The Community College, Bishop's Castle

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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 Community College, Bishop's Castle
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 526 13.7% 12.9%
St James' Catholic High School
Cheadle, SK8 6PZ
Secondary 825 10.7% 14.3%
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%
Leighton Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX
Secondary 601 15.2% 12.8%
St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor
Windsor, SL4 5EN
Secondary 481 14.4% 9.8%
The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW
Secondary 440 14.1% 13%
Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB
Secondary 469 10.2% 22%
Cranborne Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 5RP
Secondary 306 8.5% 17%
Chailey School
Lewes, BN8 4PU
Secondary 855 15.6% 12.9%
Grays Convent High School
Grays, RM17 5UX
Secondary 655 9.3% 19.6%
Aston Fields Middle School
Bromsgrove, B60 2ET
Secondary 595 12.6% 15.1%
Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH
Secondary 603 20.7% 21.6%
St Egwin's CofE Middle School
Evesham, WR11 4JU
Secondary 449 14.9% 23.6%
St Mary's RC High School
Hereford, HR1 4DR
Secondary 749 21% 11.2%
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Buntingford, SG9 9AW
Secondary 485 21% 15.5%
Beverley High School
Beverley, HU17 9EX
Secondary 827 12.7% 16.9%
Penwortham Girls' High School
Preston, PR1 0SR
Secondary 800 10.8% 16.5%
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP
Secondary 837 11.7% 15.3%
St Bede's Catholic High School
Ormskirk, L39 4TA
Secondary 707 11.5% 6.2%
Hutton Church of England Grammar School
Preston, PR4 5SN
Secondary 823 9.1% 12%
Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA
Secondary 838 10.6% 11.7%
Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU
Secondary 587 20% 16%
Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton, BD23 5BS
Secondary 363 15.4% 13.5%
Corbridge Middle School
Corbridge, NE45 5HX
Secondary 354 25.4% 11%
Wadham School
Crewkerne, TA18 7NT
Secondary 770 16.5% 19%
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%

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 Community College, Bishop's Castle
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 526 Sign in to see
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
London, N12 7NJ
Secondary 891
Newman Catholic College
London, NW10 3RN
Secondary 678
Hodge Hill Girls' School
Birmingham, B36 8EY
Secondary 752
St John Wall Catholic School
Birmingham, B21 8HH
Secondary 635
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Birmingham, B44 9SR
Secondary 782
Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL
Secondary 1,045
Harrytown Catholic High School
Stockport, SK6 3BU
Secondary 804
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
Torpoint Community College
Torpoint, PL11 2NH
Secondary 739
Belmont Community School
Durham, DH1 2AG
Secondary 847
De La Salle School
Basildon, SS14 2LA
Secondary 769
Maidenhill School
Stonehouse, GL10 2HA
Secondary 728
The Hayling College
Hayling Island, PO11 0NU
Secondary 555
The Clere School
Newbury, RG20 9HP
Secondary 470
Weobley High School
Hereford, HR4 8ST
Secondary 530
St Mary's RC High School
Hereford, HR1 4DR
Secondary 749
The Archbishop's School
Canterbury, CT2 7AP
Secondary 794
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB
Secondary 761
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Colne, BB8 8JT
Secondary 822
St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL
Secondary 831
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP
Secondary 837
St Bede's Catholic High School
Ormskirk, L39 4TA
Secondary 707
Boroughbridge High School
York, YO51 9JX
Secondary 438
Paget High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR
Secondary 661
Norton Canes High School
Cannock, WS11 9SP
Secondary 442
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA
Secondary 767
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Slough, SL3 9JQ
Secondary 666