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 1,751 18.1% 25.4%
Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH
Secondary 1,719 15.7% 23.7%
Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF
Secondary 1,751 19.4% 26.4%
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ
Secondary 1,821 20.6% 23.3%
Camborne Science and International Academy
Camborne, TR14 7PP
Secondary 1,785 13.3% 24.8%
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA
Secondary 1,820 13.5% 21.3%
Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Halesowen, B63 4BB
Secondary 1,764 10.7% 25.5%
Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH
Secondary 1,905 15.7% 21.1%
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Secondary 1,729 17.3% 20.3%
Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB
Secondary 1,783 12.8% 21.2%
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Tenterden, TN30 6LT
Secondary 1,863 12.9% 27.5%
Chesterfield High School
Liverpool, L23 9YB
Secondary 1,631 15.5% 24.6%
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF
Secondary 1,622 13.1% 22.9%
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,666 17.5% 23.2%
Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB
Secondary 1,789 19.4% 21.9%
Chiswick School
London, W4 3UN
Secondary 1,592 18.5% 27.8%
Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG
Secondary 1,593 14.3% 26.3%
Coundon Court
Coventry, CV6 2AJ
Secondary 1,882 20.1% 23.3%
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF
Secondary 1,730 12.6% 26.2%
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH
Secondary 1,707 22.3% 23.8%
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP
Secondary 1,709 15.1% 23%
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
Secondary 1,647 14.8% 24%
Rushey Mead Academy
Leicester, LE4 7AN
Secondary 1,782 12% 22.1%
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD
Secondary 1,657 19.7% 21.4%
Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Secondary 1,783 19.7% 30.2%
Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ
Secondary 1,727 18.4% 27.2%
Rivington and Blackrod High School
Bolton, BL6 7RU
Secondary 1,585 14.5% 23.8%
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE
Secondary 1,739 22.8% 20.8%
Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD
Secondary 1,727 22.5% 28.1%
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ
Secondary 1,798 20.9% 24.6%

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 1,751 Sign in to see
Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY
Secondary 1,411
Sandwich Technology School
Sandwich, CT13 0FA
Secondary 1,235
Arden
Solihull, B93 0PT
Secondary 1,817
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET
Secondary 1,292
Invicta Grammar School
Maidstone, ME14 5DS
Secondary 1,645
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ
Secondary 1,550
Sandringham School
St Albans, AL4 9NX
Secondary 1,817
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Secondary 1,465
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU
Secondary 1,464
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS
Secondary 1,783
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Winscombe, BS25 5QN
Secondary 1,547
Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 915
Ormiston Forge Academy
Cradley Heath, B64 6QU
Secondary 1,694
The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX
Secondary 1,505
Featherstone High School
Southall, UB2 5HF
Secondary 1,773
Shoeburyness High School
Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL
Secondary 1,749
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG
Secondary 1,522
Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL
Secondary 1,443
Cleeve Park School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Secondary 1,010
Saint Paul's Catholic High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Secondary 953
The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH
Secondary 985
Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER
Secondary 864
Logic Studio School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 328
Salesian School, Chertsey
Chertsey, KT16 9LU
Secondary 1,850
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS
Secondary 1,489
Temple Moor High School
Leeds, LS15 0PT
Secondary 1,338
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Birmingham, B37 6NU
Secondary 1,194
Grace College
Gateshead, NE9 6LE
Secondary 1,149
Iveshead School
Loughborough, LE12 9DB
Secondary 1,000