Spalding High School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Spalding High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 948 14.8% 10.3%
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
London, N12 7NJ
Secondary 891 8.5% 9.4%
Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE
Secondary 1,094 16.9% 10.4%
Old Swinford Hospital
Stourbridge, DY8 1QX
Secondary 947 12.7% 5.4%
St James' Catholic High School
Cheadle, SK8 6PZ
Secondary 825 10.7% 14.3%
St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU
Secondary 1,033 15.7% 11.2%
Marden High School
North Shields, NE30 3RZ
Secondary 943 15.3% 16.4%
Valley Gardens Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9AQ
Secondary 773 13.6% 6.3%
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Poole, BH15 3HY
Secondary 1,059 21.3% 12.3%
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%
St Benedict's Catholic College
Colchester, CO3 3US
Secondary 895 19.4% 9.1%
Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY
Secondary 1,133 17.5% 8.9%
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL
Secondary 1,015 10.9% 14.4%
The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH
Secondary 1,029 18.9% 14.1%
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Basingstoke, RG22 6SR
Secondary 891 22.5% 9.9%
Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF
Secondary 940 14.6% 14.4%
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU
Secondary 1,091 16.2% 14.5%
Broughton High School
Preston, PR3 5JJ
Secondary 928 11.5% 9.4%
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Leyland, PR25 3AH
Secondary 936 9% 12.9%
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%
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%
Chilwell School
Nottingham, NG9 5AL
Secondary 1,052 14.5% 18.7%
The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT
Secondary 1,095 18.5% 11.4%
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF
Secondary 1,077 20.1% 13.2%

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
Spalding High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 948 Sign in to see
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
London, SW12 0AB
Secondary 1,222
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
London, SE1 4AN
Secondary 660
St Bonaventure's RC School
London, E7 9QD
Secondary 1,348
Valentines High School
Ilford, IG2 6HX
Secondary 1,331
The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP
Secondary 1,134
Walthamstow School for Girls
London, E17 9RZ
Secondary 890
Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB
Secondary 907
Selly Park Girls' School
Birmingham, B29 7PH
Secondary 813
St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL
Secondary 1,047
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St Helens, WA9 3HE
Secondary 877
Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW
Secondary 1,350
Wetherby High School
Wetherby, LS22 6JS
Secondary 783
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP
Secondary 1,046
Lady Manners School
Bakewell, DE45 1JA
Secondary 1,400
Ferndown Upper School
Ferndown, BH22 9EY
Secondary 1,170
Priory School
Lewes, BN7 2XN
Secondary 1,163
Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB
Secondary 1,105
Pittville School
Cheltenham, GL52 3JD
Secondary 860
The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH
Secondary 1,029
Regents Park Community College
Southampton, SO16 4GW
Secondary 847
The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH
Secondary 856
Purbrook Park School
Waterlooville, PO7 5DS
Secondary 913
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU
Secondary 1,091
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA
Secondary 1,105
Penwortham Girls' High School
Preston, PR1 0SR
Secondary 800
Risedale School
Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BD
Secondary 545
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT
Secondary 1,163
Arts and Media School Islington
London, N4 3LS
Secondary 596
Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ
Secondary 966