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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The Castle School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,204 | 11.5% | 11% |
Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR6 7EF |
Secondary | 1,242 | 13.1% | 9.6% |
Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA |
Secondary | 1,162 | 10.6% | 12.8% |
Congleton High School
Congleton, CW12 4NS |
Secondary | 1,270 | 9.6% | 12.6% |
The King's School
Ottery St Mary, EX11 1RA |
Secondary | 1,109 | 12.6% | 10.5% |
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% |
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL |
Secondary | 1,300 | 12.9% | 12.8% |
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Ruislip, HA4 8EE |
Secondary | 1,265 | 13.9% | 9.7% |
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY |
Secondary | 1,315 | 12.1% | 11.9% |
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,319 | 10.9% | 10.7% |
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% |
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford, WD25 0SS |
Secondary | 1,108 | 12.4% | 12.4% |
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX |
Secondary | 1,249 | 10.6% | 9.3% |
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% |
Nailsea School
Bristol, BS48 2HN |
Secondary | 1,118 | 16.5% | 12.3% |
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% |
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD |
Secondary | 1,238 | 10.5% | 13.9% |
Hagley Catholic High School
Hagley, DY8 2XL |
Secondary | 1,115 | 12% | 11.4% |
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE |
Secondary | 1,168 | 15% | 13.3% |
St Gregory's Catholic Science College
Harrow, HA3 0NB |
Secondary | 1,161 | 12.2% | 10.1% |
Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB |
Secondary | 1,142 | 15.1% | 10% |
Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD |
Secondary | 1,143 | 14.1% | 10.9% |
Chew Valley School
Bristol, BS40 8QB |
Secondary | 1,205 | 11.5% | 14.7% |
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE |
Secondary | 1,210 | 13.5% | 8.5% |
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH |
Secondary | 1,100 | 12.6% | 10.5% |
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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The Castle School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,204 | Sign in to see | |
Harris Academy Merton
Mitcham, CR4 1BP |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
Teign School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 3JG |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
Teignmouth, TQ14 9HZ |
Secondary | 943 | ||
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,652 | ||
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA |
Secondary | 1,281 | ||
Roundwood Park School
Harpenden, AL5 3AE |
Secondary | 1,370 | ||
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Gloucester, GL4 0DD |
Secondary | 1,517 | ||
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chesham, HP5 2RG |
Secondary | 1,076 | ||
Colchester County High School for Girls
Colchester, CO3 3US |
Secondary | 1,183 | ||
Wootton Upper School
Bedford, MK43 9HT |
Secondary | 890 | ||
Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Stevenage, SG1 4AE |
Secondary | 1,603 | ||
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford, WD25 0SS |
Secondary | 1,108 | ||
Woodcote High School
Coulsdon, CR5 2EH |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
Ralph Allen School
Bath, BA2 7AD |
Secondary | 1,382 | ||
Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW |
Secondary | 978 | ||
City of Peterborough Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Secondary | 865 | ||
The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Lowestoft, NR32 4PZ |
Secondary | 1,259 | ||
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ |
Secondary | 1,003 | ||
Southam College
Southam, CV47 0JW |
Secondary | 1,660 | ||
Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA |
Secondary | 1,176 | ||
King's Academy Ringmer
Lewes, BN8 5RB |
Secondary | 611 | ||
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield, WF2 8QF |
Secondary | 1,028 | ||
Meole Brace School
Shrewsbury, SY3 9DW |
Secondary | 1,351 | ||
George Pindar School
Scarborough, YO11 3LW |
Secondary | 681 | ||
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE |
Secondary | 1,210 | ||
St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG |
Secondary | 669 |