798 | 11.6% | 32.3% |
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Baines School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8BE |
Secondary | 747 | 6.2% | 30.1% |
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Abbot Beyne School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0JL |
Secondary | 828 | 19.6% | 29.2% |
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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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Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 | 20.8% | 28.8% |
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Preston Muslim Girls High School
Preston, PR1 5BY |
Secondary | 608 | 14.5% | 23.2% |
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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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Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 786 | Sign in to see | |
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Friern Barnet School
London, N11 3LS |
Secondary | 643 | ||
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Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Croydon, CR0 5JQ |
Secondary | 789 | ||
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Gunnersbury Catholic School
Brentford, TW8 9LB |
Secondary | 1,240 | ||
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Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
Birmingham, B9 4TR |
Secondary | 965 | ||
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South Wirral High School
Wirral, CH62 8EH |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
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Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB |
Secondary | 947 | ||
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Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP |
Secondary | 1,036 | ||
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Golborne High School
Warrington, WA3 3EL |
Secondary | 1,147 | ||
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St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU |
Secondary | 1,033 | ||
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Todmorden High School
Todmorden, OL14 7DG |
Secondary | 850 | ||
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The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW |
Secondary | 440 | ||
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Beaminster School
Beaminster, DT8 3EP |
Secondary | 679 | ||
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Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX |
Secondary | 1,094 | ||
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The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE |
Secondary | 1,100 | ||
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Portchester Community School
Fareham, PO16 9BD |
Secondary | 694 | ||
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Crookhorn College
Waterlooville, PO7 5UD |
Secondary | 916 | ||
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Millfield Science & Performing Arts College
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG |
Secondary | 874 | ||
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Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW |
Secondary | 853 | ||
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Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Colne, BB8 8JT |
Secondary | 822 | ||
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Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP |
Secondary | 837 | ||
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Our Lady's Catholic College
Lancaster, LA1 2RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
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All Hallows Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 0LN |
Secondary | 911 | ||
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Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS |
Secondary | 980 | ||
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Baines School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8BE |
Secondary | 747 | ||
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James Calvert Spence College
Morpeth, NE65 0NG |
Secondary | 637 | ||
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Carterton Community College
Carterton, OX18 1BU |
Secondary | 743 | ||
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Wadham School
Crewkerne, TA18 7NT |
Secondary | 770 | ||
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St Andrew's Catholic School
Leatherhead, KT22 7JP |
Secondary | 1,597 | ||
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Lowton Church of England High School
Warrington, WA3 1DU |
Secondary | 819 | ||