Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,204 | 14% | 15% |
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Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA |
Secondary | 1,182 | 12.2% | 16% |
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Midhurst Rother College
Midhurst, GU29 9DT |
Secondary | 1,159 | 12.4% | 13.5% |
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Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD |
Secondary | 1,153 | 12.3% | 16.6% |
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Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE |
Secondary | 1,166 | 12.1% | 16.3% |
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Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS |
Secondary | 1,170 | 15.5% | 17% |
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Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,246 | 12% | 15.4% |
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William de Ferrers School
Chelmsford, CM3 5JU |
Secondary | 1,248 | 14.3% | 13.1% |
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Congleton High School
Congleton, CW12 4NS |
Secondary | 1,212 | 14.2% | 13.9% |
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Hodgson Academy
Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU |
Secondary | 1,122 | 15.7% | 17.2% |
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St Edward's College
Liverpool, L12 1LF |
Secondary | 1,162 | 15.3% | 16.4% |
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Chelmer Valley High School
Chelmsford, CM1 7ER |
Secondary | 1,157 | 15.3% | 16.7% |
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St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW |
Secondary | 1,209 | 11.6% | 13.3% |
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Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY |
Secondary | 1,294 | 12.3% | 12.9% |
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Etonbury Academy
Arlesey, SG15 6XS |
Secondary | 1,133 | 14.8% | 14.7% |
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Brockington College
Leicester, LE19 4AQ |
Secondary | 1,199 | 14.6% | 16.4% |
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Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU |
Secondary | 1,154 | 14.2% | 13.3% |
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All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB |
Secondary | 1,251 | 16.4% | 14.9% |
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Taverham High School
Norwich, NR8 6HP |
Secondary | 1,241 | 14.1% | 14.4% |
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St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP |
Secondary | 1,152 | 16.9% | 14.2% |
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Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD |
Secondary | 1,171 | 12% | 16.8% |
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Cockermouth School
Cockermouth, CA13 9HF |
Secondary | 1,285 | 17.2% | 13.4% |
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Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
York, YO42 2LL |
Secondary | 1,218 | 15.5% | 14.6% |
|
Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX |
Secondary | 1,292 | 13.3% | 17% |
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Chew Valley School
Bristol, BS40 8QB |
Secondary | 1,189 | 13.6% | 15% |
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English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ |
Secondary | 1,167 | 11.2% | 14.3% |
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The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW |
Secondary | 1,220 | 11.8% | 16.6% |
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Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN |
Secondary | 1,254 | 15.7% | 16.3% |
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The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB |
Secondary | 1,207 | 13.2% | 16.7% |
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Woodhey High School
Bury, BL0 9QZ |
Secondary | 1,103 | 15.9% | 14.7% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,204 | Sign in to see | |
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The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
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Cleethorpes Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX |
Secondary | 843 | ||
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Uffculme School
Cullompton, EX15 3AG |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
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Lipson Co-operative Academy
Plymouth, PL4 7PG |
Secondary | 1,098 | ||
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The Hayfield School
Doncaster, DN9 3HG |
Secondary | 1,084 | ||
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Yavneh College
Borehamwood, WD6 1HL |
Secondary | 1,042 | ||
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Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE |
Secondary | 1,560 | ||
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Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY |
Secondary | 1,294 | ||
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Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX |
Secondary | 1,323 | ||
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St Clere's School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW |
Secondary | 1,440 | ||
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Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT |
Secondary | 1,573 | ||
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Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY |
Secondary | 1,144 | ||
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St Cuthbert's High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX |
Secondary | 1,211 | ||
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Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB |
Secondary | 1,436 | ||
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Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,243 | ||
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Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW |
Secondary | 982 | ||
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Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB |
Secondary | 1,394 | ||
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Penwortham Priory Academy
Preston, PR1 0JE |
Secondary | 747 | ||
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Biddick Academy
Washington, NE38 8AL |
Secondary | 1,070 | ||
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Tudor Grange Academy Redditch
Redditch, B98 7UH |
Secondary | 405 | ||
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Beaconsfield High School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1RR |
Secondary | 1,269 | ||
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Darwen Vale High School
Darwen, BB3 0AL |
Secondary | 1,072 | ||
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Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Sheffield, S13 9HJ |
Secondary | 996 | ||
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St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
Woking, GU22 9AL |
Secondary | 1,543 | ||
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Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY |
Secondary | 1,812 | ||
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Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Salisbury, SP1 1RE |
Secondary | 1,336 | ||
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Penketh High School
Warrington, WA5 2BY |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
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Kirk Hallam Community Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4HH |
Secondary | 753 | ||
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Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Runcorn, WA7 5YH |
Secondary | 367 | ||