Pendle Community High School & College

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 26 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

SEN characteristics will be taken into account when comparators are chosen, these include:

  • communication and interaction
  • cognition and learning
  • social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH)
  • sensory and/or physical needs
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Pendle Community High School & College
(Your chosen school)
Special 163 100% 49.1%
Shaftesbury High School
Harrow, HA3 6LE
Special 171 100% 44.4%
The Old Park School
Brierley Hill, DY5 2JY
Special 153 100% 49%
Pens Meadow School
Stourbridge, DY8 5ST
Special 114 100% 41.2%
Hazel Oak School
Solihull, B90 2AZ
Special 200 100% 38%
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234 100% 55.6%
Ravenscliffe High School
Halifax, HX3 0RZ
Special 257 100% 40.5%
Wood Bank School
Halifax, HX2 6PB
Special 140 100% 52.9%
Highbury School
Brighouse, HD6 3LD
Special 154 100% 39.6%
Stocklake Park Community School
Aylesbury, HP20 1DP
Special 105 99.1% 41.9%
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Chester, CH2 1HD
Special 157 100% 38.9%
Ashley High School
Widnes, WA8 7HG
Special 128 100% 57%
Sandgate School
Kendal, LA9 6JG
Special 151 100% 29.1%
Kings Mill School
Driffield, YO25 6UG
Special 136 100% 53.7%
St George's School
Newport, PO30 1XW
Special 212 100% 55.2%
Applebee Wood Community Specialist School
Preston, PR5 5SS
Special 169 100% 50%
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242 100% 48.3%
Kirkham Pear Tree School
Preston, PR4 2HA
Special 112 100% 39.3%
The Loyne Specialist School
Lancaster, LA1 2QD
Special 116 100% 40.5%
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Blackpool, FY5 4HH
Special 134 100% 52.2%
Chapel Green School
Old Buckenham, NR17 1RF
Special 179 100% 36.3%
The Parkside School, Norwich
Norwich, NR2 3JA
Special 189 100% 53.4%
Avalon School
Street, BA16 0PS
Special 73 100% 42.5%
Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1HA
Special 245 100% 38.4%
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190 100% 60%
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237 100% 46.4%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 25 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
Pendle Community High School & College
(Your chosen school)
Special 163 Sign in to see
Swiss Cottage School - Development & Research Centre
London, NW8 6HX
Special 260
Richard Cloudesley School
London, N1 8RE
Special 98
Phoenix School
London, E3 2AD
Special 502
John Chilton School
Northolt, UB5 5LD
Special 157
Merstone School
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Special 359
Penn Fields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Special 187
Bluebell Park School
Liverpool, L32 3XP
Special 225
Ernest Cookson School
Liverpool, L13 0BQ
Special 63
Redbridge High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 147
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Special 410
Talbot Specialist School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Special 234
Green Lane Community Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 235
Fox Wood Special School
Warrington, WA1 4LS
Special 138
Mayfield School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG
Special 257
Woodlands School
Plymouth, PL6 5ES
Special 87
Broadfield Specialist School
Burnley, BB11 5BT
Special 242
North Ridge High School
Manchester, M9 0RP
Special 200
Hope School
Liverpool, L25 2RY
Special 68
Bank View High School
Liverpool, L9 6AD
Special 424
Lansbury Bridge School
St Helens, WA9 1TB
Special 237
Ridgewood Community High School
Burnley, BB10 2AT
Special 190
Redwood
Rochdale, OL11 5EW
Special 344
Sir Tom Finney Community High School
Preston, PR2 6EE
Special 237
Drumbeat School and ASD Service
London, BR1 5LE
Special 294