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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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |