Parkside Community College

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Parkside Community College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 737 20% 17.3%
Wellacre Technology Academy
Manchester, M41 6AP
Secondary 687 18.1% 18.5%
Woodland Middle School Academy
Bedford, MK45 1NP
Secondary 712 24.6% 17.3%
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW
Secondary 800 20.9% 18.9%
The Roseland Academy
Truro, TR2 5SE
Secondary 654 17.9% 18.8%
Hadleigh High School
Ipswich, IP7 5HU
Secondary 769 18.5% 19.9%
Henley In Arden School
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF
Secondary 699 17.7% 17.9%
Beverley Grammar School
Beverley, HU17 8NF
Secondary 826 17.4% 16.8%
Stanchester Academy
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG
Secondary 791 16.2% 18.2%
Cirencester Kingshill School
Cirencester, GL7 1HS
Secondary 841 21.5% 17.4%
Garstang Community Academy
Preston, PR3 1YE
Secondary 819 19.5% 15.4%
Brooklands Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PF
Secondary 601 22.5% 18%
Humphrey Perkins School
Loughborough, LE12 8JU
Secondary 844 19.6% 16.9%
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU
Secondary 673 15% 18.3%
Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN
Secondary 680 19.7% 15.6%
The Priory Belvoir Academy
Nottingham, NG13 0AX
Secondary 690 18.5% 16.6%
Iceni Secondary Academy
Thetford, IP26 4PE
Secondary 752 20.5% 19.9%
The Reach Free School
Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB
Secondary 757 23.6% 18%
Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Chichester, PO20 3UE
Secondary 697 17% 18.4%
Broadstone Middle School
Broadstone, BH18 8AE
Secondary 670 17.2% 18.2%
Kinver High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY7 6AA
Secondary 726 18.4% 14.6%
Long Stratton High School
Norwich, NR15 2XR
Secondary 695 18.2% 17.7%
Claydon High School
Ipswich, IP6 0EG
Secondary 773 15.8% 17.4%
Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR29 4QD
Secondary 766 18.3% 20.5%
Framingham Earl High School
Norwich, NR14 7QP
Secondary 800 19.2% 14.3%
Broadland High Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR12 8QN
Secondary 761 15.5% 17.5%
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ
Secondary 721 19.3% 16.8%
Chipping Sodbury School
Bristol, BS37 6EW
Secondary 729 23.2% 16.3%
Moorside High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0HP
Secondary 757 18.3% 16.9%
Bury Church of England High School
Bury, BL9 0TS
Secondary 842 19.7% 17.7%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Parkside Community College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 737 Sign in to see
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 1SF
Secondary 1,002
Kendrick School
Reading, RG1 5BN
Secondary 903
Kirkbie Kendal School
Kendal, LA9 7EQ
Secondary 1,055
Queen Mary's High School
Walsall, WS4 2AE
Secondary 937
St Anselm's College
Prenton, CH43 1UQ
Secondary 988
Enfield Grammar School
Enfield, EN2 6LN
Secondary 1,043
The Eastwood Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU
Secondary 1,148
Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon, HG4 2DE
Secondary 709
The Henrietta Barnett School
London, NW11 7BN
Secondary 793
Loreto College
St Albans, AL1 3RQ
Secondary 946
Bristnall Hall Academy
Oldbury, B68 9PA
Secondary 1,083
St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Bromsgrove, B61 7DH
Secondary 651
Connaught School for Girls
London, E11 4AE
Secondary 619
Fulham Cross Academy
London, SW6 6SN
Secondary 647
Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD
Secondary 1,066
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Birmingham, B1 3AA
Secondary 657
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
Wedmore, BS28 4ND
Secondary 655
Norlington School and 6th Form
London, E10 6JZ
Secondary 875
Erdington Academy
Birmingham, B24 8RE
Secondary 957
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Birmingham, B21 9ET
Secondary 1,046
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
London, N19 3EU
Secondary 664
Derby Cathedral School
Derby, DE1 1LR
Secondary 1,007
Five Acres High School
Coleford, GL16 7QW
Secondary 787
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham, B8 3DT
Secondary 614
Tanfield School
Stanley, DH9 8AY
Secondary 711
Plymouth High School for Girls
Plymouth, PL4 6HT
Secondary 816
King Edward VII Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2QB
Secondary 1,228
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
London, SE1 6EX
Secondary 506
Cowley Academy
Spalding, PE11 4TF
Secondary 632