Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 30 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
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,188 1.3% 3.7%
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP
Secondary 1,293 3.3% 5.7%
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ
Secondary 1,314 1.5% 3.8%
Sir Thomas Rich's School
Gloucester, GL2 0LF
Secondary 1,249 4.7% 4.1%
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL
Secondary 1,100 2.7% 5.6%
Pate's Grammar School
Cheltenham, GL51 0HG
Secondary 1,288 5.8% 3.6%
Colyton Grammar School
Colyton, EX24 6HN
Secondary 1,071 5.2% 6.4%
South Wilts Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 3JJ
Secondary 1,185 5.7% 3.2%
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW
Secondary 1,236 4.5% 3.6%
Tonbridge Grammar School
Tonbridge, TN9 2JR
Secondary 1,164 5.4% 2.2%
Upton Court Grammar School
Slough, SL3 7PR
Secondary 1,166 4.7% 7.3%
Reading School
Reading, RG1 5LW
Secondary 1,129 4.5% 3.7%
St Joseph's College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5NT
Secondary 1,132 3.1% 6.9%
Devonport High School for Boys
Plymouth, PL1 5QP
Secondary 1,268 5.6% 7.3%
Torquay Girls' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7DY
Secondary 1,021 6.6% 5.4%
Langley Grammar School
Langley, SL3 7QS
Secondary 1,274 4.9% 5.6%
The Crypt School
Gloucester, GL2 5AE
Secondary 1,093 8.5% 4.2%
Wilson's School
Wallington, SM6 9JW
Secondary 1,312 1.9% 5.9%
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 3SX
Secondary 1,138 3.2% 1.7%
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Maidstone, ME16 8AH
Secondary 1,088 2.3% 6.9%
John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe, HP11 1SZ
Secondary 1,271 2.8% 4.7%
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Marlow, SL7 2BR
Secondary 1,205 6% 3.1%
Wallington County Grammar School
Wallington, SM6 7PH
Secondary 1,117 3.9% 6.6%
Stroud High School
Stroud, GL5 4HF
Secondary 1,106 4.8% 3.3%
Marling School
Stroud, GL5 4HE
Secondary 1,119 4.7% 3.8%
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA2 7BB
Secondary 1,163 2.4% 5.4%
Bournemouth School
Bournemouth, BH8 9PY
Secondary 1,284 5% 6.3%
Colchester County High School for Girls
Colchester, CO3 3US
Secondary 1,210 1.5% 2.5%
Loreto Grammar School
Altrincham, WA14 4AH
Secondary 1,072 1.8% 5.2%
Beaconsfield High School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1RR
Secondary 1,269 3.2% 2.4%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 30 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
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,188 Sign in to see
The Corsham School
Corsham, SN13 9DF
Secondary 1,360
St Michael's Church of England High School
Chorley, PR7 1RS
Secondary 1,134
Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR
Secondary 984
The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP
Secondary 1,054
Diss High School
Diss, IP22 4DH
Secondary 919
Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB
Secondary 1,078
The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG
Secondary 1,277
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB
Secondary 1,131
West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 5DP
Secondary 1,186
Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA
Secondary 1,101
Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB
Secondary 1,448
Herschel Grammar School
Slough, SL1 3BW
Secondary 1,056
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
Secondary 1,033
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 1,345
Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL
Secondary 1,107
Skegness Grammar School
Skegness, PE25 2QS
Secondary 634
Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT
Secondary 848
Lift Broadlands
Bristol, BS31 2DY
Secondary 363
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
Birmingham, B32 1RJ
Secondary 564
Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Halstead, CO9 3QH
Secondary 1,156
Matthew Arnold School
Oxford, OX2 9JE
Secondary 1,250
Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD
Secondary 736
Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH
Secondary 966
Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF
Secondary 929
Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH
Secondary 1,431
The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW
Secondary 1,220
Oulton Academy
Leeds, LS26 8EX
Secondary 1,097
Prendergast School
London, SE4 1LE
Secondary 1,025
Malton School
Malton, YO17 7NH
Secondary 1,041