Birkdale High 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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Birkdale High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 938 | 18% | 20.1% |
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Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT |
Secondary | 1,032 | 18.4% | 21% |
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Cottingham High School and Sixth Form College
Cottingham, HU16 5PX |
Secondary | 926 | 19.4% | 21.3% |
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Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR |
Secondary | 947 | 16.9% | 16.8% |
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Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW |
Secondary | 985 | 15.6% | 21.9% |
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West Hill School
Stalybridge, SK15 1LX |
Secondary | 847 | 17.4% | 22.3% |
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Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF |
Secondary | 981 | 14.3% | 19.3% |
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Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB |
Secondary | 946 | 16% | 22.6% |
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Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH |
Secondary | 969 | 16.6% | 22% |
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Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN |
Secondary | 980 | 16.8% | 16.8% |
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Christ's College Finchley
London, N2 0SE |
Secondary | 957 | 17.9% | 22.4% |
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Wootton Upper School
Bedford, MK43 9HT |
Secondary | 890 | 16.1% | 18.1% |
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Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA |
Secondary | 1,008 | 17.2% | 18.8% |
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Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD |
Secondary | 918 | 16.9% | 20% |
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Redmoor Academy
Hinckley, LE10 0EP |
Secondary | 919 | 20.9% | 19.7% |
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St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QB |
Secondary | 839 | 19.5% | 20.6% |
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Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA |
Secondary | 1,029 | 17.2% | 20.5% |
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The Catholic High School, Chester
Chester, CH4 7HS |
Secondary | 806 | 19.1% | 19.7% |
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Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 964 | 19% | 19.7% |
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The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH |
Secondary | 998 | 18.3% | 21.1% |
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Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB |
Secondary | 954 | 15.8% | 20.3% |
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Scalby School
Scarborough, YO12 6TH |
Secondary | 960 | 19% | 21.7% |
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Chertsey High School
Addlestone, KT15 2EP |
Secondary | 896 | 20.8% | 18.4% |
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Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR |
Secondary | 901 | 15.8% | 20.3% |
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Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU12 8UZ |
Secondary | 1,014 | 16.7% | 19.9% |
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Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY |
Secondary | 913 | 15.6% | 19.7% |
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The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP |
Secondary | 862 | 15.3% | 21.2% |
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King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX |
Secondary | 912 | 20.5% | 18.1% |
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King's Academy Easthampstead Park
Bracknell, RG12 8FS |
Secondary | 979 | 19.4% | 22.5% |
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Sidmouth College
Sidmouth, EX10 9LG |
Secondary | 872 | 17.1% | 19.6% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Birkdale High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 938 | Sign in to see | |
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South Wilts Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 3JJ |
Secondary | 1,130 | ||
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Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
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Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF |
Secondary | 981 | ||
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Great Torrington School
Torrington, EX38 7DJ |
Secondary | 876 | ||
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Witchford Village College
Ely, CB6 2JA |
Secondary | 752 | ||
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Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
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Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
Sleaford, NG34 7RS |
Secondary | 772 | ||
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The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
Surbiton, KT6 4TU |
Secondary | 1,210 | ||
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Herschel Grammar School
Slough, SL1 3BW |
Secondary | 1,057 | ||
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South Axholme Academy
Doncaster, DN9 1BY |
Secondary | 944 | ||
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King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Bootle, L20 6AQ |
Secondary | 644 | ||
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The Cornerstone Academy
Poole, BH15 4BQ |
Secondary | 672 | ||
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Fakenham Academy
Fakenham, NR21 9QT |
Secondary | 767 | ||
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The Green School for Girls
Isleworth, TW7 5BB |
Secondary | 919 | ||
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Hastings High School
Hinckley, LE10 2QE |
Secondary | 856 | ||
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Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London, E9 7HD |
Secondary | 836 | ||
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Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT |
Secondary | 1,057 | ||
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St Michael's Church of England High School
Crosby, L23 7UL |
Secondary | 683 | ||
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Barr's Hill School
Coventry, CV1 4BU |
Secondary | 998 | ||
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John O'Gaunt School
Hungerford, RG17 0AN |
Secondary | 453 | ||
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Robert Barclay Academy
Hoddesdon, EN11 8JY |
Secondary | 758 | ||
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The Sacred Heart Language College
Harrow, HA3 7AY |
Secondary | 808 | ||
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Tottington High School
Bury, BL8 3LY |
Secondary | 939 | ||
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St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE |
Secondary | 515 | ||
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Dixons Croxteth Academy
Liverpool, L11 4SG |
Secondary | 391 | ||
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Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Secondary | 953 | ||
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Smestow Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU |
Secondary | 616 | ||
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Sturminster Newton High School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT |
Secondary | 621 | ||
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Brighton Hill Community School
Basingstoke, RG22 4HS |
Secondary | 1,277 | ||