The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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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
The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 389 31.2% 17.3%
Gosforth Central Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN
Secondary 601 15.8% 18.1%
Gosforth East Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5JT
Secondary 556 15.1% 18%
Marden Bridge Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8RW
Secondary 587 17.6% 22%
Wellfield Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9QW
Secondary 354 14.7% 14.4%
Edward Peake CofE VC School
Biggleswade, SG18 0EJ
Secondary 410 29.3% 26.3%
Samuel King's School
Alston, CA9 3QU
Secondary 107 29% 19.6%
South Molton Community College
South Molton, EX36 4LA
Secondary 662 24.9% 18.9%
Beaminster School
Beaminster, DT8 3EP
Secondary 679 23.4% 21.4%
Maidenhill School
Stonehouse, GL10 2HA
Secondary 728 29.8% 22.7%
The Clere School
Newbury, RG20 9HP
Secondary 470 22.4% 24.8%
Applemore College
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Secondary 526 28.4% 27.6%
Aylestone School
Hereford, HR1 1HY
Secondary 449 31% 28.7%
Weobley High School
Hereford, HR4 8ST
Secondary 530 36.1% 16.4%
Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH
Secondary 603 20.7% 21.6%
Blackminster Middle School
Evesham, WR11 8TG
Secondary 254 21.7% 24.1%
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Buntingford, SG9 9AW
Secondary 485 21% 15.5%
Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ
Secondary 728 16.1% 21%
The Market Weighton School
Market Weighton, YO43 3JF
Secondary 626 29.9% 22%
Whitworth Community High School
ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS
Secondary 651 22.3% 23.3%
Bedale High School
Bedale, DL8 2EQ
Secondary 560 27.3% 20.2%
Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU
Secondary 587 20% 16%
Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton, BD23 5BS
Secondary 363 15.4% 13.5%
Boroughbridge High School
York, YO51 9JX
Secondary 438 31.3% 21.9%
Corbridge Middle School
Corbridge, NE45 5HX
Secondary 354 25.4% 11%
Carterton Community College
Carterton, OX18 1BU
Secondary 743 28.4% 18.3%
Walton Priory Middle School
Stone, ST15 0AL
Secondary 523 21.8% 18.5%
Perton Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV6 7NR
Secondary 429 20.3% 18.4%
Bourne Community College
Emsworth, PO10 8PJ
Secondary 729 26.6% 21.3%
St Joseph's Catholic School
Salisbury, SP1 1QY
Secondary 600 27.1% 24.5%

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
The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 389 Sign in to see
All Saints Catholic College
London, W10 6EL
Secondary 846
Addey and Stanhope School
London, SE14 6TJ
Secondary 600
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
London, N12 7NJ
Secondary 891
Newman Catholic College
London, NW10 3RN
Secondary 678
St Mary's Catholic High School
Croydon, CR9 2EE
Secondary 564
St John Wall Catholic School
Birmingham, B21 8HH
Secondary 635
Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL
Secondary 1,045
St Thomas More RC College
Manchester, M34 6AF
Secondary 793
Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
Rotherham, S63 7PQ
Secondary 711
Westborough High School
Dewsbury, WF13 2JE
Secondary 919
Valley Gardens Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9AQ
Secondary 773
Leighton Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX
Secondary 601
Torpoint Community College
Torpoint, PL11 2NH
Secondary 739
Beacon Hill Community School
Wigton, CA7 3EZ
Secondary 138
Grays Convent High School
Grays, RM17 5UX
Secondary 655
Maidenhill School
Stonehouse, GL10 2HA
Secondary 728
The Hayling College
Hayling Island, PO11 0NU
Secondary 555
Aylestone School
Hereford, HR1 1HY
Secondary 449
Beverley High School
Beverley, HU17 9EX
Secondary 827
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Preston, PR1 6DT
Secondary 605
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB
Secondary 761
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL
Secondary 831
St Cecilia's RC High School
Preston, PR3 2XA
Secondary 573
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU
Secondary 798
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA
Secondary 838
Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU
Secondary 587
Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton, BD23 5BS
Secondary 363
The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY
Secondary 526
North Huddersfield Trust School
Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ
Secondary 1,039