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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Baines School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 747 | 6.2% | 30.1% |
Newman Catholic College
London, NW10 3RN |
Secondary | 678 | 13.4% | 30.6% |
Hornsey School for Girls
London, N8 9JF |
Secondary | 664 | 17.2% | 29.4% |
Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL |
Secondary | 1,045 | 12.3% | 24.5% |
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 839 | 17.2% | 30.1% |
Parrenthorn High School
Manchester, M25 2BW |
Secondary | 1,037 | 12% | 28.6% |
Harrytown Catholic High School
Stockport, SK6 3BU |
Secondary | 804 | 18.6% | 30.8% |
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% |
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan, WN6 7RN |
Secondary | 995 | 18.7% | 32.1% |
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
Rotherham, S63 7PQ |
Secondary | 711 | 16.7% | 28.6% |
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Peterborough, PE1 5JN |
Secondary | 828 | 12.3% | 31.8% |
Ruskin Community High School
Crewe, CW2 7JT |
Secondary | 715 | 15.7% | 31.9% |
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Warrington, WA4 1RX |
Secondary | 855 | 18.6% | 29.8% |
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Secondary | 992 | 17.2% | 27.8% |
Belmont Community School
Durham, DH1 2AG |
Secondary | 847 | 15.6% | 33.4% |
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG |
Secondary | 874 | 11% | 21.8% |
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 8QY |
Secondary | 809 | 10.2% | 28.5% |
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB |
Secondary | 761 | 12.9% | 22.9% |
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Colne, BB8 8JT |
Secondary | 822 | 13% | 31.8% |
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
Fleetwood, FY7 8AY |
Secondary | 786 | 16.2% | 28% |
St Cecilia's RC High School
Preston, PR3 2XA |
Secondary | 573 | 9.1% | 29.6% |
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU |
Secondary | 798 | 11.6% | 32.3% |
Paget High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR |
Secondary | 661 | 14.8% | 27.4% |
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA |
Secondary | 767 | 15.6% | 21.5% |
Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 | 20.8% | 28.8% |
Pendle Vale College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Secondary | 1,044 | 14.3% | 32.8% |
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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Baines School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 747 | Sign in to see | |
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Helens, WA9 3HE |
Secondary | 877 | ||
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 839 | ||
South Wirral High School
Wirral, CH62 8EH |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
Westhoughton High School
Bolton, BL5 3BZ |
Secondary | 1,340 | ||
The Derby High School
Lancs, BL9 9NH |
Secondary | 953 | ||
Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB |
Secondary | 947 | ||
Stretford High School
Manchester, M32 0XA |
Secondary | 979 | ||
Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR |
Secondary | 1,074 | ||
Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB |
Secondary | 878 | ||
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW |
Secondary | 440 | ||
Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB |
Secondary | 469 | ||
Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | ||
Portchester Community School
Fareham, PO16 9BD |
Secondary | 694 | ||
Crookhorn College
Waterlooville, PO7 5UD |
Secondary | 916 | ||
The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR |
Secondary | 1,242 | ||
Fearnhill School
Letchworth, SG6 4BA |
Secondary | 602 | ||
The Astley Cooper School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HL |
Secondary | 947 | ||
Townsend Church of England School
St Albans, AL3 6DR |
Secondary | 756 | ||
The Market Weighton School
Market Weighton, YO43 3JF |
Secondary | 626 | ||
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN |
Secondary | 796 | ||
Our Lady's Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 3SQ |
Secondary | 902 | ||
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW |
Secondary | 853 | ||
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Colne, BB8 8JT |
Secondary | 822 | ||
Our Lady's Catholic College
Lancaster, LA1 2RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
Fleetwood, FY7 8AY |
Secondary | 786 | ||
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS |
Secondary | 980 | ||
Paget High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR |
Secondary | 661 | ||
Lowton Church of England High School
Warrington, WA3 1DU |
Secondary | 819 |