The Castle School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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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.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

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  • 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 1,203 12.7% 12.4%
Midhurst Rother College
Midhurst, GU29 9DT
Secondary 1,159 12.4% 13.5%
Kingsbridge Academy
Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL
Secondary 1,249 14.4% 10.9%
Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR6 7EF
Secondary 1,206 14.5% 10.3%
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF
Secondary 1,204 14% 15%
Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA
Secondary 1,142 11.2% 14.1%
William de Ferrers School
Chelmsford, CM3 5JU
Secondary 1,248 14.3% 13.1%
Congleton High School
Congleton, CW12 4NS
Secondary 1,212 14.2% 13.9%
The King's School
Ottery St Mary, EX11 1RA
Secondary 1,108 14.4% 12.5%
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS
Secondary 1,219 14.1% 10.5%
The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ
Secondary 1,233 9.6% 14.2%
St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW
Secondary 1,209 11.6% 13.3%
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,282 15% 13.1%
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Ruislip, HA4 8EE
Secondary 1,256 13.3% 10.6%
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY
Secondary 1,294 12.3% 12.9%
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH
Secondary 1,327 11.5% 11.6%
Cams Hill School
Fareham, PO16 8AH
Secondary 1,237 13.7% 12.4%
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU
Secondary 1,315 10.7% 10.3%
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford, WD25 0SS
Secondary 1,122 12.9% 12.8%
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX
Secondary 1,198 12.9% 11.3%
St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ
Secondary 1,215 12.8% 10.8%
Nailsea School
Bristol, BS48 2HN
Secondary 1,157 17.5% 11.5%
Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU
Secondary 1,154 14.2% 13.3%
Taverham High School
Norwich, NR8 6HP
Secondary 1,241 14.1% 14.4%
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
Secondary 1,178 16% 12.4%
St Gregory's Catholic Science College
Harrow, HA3 0NB
Secondary 1,160 13.3% 11.5%
Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB
Secondary 1,138 14.9% 10.8%
Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
York, YO42 2LL
Secondary 1,218 15.5% 14.6%
Chew Valley School
Bristol, BS40 8QB
Secondary 1,189 13.6% 15%
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ
Secondary 1,167 11.2% 14.3%