Congleton High 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
Congleton High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,270 9.6% 12.6%
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF
Secondary 1,179 13.4% 14.2%
Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA
Secondary 1,162 10.6% 12.8%
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS
Secondary 1,254 7.8% 14.1%
The Castle School
Taunton, TA1 5AU
Secondary 1,204 11.5% 11%
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,294 10.1% 14.3%
The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ
Secondary 1,278 12% 13.2%
St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW
Secondary 1,232 9.6% 12.3%
Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW
Secondary 1,379 11.2% 12.2%
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,300 12.9% 12.8%
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY
Secondary 1,315 12.1% 11.9%
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX
Secondary 1,311 8.6% 12.1%
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH
Secondary 1,319 10.9% 10.7%
Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE
Secondary 1,355 13.9% 12.6%
Burnham Grammar School
Slough, SL1 7HG
Secondary 1,267 7% 10.1%
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU
Secondary 1,303 10.3% 9.9%
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE
Secondary 1,252 8.1% 11.1%
St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ
Secondary 1,216 10.4% 10.3%
Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA
Secondary 1,235 13.8% 11.2%
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 1,300 9.7% 13.6%
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL
Secondary 1,194 10.4% 9.5%
Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU
Secondary 1,195 13.3% 12.1%
Painsley Catholic College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH
Secondary 1,325 8.5% 10.4%
All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB
Secondary 1,238 14.3% 13.7%
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL
Secondary 1,345 9.1% 10.2%
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD
Secondary 1,238 10.5% 13.9%
Chew Valley School
Bristol, BS40 8QB
Secondary 1,205 11.5% 14.7%
The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW
Secondary 1,232 10.3% 15.4%
The Emmbrook School
Wokingham, RG41 1JP
Secondary 1,277 5.7% 11.1%
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Clitheroe, BB7 9JA
Secondary 1,129 11.8% 13.7%

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
Congleton High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,270 Sign in to see
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
Brixham, TQ5 0LN
Secondary 1,021
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF
Secondary 1,179
Penrice Academy
St Austell, PL25 3NR
Secondary 1,427
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Woodbridge, IP13 9HE
Secondary 1,030
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW
Secondary 985
The Campion School
Hornchurch, RM11 3BX
Secondary 1,205
Westfield Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3EP
Secondary 1,038
Dr Challoner's High School
Amersham, HP7 9QB
Secondary 1,315
Warden Park Secondary Academy
Haywards Heath, RH17 5DP
Secondary 1,528
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Hythe, CT21 4HL
Secondary 1,348
The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY
Secondary 1,443
Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP
Secondary 1,346
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA
Secondary 1,319
Wyvern College
Eastleigh, SO50 7AN
Secondary 1,343
The James Hornsby School
Basildon, SS15 5NX
Secondary 1,006
Lodge Park Academy
Corby, NN17 2JH
Secondary 987
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
Secondary 1,038
Calday Grange Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 8GG
Secondary 1,509
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkley, LS29 6AE
Secondary 1,195
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 6TA
Secondary 832
The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG
Secondary 1,138
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6BW
Secondary 1,128
Stokesley School
Stokesley, TS9 5AL
Secondary 1,072
Walton High School
Stafford, ST17 0LJ
Secondary 1,160
Smithdon High School
Hunstanton, PE36 5HY
Secondary 582
Southlands High School
Chorley, PR7 2NJ
Secondary 926
The Link Academy
Dudley, DY2 0PB
Secondary 997
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Croydon, CR9 5AS
Secondary 1,026
Park House School
Newbury, RG14 6NQ
Secondary 980