Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College

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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
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,728 16.9% 22.1%
Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH
Secondary 1,704 15.9% 22.7%
Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF
Secondary 1,776 14.8% 24.9%
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ
Secondary 1,842 19.3% 22.3%
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH
Secondary 1,728 16.3% 18.4%
Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Halesowen, B63 4BB
Secondary 1,746 9.1% 22.4%
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF
Secondary 1,561 13.6% 17.6%
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF
Secondary 1,529 16% 19.7%
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Secondary 1,570 14.5% 17.2%
Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH
Secondary 1,831 13.3% 21%
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Secondary 1,675 16.1% 19.8%
Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB
Secondary 1,779 12.3% 19.2%
Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ
Secondary 1,541 16% 22.5%
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,606 16.3% 20.9%
Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB
Secondary 1,738 16.7% 20.6%
Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG
Secondary 1,599 13.6% 22.3%
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN
Secondary 1,724 10.3% 19.3%
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF
Secondary 1,722 13.6% 24.9%
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH
Secondary 1,681 22% 22.6%
Burntwood School
London, SW17 0AQ
Secondary 1,541 16.2% 21.6%
North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN
Secondary 1,580 14.3% 21%
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP
Secondary 1,739 13.5% 21.6%
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
Secondary 1,654 15% 21.6%
Rushey Mead Academy
Leicester, LE4 7AN
Secondary 1,744 12.3% 20.4%
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD
Secondary 1,680 17.6% 19.2%
Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Secondary 1,736 18.9% 27%
Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ
Secondary 1,705 17.5% 25.6%
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE
Secondary 1,659 20.9% 20.2%
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ
Secondary 1,786 20.5% 23.4%
The City of Leicester College
Leicester, LE5 6LN
Secondary 1,635 14.7% 22.9%

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
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,728 Sign in to see
Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY
Secondary 1,441
Sandwich Technology School
Sandwich, CT13 0FA
Secondary 1,314
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET
Secondary 1,375
Invicta Grammar School
Maidstone, ME14 5DS
Secondary 1,625
Holcombe Grammar School
Chatham, ME4 6JB
Secondary 1,033
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ
Secondary 1,533
Sandringham School
St Albans, AL4 9NX
Secondary 1,767
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Secondary 1,452
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Cheltenham, GL51 3EF
Secondary 1,830
Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD
Secondary 1,937
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS
Secondary 1,760
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Winscombe, BS25 5QN
Secondary 1,590
Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 944
Ormiston Forge Academy
Cradley Heath, B64 6QU
Secondary 1,693
The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX
Secondary 1,510
Featherstone High School
Southall, UB2 5HF
Secondary 1,763
Shoeburyness High School
Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL
Secondary 1,809
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG
Secondary 1,519
Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Bradford, BD9 6NA
Secondary 1,039
Tring School
Tring, HP23 5JD
Secondary 1,568
Cleeve Park School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Secondary 1,012
The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH
Secondary 998
Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER
Secondary 868
Southgate School
Barnet, EN4 0BL
Secondary 1,459
Logic Studio School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 297
Temple Moor High School
Leeds, LS15 0PT
Secondary 1,332
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Birmingham, B37 6NU
Secondary 1,202
Grace College
Gateshead, NE9 6LE
Secondary 1,191
Iveshead School
Loughborough, LE12 9DB
Secondary 992