The Castle 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
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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