Light Hall 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
Light Hall School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,027 12.1% 23%
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Birmingham, B43 7SD
Secondary 1,168 12.4% 23.6%
Goldington Academy
Bedford, MK41 9BX
Secondary 943 14.8% 22.7%
Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW
Secondary 1,061 13.5% 21.9%
King Edward VI Aston School
Birmingham, B6 6DJ
Secondary 995 12.7% 24.9%
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF
Secondary 1,044 15.8% 21.9%
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Tamworth, B79 8AH
Secondary 938 13.7% 25.4%
Emerson Park Academy
Hornchurch, RM11 3AD
Secondary 1,036 11.6% 21.8%
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW
Secondary 1,107 12.7% 24.5%
Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD
Secondary 925 16% 21.5%
Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD
Secondary 991 14.9% 22.3%
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY
Secondary 1,133 11.8% 23.1%
Lift Rawlett
Tamworth, B79 9AA
Secondary 1,039 13.1% 20.3%
The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF
Secondary 1,042 14.5% 24%
The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy
Ilfracombe, EX34 9JB
Secondary 1,011 16.2% 23%
Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD
Secondary 1,107 12.7% 22.6%
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH
Secondary 1,030 15.2% 23.5%
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB
Secondary 960 15.5% 20.1%
St Katherine's School
Bristol, BS20 0HU
Secondary 998 9.5% 21.9%
St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL
Secondary 1,072 12.9% 25%
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ
Secondary 1,013 13% 23.8%
The Garibaldi School
Mansfield, NG19 0JX
Secondary 988 12.2% 24.7%
Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP
Secondary 1,034 10.6% 23.8%
Holderness Academy
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 990 12.1% 21.1%
Rushden Academy
Rushden, NN10 6AG
Secondary 934 13.8% 23.1%
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH
Secondary 1,140 12.8% 23.3%
Paulet High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT
Secondary 901 12.6% 23.4%
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ
Secondary 1,055 15.8% 23.3%
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M25 1JH
Secondary 1,067 11.8% 21.9%
The De Montfort School
Evesham, WR11 1DQ
Secondary 904 13.6% 24.2%

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
Light Hall School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,027 Sign in to see
The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW
Secondary 1,178
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW
Secondary 1,236
Lipson Co-operative Academy
Plymouth, PL4 7PG
Secondary 1,098
The Hayfield School
Doncaster, DN9 3HG
Secondary 1,084
Rosedale College
Hayes, UB3 2SE
Secondary 931
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Slough, SL1 2PU
Secondary 1,179
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR
Secondary 1,353
The Thomas Aveling School
Rochester, ME1 2UW
Secondary 1,213
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX
Secondary 1,323
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT
Secondary 1,573
Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ
Secondary 1,490
Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB
Secondary 1,436
Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH
Secondary 801
Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW
Secondary 982
Biddick Academy
Washington, NE38 8AL
Secondary 1,070
Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP
Secondary 1,271
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2NJ
Secondary 1,119
Esher Church of England High School
Esher, KT10 8AP
Secondary 1,131
Tudor Grange Academy Redditch
Redditch, B98 7UH
Secondary 405
Beaconsfield High School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1RR
Secondary 1,269
Darwen Vale High School
Darwen, BB3 0AL
Secondary 1,072
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Sheffield, S13 9HJ
Secondary 996
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
Woking, GU22 9AL
Secondary 1,543
The Deanes
Benfleet, SS7 2TD
Secondary 595
Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA
Secondary 1,149
St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG
Secondary 793
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Runcorn, WA7 5YH
Secondary 367
The Burton Borough School
Newport, TF10 7DS
Secondary 1,109
Nuneaton Academy
Nuneaton, CV10 7PD
Secondary 964