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.
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% |
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Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR6 7EF |
Secondary | 1,242 | 13.1% | 9.6% |
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Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA |
Secondary | 1,162 | 10.6% | 12.8% |
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Congleton High School
Congleton, CW12 4NS |
Secondary | 1,270 | 9.6% | 12.6% |
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The King's School
Ottery St Mary, EX11 1RA |
Secondary | 1,109 | 12.6% | 10.5% |
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The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ |
Secondary | 1,278 | 12% | 13.2% |
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St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW |
Secondary | 1,232 | 9.6% | 12.3% |
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Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL |
Secondary | 1,300 | 12.9% | 12.8% |
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Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Ruislip, HA4 8EE |
Secondary | 1,265 | 13.9% | 9.7% |
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Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY |
Secondary | 1,315 | 12.1% | 11.9% |
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Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,319 | 10.9% | 10.7% |
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Burnham Grammar School
Slough, SL1 7HG |
Secondary | 1,267 | 7% | 10.1% |
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St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU |
Secondary | 1,303 | 10.3% | 9.9% |
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The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE |
Secondary | 1,252 | 8.1% | 11.1% |
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Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford, WD25 0SS |
Secondary | 1,108 | 12.4% | 12.4% |
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Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX |
Secondary | 1,249 | 10.6% | 9.3% |
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St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ |
Secondary | 1,216 | 10.4% | 10.3% |
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Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA |
Secondary | 1,235 | 13.8% | 11.2% |
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Nailsea School
Bristol, BS48 2HN |
Secondary | 1,118 | 16.5% | 12.3% |
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Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL |
Secondary | 1,194 | 10.4% | 9.5% |
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Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU |
Secondary | 1,195 | 13.3% | 12.1% |
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Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD |
Secondary | 1,238 | 10.5% | 13.9% |
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Hagley Catholic High School
Hagley, DY8 2XL |
Secondary | 1,115 | 12% | 11.4% |
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The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE |
Secondary | 1,168 | 15% | 13.3% |
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St Gregory's Catholic Science College
Harrow, HA3 0NB |
Secondary | 1,161 | 12.2% | 10.1% |
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Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB |
Secondary | 1,142 | 15.1% | 10% |
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Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD |
Secondary | 1,143 | 14.1% | 10.9% |
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Chew Valley School
Bristol, BS40 8QB |
Secondary | 1,205 | 11.5% | 14.7% |
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Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE |
Secondary | 1,210 | 13.5% | 8.5% |
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John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH |
Secondary | 1,100 | 12.6% | 10.5% |