Sir John Thursby Community College

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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.

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  • 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%