Garstang Community Academy

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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
Garstang Community Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 819 19.5% 15.4%
The Queen Katherine School
Kendal, LA9 6PJ
Secondary 936 15.8% 16.8%
Parkside Community College
Cambridge, CB1 1EH
Secondary 737 20% 17.3%
Studley High School
Studley, B80 7QX
Secondary 847 17.2% 15.1%
Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR
Secondary 947 16.9% 16.8%
Beverley Grammar School
Beverley, HU17 8NF
Secondary 826 17.4% 16.8%
Cirencester Kingshill School
Cirencester, GL7 1HS
Secondary 841 21.5% 17.4%
East Bergholt High School
Colchester, CO7 6RJ
Secondary 893 18.8% 15.7%
The King David High School
Manchester, M8 5DY
Secondary 773 21.9% 12.7%
Woodbrook Vale School
Loughborough, LE11 2ST
Secondary 840 17.4% 16.3%
Kibworth Mead Academy
Leicester, LE8 0LG
Secondary 827 17.4% 14.8%
Humphrey Perkins School
Loughborough, LE12 8JU
Secondary 844 19.6% 16.9%
The Martin High School Anstey
Leicester, LE7 7EB
Secondary 858 16.9% 14.2%
Braunton Academy
Braunton, EX33 2BP
Secondary 810 19.9% 13.2%
Thomas Estley Community College
Leicester, LE9 6PT
Secondary 904 21.8% 15.4%
Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT
Secondary 848 19.1% 18.3%
The Beaconsfield School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ
Secondary 838 17% 17.8%
King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN
Secondary 876 21.1% 17.2%
South Charnwood High School
Markfield, LE67 9TB
Secondary 873 18.9% 13.2%
The Archer Academy
London, N2 8GA
Secondary 809 22.7% 13.4%
The Snaith School
Goole, DN14 9LB
Secondary 779 19.8% 13.4%
Kinver High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY7 6AA
Secondary 726 18.4% 14.6%
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Blackburn, BB2 7AD
Secondary 861 13.5% 16.4%
The Trafalgar School at Downton
Salisbury, SP5 3HN
Secondary 783 18.8% 13.7%
Trentham Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8PQ
Secondary 787 18.2% 14.3%
Framingham Earl High School
Norwich, NR14 7QP
Secondary 800 19.2% 14.3%
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ
Secondary 721 19.3% 16.8%
Moorside High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0HP
Secondary 757 18.3% 16.9%
Lady Lumley's School
Pickering, YO18 8NG
Secondary 795 15.5% 15.3%
Bury Church of England High School
Bury, BL9 0TS
Secondary 842 19.7% 17.7%

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
Garstang Community Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 819 Sign in to see
The Eastbourne Academy
Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ
Secondary 835
Leigh Academy Tonbridge
Tonbridge, TN9 2PH
Secondary 588
Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere
Belvedere, DA17 6HT
Secondary 1,083
The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ
Secondary 1,073
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood, WS7 3QW
Secondary 1,130
Rodborough
Godalming, GU8 5BZ
Secondary 897
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 5HS
Secondary 977
Baylis Court School
Slough, SL1 3AH
Secondary 909
Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH
Secondary 1,063
Redden Court School
Romford, RM3 0TS
Secondary 1,050
Barton Court Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 1PH
Secondary 1,002
The Martin High School Anstey
Leicester, LE7 7EB
Secondary 858
Chenderit School
Banbury, OX17 2QR
Secondary 1,076
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
St Albans, AL4 0TT
Secondary 1,067
Manningtree High School
Manningtree, CO11 2BW
Secondary 907
Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA
Secondary 1,108
Reepham High School and College
Norwich, NR10 4JT
Secondary 1,063
St Thomas More Catholic School
Bedford, MK41 7UL
Secondary 944
Walney School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3JT
Secondary 489
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Blackburn, BB2 7AD
Secondary 861
Eden Girls' School, Slough
Slough, SL1 4AA
Secondary 619
St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU
Secondary 1,052
York High School
York, YO24 3WZ
Secondary 742
Stocksbridge High School
Sheffield, S36 1FD
Secondary 807
Padgate Academy
Warrington, WA2 0LN
Secondary 632
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
Birmingham, B45 0EU
Secondary 420
Weston Secondary School
Southampton, SO19 9QP
Secondary 806
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD
Secondary 1,046
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Keighley, BD20 6LH
Secondary 776