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 | 926 | 19.2% | 21.6% |
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Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT |
Secondary | 976 | 18.4% | 21.7% |
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Cottingham High School
Cottingham, HU16 5PX |
Secondary | 876 | 19.9% | 21.4% |
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Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR |
Secondary | 964 | 18.5% | 19.5% |
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Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW |
Secondary | 997 | 17% | 22.5% |
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Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH |
Secondary | 894 | 17% | 22.4% |
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Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN |
Secondary | 992 | 18.1% | 18.5% |
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Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT |
Secondary | 1,039 | 17.1% | 19.6% |
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Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA |
Secondary | 967 | 17.3% | 21.1% |
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Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD |
Secondary | 925 | 16% | 21.5% |
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Southborough High School
Surbiton, KT6 5AS |
Secondary | 928 | 18.6% | 19.8% |
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The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF |
Secondary | 961 | 19.1% | 21.1% |
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Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA |
Secondary | 994 | 19.5% | 21.9% |
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The Wilnecote School
Tamworth, B77 5LF |
Secondary | 915 | 21.6% | 23% |
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The Beaconsfield School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ |
Secondary | 871 | 17.8% | 20.9% |
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Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 970 | 17.7% | 23.2% |
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Glenmoor Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4EX |
Secondary | 892 | 17.3% | 22.8% |
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The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3BE |
Secondary | 987 | 21.2% | 21.4% |
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John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB |
Secondary | 995 | 20.2% | 20.6% |
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The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH |
Secondary | 985 | 19.5% | 21.6% |
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Stanley High School
Southport, PR9 9TF |
Secondary | 837 | 21.9% | 23.8% |
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Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB |
Secondary | 992 | 18.6% | 21.3% |
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Peacehaven Community School
Peacehaven, BN10 8RB |
Secondary | 903 | 18.6% | 22.5% |
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Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR |
Secondary | 898 | 18.1% | 21.5% |
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Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ |
Secondary | 953 | 18.9% | 21.7% |
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The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP |
Secondary | 953 | 19.1% | 19.2% |
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Bury Church of England High School
Bury, BL9 0TS |
Secondary | 828 | 23.2% | 21.4% |
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King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX |
Secondary | 909 | 23.1% | 21.3% |
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Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU |
Secondary | 909 | 22.2% | 23% |
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Sidmouth College
Sidmouth, EX10 9LG |
Secondary | 854 | 20.8% | 22.2% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Birkdale High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 926 | Sign in to see | |
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South Wilts Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 3JJ |
Secondary | 1,185 | ||
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Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF |
Secondary | 1,044 | ||
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Great Torrington School
Torrington, EX38 7DJ |
Secondary | 887 | ||
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Witchford Village College
Ely, CB6 2JA |
Secondary | 768 | ||
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Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT |
Secondary | 1,039 | ||
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The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
Surbiton, KT6 4TU |
Secondary | 1,207 | ||
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King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Bootle, L20 6AQ |
Secondary | 671 | ||
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The Cornerstone Academy
Poole, BH15 4BQ |
Secondary | 688 | ||
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Fakenham Academy
Fakenham, NR21 9QT |
Secondary | 743 | ||
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Hastings High School
Hinckley, LE10 2QE |
Secondary | 860 | ||
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Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London, E9 7HD |
Secondary | 833 | ||
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Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT |
Secondary | 1,082 | ||
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Caister Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5LS |
Secondary | 635 | ||
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Barr's Hill School
Coventry, CV1 4BU |
Secondary | 1,043 | ||
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John O'Gaunt School
Hungerford, RG17 0AN |
Secondary | 440 | ||
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Robert Barclay Academy
Hoddesdon, EN11 8JY |
Secondary | 792 | ||
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Tile Cross Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UF |
Secondary | 632 | ||
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Stanley High School
Southport, PR9 9TF |
Secondary | 837 | ||
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The Adeyfield Academy
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4DE |
Secondary | 817 | ||
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Tottington High School
Bury, BL8 3LY |
Secondary | 875 | ||
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The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG |
Secondary | 589 | ||
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St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
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St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE |
Secondary | 517 | ||
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Dixons Croxteth Academy
Liverpool, L11 4SG |
Secondary | 409 | ||
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Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Secondary | 970 | ||
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Sturminster Newton High School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT |
Secondary | 617 | ||
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Brighton Hill Community School
Basingstoke, RG22 4HS |
Secondary | 1,285 | ||
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Bohunt Farnborough
Farnborough, GU14 9BY |
Secondary | 629 | ||
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Up Holland High School
Wigan, WN5 7AL |
Secondary | 861 | ||