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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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |