Sir John Thursby Community College

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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