West Kirby Grammar School
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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West Kirby Grammar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,186 | 11.9% | 7.3% |
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Urmston Grammar Academy
Manchester, M41 5UG |
Secondary | 1,124 | 5.6% | 8.8% |
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Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP |
Secondary | 1,248 | 13% | 6.7% |
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Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR6 7EF |
Secondary | 1,206 | 14.5% | 10.3% |
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Newstead Wood School
Orpington, BR6 9SA |
Secondary | 1,262 | 9.4% | 5.5% |
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Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD |
Secondary | 1,242 | 11.6% | 7.9% |
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Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 3EF |
Secondary | 1,290 | 12.5% | 6.3% |
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The North Halifax Grammar School
Halifax, HX2 9SU |
Secondary | 1,199 | 9.2% | 5.3% |
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Poole Grammar School
Poole, BH17 9JU |
Secondary | 1,199 | 14.4% | 4.8% |
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St Michael's Church of England High School
Chorley, PR7 1RS |
Secondary | 1,134 | 9.9% | 3.3% |
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Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB |
Secondary | 1,191 | 13.8% | 8.2% |
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Bournemouth School for Girls
Bournemouth, BH8 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,260 | 9.5% | 6.1% |
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Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA |
Secondary | 1,101 | 9% | 5.5% |
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Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Wirral, CH63 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,075 | 9.2% | 8.4% |
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Upton Hall School FCJ
Wirral, CH49 6LJ |
Secondary | 1,011 | 11.6% | 8.4% |
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Avanti House School
Stanmore, HA7 2EQ |
Secondary | 1,182 | 9% | 5.9% |
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Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA |
Secondary | 1,141 | 12.9% | 8.5% |
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Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL |
Secondary | 1,187 | 7.9% | 9.8% |
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The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LT |
Secondary | 1,200 | 16.1% | 6.4% |
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Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU |
Secondary | 1,202 | 9.8% | 7.7% |
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Guildford County School
Guildford, GU2 4LU |
Secondary | 1,194 | 16% | 7.4% |
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St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkley, LS29 6AE |
Secondary | 1,215 | 13.1% | 6.4% |
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Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN |
Secondary | 1,209 | 11.3% | 7.4% |
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The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG |
Secondary | 1,157 | 11.7% | 4.6% |
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Bohunt School Wokingham
Wokingham, RG2 9GB |
Secondary | 1,281 | 12.6% | 8% |
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Walton High School
Stafford, ST17 0LJ |
Secondary | 1,271 | 14.5% | 6.9% |
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St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ |
Secondary | 1,121 | 8.8% | 7.9% |
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St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT |
Secondary | 1,283 | 12% | 8% |
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St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
London, TW1 4LT |
Secondary | 1,142 | 11.1% | 7.9% |
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Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Rossendale, BB4 7BJ |
Secondary | 1,056 | 8.7% | 5.5% |
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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West Kirby Grammar School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,186 | Sign in to see | |
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Urmston Grammar Academy
Manchester, M41 5UG |
Secondary | 1,124 | ||
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Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY |
Secondary | 768 | ||
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Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 2ED |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
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The Corsham School
Corsham, SN13 9DF |
Secondary | 1,360 | ||
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Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD |
Secondary | 1,387 | ||
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Hodgson Academy
Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
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St Michael's Church of England High School
Chorley, PR7 1RS |
Secondary | 1,134 | ||
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Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR |
Secondary | 984 | ||
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The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP |
Secondary | 1,054 | ||
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Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB |
Secondary | 1,078 | ||
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The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG |
Secondary | 1,277 | ||
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Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
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Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP |
Secondary | 1,356 | ||
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Clarion
London, NW2 1TR |
Secondary | 691 | ||
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Emerson Park Academy
Hornchurch, RM11 3AD |
Secondary | 1,036 | ||
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King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ |
Secondary | 902 | ||
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Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ |
Secondary | 1,033 | ||
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The Harvey Grammar School
Folkestone, CT19 5JY |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
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Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL |
Secondary | 1,107 | ||
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Matthew Arnold School
Oxford, OX2 9JE |
Secondary | 1,250 | ||
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Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD |
Secondary | 736 | ||
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Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH |
Secondary | 966 | ||
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Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF |
Secondary | 929 | ||
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Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH |
Secondary | 1,431 | ||
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Oulton Academy
Leeds, LS26 8EX |
Secondary | 1,097 | ||
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St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE |
Secondary | 1,366 | ||
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The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA |
Secondary | 535 | ||
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Prendergast School
London, SE4 1LE |
Secondary | 1,025 | ||
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Malton School
Malton, YO17 7NH |
Secondary | 1,041 | ||