Unity 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
Unity College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,420 21.8% 34.2%
Plumstead Manor School
London, SE18 1QF
Secondary 1,456 19.3% 35.8%
Brentside High School
London, W7 1JJ
Secondary 1,590 15.2% 41.9%
Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB
Secondary 1,477 18.5% 24.9%
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%
Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HZ
Secondary 1,329 25.2% 28.9%
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool, L9 7BF
Secondary 1,160 23.8% 26.9%
Cowley International College
St Helens, WA10 6PN
Secondary 1,504 20.5% 38.5%
Thornleigh Salesian College
Bolton, BL1 6PQ
Secondary 1,579 15% 27%
The Radclyffe School
Oldham, OL9 0LS
Secondary 1,472 10.4% 39.6%
Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW
Secondary 1,350 19.9% 29.8%
Bedford High School
Leigh, WN7 2LU
Secondary 1,101 18.4% 37.3%
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ
Secondary 1,374 14.7% 28.6%
Titus Salt School
Bradford, BD17 5RH
Secondary 1,436 23.9% 24.8%
Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG
Secondary 1,397 13.9% 42.8%
The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU
Secondary 1,482 11.7% 25.9%
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Widnes, WA8 7DW
Secondary 1,306 12.2% 41.4%
The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE
Secondary 1,131 25.5% 28.9%
Crestwood Community School
Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ
Secondary 1,489 24.9% 35.5%
Cantell School
Southampton, SO16 3GJ
Secondary 1,289 22.1% 43.3%
Marriotts School
Stevenage, SG2 8UT
Secondary 1,410 22.6% 28.9%
Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR
Secondary 1,048 18.9% 35.1%
Crown Hills Community College
Leicester, LE5 5FT
Secondary 1,497 13.6% 25.7%
Jo Richardson Community School
Dagenham, RM9 4UN
Secondary 1,690 12.3% 34.6%
Ladybridge High School
Bolton, BL3 4NG
Secondary 1,123 12.3% 33.5%
Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH
Secondary 1,459 18.2% 38.1%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 26 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
Unity College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,420 Sign in to see
Haverstock School
London, NW3 2BQ
Secondary 925
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
London, N1 9QG
Secondary 885
Deptford Green School
London, SE14 6AN
Secondary 882
Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN
Secondary 1,073
Brentside High School
London, W7 1JJ
Secondary 1,590
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES
Secondary 1,121
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP
Secondary 1,073
Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP
Secondary 1,146
Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG
Secondary 1,397
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG
Secondary 1,698
Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX
Secondary 1,008
Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND
Secondary 1,364
Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ
Secondary 1,066
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT
Secondary 1,525
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
Plymouth, PL5 4AA
Secondary 771
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP
Secondary 1,307
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
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ
Secondary 1,652
Jarrow School
Jarrow, NE32 5PR
Secondary 837
Sir John Thursby Community College
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Secondary 1,118
All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF
Secondary 1,112
Dagenham Park CofE School
Dagenham, RM10 9QH
Secondary 1,459