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 27 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 |
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Sir John Thursby Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,118 | 11% | 38.7% |
Deptford Green School
London, SE14 6AN |
Secondary | 882 | 17.9% | 43.6% |
Raynes Park High School
London, SW20 0JL |
Secondary | 1,194 | 26.7% | 38.1% |
Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HJ |
Secondary | 1,217 | 17.4% | 31.2% |
St John Bosco Arts College
Croxteth, L11 9DQ |
Secondary | 1,052 | 19.7% | 43% |
The Mosslands School
Wallasey, CH45 8PJ |
Secondary | 903 | 23.9% | 38.1% |
The Derby High School
Lancs, BL9 9NH |
Secondary | 953 | 20% | 34.7% |
Our Lady's RC High School
Manchester, M9 0RP |
Secondary | 1,054 | 16.6% | 43% |
The Barlow RC High School and Specialist Science College
Manchester, M20 6BX |
Secondary | 922 | 15.6% | 38.8% |
The Radclyffe School
Oldham, OL9 0LS |
Secondary | 1,472 | 10.4% | 39.6% |
Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP |
Secondary | 1,146 | 18.6% | 45.1% |
Stretford High School
Manchester, M32 0XA |
Secondary | 979 | 23.1% | 43.7% |
Bedford High School
Leigh, WN7 2LU |
Secondary | 1,101 | 18.4% | 37.3% |
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan, WN6 7RN |
Secondary | 995 | 18.7% | 32.1% |
Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG |
Secondary | 1,397 | 13.9% | 42.8% |
Burnside College
Wallsend, NE28 7LQ |
Secondary | 959 | 15.6% | 35.8% |
Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,027 | 22.4% | 34.7% |
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Widnes, WA8 7DW |
Secondary | 1,306 | 12.2% | 41.4% |
Cantell School
Southampton, SO16 3GJ |
Secondary | 1,289 | 22.1% | 43.3% |
Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR |
Secondary | 1,048 | 18.9% | 35.1% |
Thamesview School
Gravesend, DA12 4LF |
Secondary | 958 | 15.2% | 45% |
Ashton Community Science College
Preston, PR2 1SL |
Secondary | 869 | 20.2% | 36.8% |
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW |
Secondary | 853 | 15.7% | 40.5% |
Our Lady's Catholic College
Lancaster, LA1 2RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | 25.8% | 37.4% |
St Peter's RC High School
M12 4WB |
Secondary | 1,035 | 16.1% | 46.7% |
Ladybridge High School
Bolton, BL3 4NG |
Secondary | 1,123 | 12.3% | 33.5% |
Pendle Vale College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Secondary | 1,044 | 14.3% | 32.8% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 28 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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Sir John Thursby Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,118 | Sign in to see | |
Haverstock School
London, NW3 2BQ |
Secondary | 925 | ||
Deptford Green School
London, SE14 6AN |
Secondary | 882 | ||
Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | ||
Broughton Hall Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HJ |
Secondary | 1,217 | ||
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HZ |
Secondary | 1,329 | ||
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP |
Secondary | 1,146 | ||
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Altrincham, WA15 8HT |
Secondary | 1,614 | ||
Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG |
Secondary | 1,397 | ||
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG |
Secondary | 1,698 | ||
Allerton Grange School
Leeds, LS17 6SF |
Secondary | 1,742 | ||
Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
Culcheth High School
Warrington, WA3 5HH |
Secondary | 1,169 | ||
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Plymouth, PL5 4AA |
Secondary | 771 | ||
Cantell School
Southampton, SO16 3GJ |
Secondary | 1,289 | ||
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,326 | ||
Fleetwood High School
FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE |
Secondary | 1,009 | ||
Crown Hills Community College
Leicester, LE5 5FT |
Secondary | 1,497 | ||
New College Leicester
Leicester, LE3 6DN |
Secondary | 1,025 | ||
Kingsford Community School
London, E6 5JG |
Secondary | 1,501 | ||
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ |
Secondary | 1,652 | ||
Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF |
Secondary | 1,420 | ||
All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF |
Secondary | 1,112 | ||
Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH |
Secondary | 1,459 |