Christopher Whitehead Language College

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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.

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Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Christopher Whitehead Language College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,529 16% 19.7%
The Morley Academy
Leeds, LS27 0PD
Secondary 1,432 14.8% 19.5%
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,468 17.3% 17%
Penrice Academy
St Austell, PL25 3NR
Secondary 1,427 17% 19.8%
West Park School
Derby, DE21 7BT
Secondary 1,469 16.6% 19.4%
East Barnet School
Barnet, EN4 8PU
Secondary 1,414 17% 18.3%
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Secondary 1,452 17.8% 18.3%
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,597 18.8% 17.5%
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF
Secondary 1,561 13.6% 17.6%
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Secondary 1,570 14.5% 17.2%
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Secondary 1,383 14.5% 17.3%
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT
Secondary 1,495 17.9% 18%
Kingdown School
Warminster, BA12 9DR
Secondary 1,458 16.9% 18.6%
Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ
Secondary 1,541 16% 22.5%
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT
Secondary 1,520 15% 18.9%
Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Secondary 1,484 12.5% 17.4%
The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX
Secondary 1,510 11.2% 19.2%
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,606 16.3% 20.9%
Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG
Secondary 1,599 13.6% 22.3%
Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT
Secondary 1,423 16.1% 21.4%
Nunthorpe Academy
Middlesbrough, TS7 0LA
Secondary 1,480 13.7% 19.4%
Kingsthorpe College
Northampton, NN2 7HR
Secondary 1,406 14.9% 19.1%
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,492 17.7% 17.3%
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Secondary 1,556 17.7% 15.6%
Burntwood School
London, SW17 0AQ
Secondary 1,541 16.2% 21.6%
St Mary's Catholic School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7PE
Secondary 1,442 13.3% 19.5%
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,608 17.6% 18%
North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN
Secondary 1,580 14.3% 21%
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,584 17.8% 18.2%
Three Rivers Academy
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 5EJ
Secondary 1,457 17.4% 22.2%