Bellingham Middle School and Sports College

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
Bellingham Middle School and Sports College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 52 35.3% 31.4%
Lostock High School
Manchester, M32 9PL
Secondary 525 23.2% 35.4%
Marden Bridge Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8RW
Secondary 587 17.6% 22%
Monkseaton Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8JW
Secondary 227 32% 35.6%
Monkseaton High School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9EQ
Secondary 481 19.1% 29.3%
Edward Peake CofE VC School
Biggleswade, SG18 0EJ
Secondary 410 29.3% 26.3%
Beacon Hill Community School
Wigton, CA7 3EZ
Secondary 138 39.4% 37.2%
Solway Community School
Wigton, CA7 4DD
Secondary 146 40.4% 34.2%
Samuel King's School
Alston, CA9 3QU
Secondary 107 29% 19.6%
West Moors Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 0DA
Secondary 236 30.9% 36%
The Hayling College
Hayling Island, PO11 0NU
Secondary 555 22.8% 27.1%
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%
Earl Mortimer College
Leominster, HR6 8JJ
Secondary 522 22.6% 28.7%
Blackminster Middle School
Evesham, WR11 8TG
Secondary 254 21.7% 24.1%
Risedale School
Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BD
Secondary 545 26.7% 33%
The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form
Leyburn, DL8 5HY
Secondary 389 31.2% 17.3%
Boroughbridge High School
York, YO51 9JX
Secondary 438 31.3% 21.9%
Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR
Secondary 421 18.8% 30.9%
Seaton Sluice Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE26 4JS
Secondary 332 25% 31.3%
Whytrig Community Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 0BP
Secondary 327 24.5% 34.3%
Tweedmouth Community Middle School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2DJ
Secondary 337 23.4% 33.2%
Glendale Middle School
Wooler, NE71 6QG
Secondary 74 29.7% 29.7%
Berwick Middle School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1LA
Secondary 284 13.4% 27.8%
James Calvert Spence College
Morpeth, NE65 0NG
Secondary 637 19.3% 31%
Astley Community High School
Seaton Delaval, NE25 0BP
Secondary 627 17.5% 30.8%
Norton Canes High School
Cannock, WS11 9SP
Secondary 442 26.2% 32.3%
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1EU
Secondary 132 34.4% 37.4%
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
Bellingham Middle School and Sports College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 52 Sign in to see
Highbury Fields School
London, N5 1AR
Secondary 731
All Saints Catholic College
London, W10 6EL
Secondary 846
Addey and Stanhope School
London, SE14 6TJ
Secondary 600
Marden Bridge Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8RW
Secondary 587
Valley Gardens Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9AQ
Secondary 773
Monkseaton Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8JW
Secondary 227
Wellfield Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9QW
Secondary 354
Leighton Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX
Secondary 601
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Warrington, WA4 1RX
Secondary 855
Solway Community School
Wigton, CA7 4DD
Secondary 146
Grays Convent High School
Grays, RM17 5UX
Secondary 655
The Vyne Community School
Basingstoke, RG21 5PB
Secondary 746
Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF
Secondary 940
Applemore College
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Secondary 526
Aylestone School
Hereford, HR1 1HY
Secondary 449
Blackminster Middle School
Evesham, WR11 8TG
Secondary 254
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Buntingford, SG9 9AW
Secondary 485
Dover Grammar School for Girls
Dover, CT16 2PZ
Secondary 872
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Preston, PR1 6DT
Secondary 605
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Leyland, PR25 3AH
Secondary 936
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA
Secondary 838
Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU
Secondary 587
Corbridge Middle School
Corbridge, NE45 5HX
Secondary 354
Tweedmouth Community Middle School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2DJ
Secondary 337
Glendale Middle School
Wooler, NE71 6QG
Secondary 74
Berwick Middle School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1LA
Secondary 284
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1EU
Secondary 132
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Preston, PR1 5BY
Secondary 608
Menorah High School for Girls
London, NW2 7BZ
Secondary 403