Upper Shirley High 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
Upper Shirley High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,063 13.3% 25.2%
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, BB3 3HD
Secondary 1,081 12.2% 27.5%
The Arnewood School
New Milton, BH25 6RS
Secondary 959 16.9% 24.2%
Enfield Grammar School
Enfield, EN2 6LN
Secondary 1,043 10.8% 25.2%
Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG
Secondary 1,007 15.6% 26.6%
Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ
Secondary 1,062 14.4% 24.6%
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW
Secondary 1,116 11.2% 24.8%
Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA
Secondary 1,090 14.2% 26.8%
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
Secondary 1,096 13.6% 25.8%
St Helena School
Colchester, CO3 3LE
Secondary 1,006 14.9% 26.2%
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA
Secondary 1,106 15.6% 26.6%
The Cowplain School
Waterlooville, PO8 8RY
Secondary 997 13.1% 25.5%
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB
Secondary 1,039 14.9% 27.1%
Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW
Secondary 978 13.3% 23.9%
Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL
Secondary 1,123 14.9% 25.3%
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Secondary 1,054 13% 25%
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
Secondary 990 17% 23.5%
The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF
Secondary 1,038 13.2% 23.3%
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Dudley, DY3 2JH
Secondary 1,063 15.3% 26%
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Bedlington, NE22 6ED
Secondary 1,108 15.6% 24.1%
The WREN School
Reading, RG30 2BB
Secondary 1,005 10.1% 23.6%
St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL
Secondary 1,086 9.7% 23.1%
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ
Secondary 1,003 12.9% 24.9%
Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY
Secondary 1,103 16.5% 23.9%
Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ
Secondary 1,042 12.9% 25.4%
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Secondary 1,127 12.8% 21.8%
Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY
Secondary 1,079 12.8% 24.7%
Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD
Secondary 1,000 12% 26.5%
Sedgefield Community College
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD
Secondary 988 15% 24.2%
Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA
Secondary 1,069 13.2% 23.3%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Upper Shirley High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,063 Sign in to see
Studley High School
Studley, B80 7QX
Secondary 847
Caistor Yarborough Academy
Market Rasen, LN7 6QZ
Secondary 536
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
Alford, LN13 9BL
Secondary 627
Humberston Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4TF
Secondary 901
Hasmonean High School for Boys
London, NW4 1NA
Secondary 752
Looe Community Academy
Looe, PL13 1NQ
Secondary 537
Langtree School
Reading, RG8 0RA
Secondary 621
Braunton Academy
Braunton, EX33 2BP
Secondary 810
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA
Secondary 1,029
St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School
London, N11 1NP
Secondary 586
St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy
Lincoln, LN6 7SX
Secondary 603
The Snaith School
Goole, DN14 9LB
Secondary 779
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Redditch, B97 5LX
Secondary 958
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Banbury, OX16 9DG
Secondary 879
The Barnes Wallis Academy
Lincoln, LN4 4PN
Secondary 553
Forest Hall School
Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8TZ
Secondary 498
The Banovallum School
Horncastle, LN9 6DA
Secondary 617
Windsor Girls' School
Windsor, SL4 3RT
Secondary 810
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton, WV4 6AP
Secondary 789
North Cestrian School
Altrincham, WA14 4AJ
Secondary 780
Holsworthy Community College
Holsworthy, EX22 6JD
Secondary 524
Belvidere School
Shrewsbury, SY2 5RJ
Secondary 855
Hazel Wood High School
Bury, BL9 7QT
Secondary 728
Central Lancaster High School
Lancaster, LA1 3LS
Secondary 601
Dawlish College
Dawlish, EX7 0BY
Secondary 749
The Heys School
Manchester, M25 1JZ
Secondary 574
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M41 9PD
Secondary 699
Bury Church of England High School
Bury, BL9 0TS
Secondary 842
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St. Helens, WA11 9BB
Secondary 565