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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St Michael's Church of England High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,139 | 11.5% | 3.6% |
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 1SF |
Secondary | 1,002 | 7.8% | 6.1% |
South Wilts Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 3JJ |
Secondary | 1,130 | 5.2% | 2.7% |
Tonbridge Grammar School
Tonbridge, TN9 2JR |
Secondary | 1,136 | 6.7% | 1.9% |
Newstead Wood School
Orpington, BR6 9SA |
Secondary | 1,264 | 10.4% | 4.8% |
The Crypt School
Gloucester, GL2 5AE |
Secondary | 1,093 | 7.5% | 4.2% |
Alcester Grammar School
Alcester, B49 5ED |
Secondary | 1,292 | 12.8% | 2.2% |
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF |
Secondary | 1,269 | 13.3% | 5.4% |
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
Marlow, SL7 2BR |
Secondary | 1,191 | 7.7% | 3.2% |
The North Halifax Grammar School
Halifax, HX2 9SU |
Secondary | 1,238 | 7.4% | 4.7% |
Poole Grammar School
Poole, BH17 9JU |
Secondary | 1,199 | 13.8% | 4.3% |
Stroud High School
Stroud, GL5 4HF |
Secondary | 1,095 | 6.1% | 3.1% |
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB |
Secondary | 1,206 | 10.2% | 7.5% |
Yavneh College
Borehamwood, WD6 1HL |
Secondary | 1,075 | 11.2% | 4.6% |
Bournemouth School for Girls
Bournemouth, BH8 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,209 | 8.7% | 4.5% |
West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 5DP |
Secondary | 1,225 | 5.1% | 5.8% |
Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA |
Secondary | 1,062 | 7.6% | 5.1% |
Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD |
Secondary | 1,068 | 7.7% | 3.9% |
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Wirral, CH63 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,043 | 8.4% | 8% |
Upton Hall School FCJ
Wirral, CH49 6LJ |
Secondary | 1,009 | 9.3% | 7.7% |
Saint Ambrose College
Altrincham, WA15 0HE |
Secondary | 1,068 | 6.8% | 5.1% |
Avanti House School
Stanmore, HA7 2EQ |
Secondary | 1,189 | 7.1% | 6.1% |
The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT |
Secondary | 1,181 | 15.4% | 5.8% |
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU |
Secondary | 1,188 | 11.1% | 6.4% |
St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkley, LS29 6AE |
Secondary | 1,195 | 11.5% | 5.8% |
The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG |
Secondary | 1,138 | 5.4% | 4.5% |
Walton High School
Stafford, ST17 0LJ |
Secondary | 1,160 | 11.6% | 6.1% |
St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ |
Secondary | 1,153 | 8.4% | 6.5% |
St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
London, TW1 4LT |
Secondary | 1,113 | 10.5% | 7.7% |
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND |
Secondary | 1,018 | 7.8% | 3.3% |
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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St Michael's Church of England High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,139 | Sign in to see | |
Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY |
Secondary | 748 | ||
Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE |
Secondary | 1,089 | ||
Sale Grammar School
Sale, M33 3NH |
Secondary | 1,333 | ||
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF |
Secondary | 855 | ||
The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB |
Secondary | 1,106 | ||
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB |
Secondary | 1,158 | ||
West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 5DP |
Secondary | 1,225 | ||
Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA |
Secondary | 1,062 | ||
Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB |
Secondary | 1,480 | ||
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ |
Secondary | 1,096 | ||
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Secondary | 1,300 | ||
Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH |
Secondary | 1,460 | ||
Ratton School
Eastbourne, BN21 2XR |
Secondary | 1,177 | ||
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL |
Secondary | 1,194 | ||
The Robert Napier School
Gillingham, ME7 2LX |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Walsall, WS1 2ND |
Secondary | 936 | ||
Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL |
Secondary | 1,123 | ||
Skegness Grammar School
Skegness, PE25 2QS |
Secondary | 677 | ||
Four Dwellings Academy
Birmingham, B32 1RJ |
Secondary | 562 | ||
Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN |
Secondary | 1,218 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX |
Secondary | 1,072 | ||
Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD |
Secondary | 771 | ||
Harris Academy Rainham
Rainham, RM13 9XD |
Secondary | 898 | ||
Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF |
Secondary | 947 | ||
The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW |
Secondary | 1,232 | ||
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA |
Secondary | 521 | ||
Wellfield School
Wingate, TS28 5AX |
Secondary | 912 | ||
Dover Christ Church Academy
Dover, CT16 2EG |
Secondary | 817 |