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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |