Wellsway School

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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
Wellsway School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,327 11.5% 11.6%
Kingsbridge Academy
Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL
Secondary 1,249 14.4% 10.9%
The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU
Secondary 1,415 9.6% 10.5%
The Petersfield School
Petersfield, GU32 3LU
Secondary 1,385 13.9% 12.6%
The Castle School
Taunton, TA1 5AU
Secondary 1,203 12.7% 12.4%
The London Oratory School
London, SW6 1RX
Secondary 1,398 10.7% 10.3%
Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW
Secondary 1,370 12.7% 14%
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,282 15% 13.1%
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Ruislip, HA4 8EE
Secondary 1,256 13.3% 10.6%
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY
Secondary 1,294 12.3% 12.9%
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX
Secondary 1,323 10.1% 11.9%
Cams Hill School
Fareham, PO16 8AH
Secondary 1,237 13.7% 12.4%
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA
Secondary 1,383 12.4% 13.1%
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU
Secondary 1,315 10.7% 10.3%
The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN
Secondary 1,342 15% 10.9%
Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH
Secondary 1,367 15.3% 12.1%
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE
Secondary 1,248 8.2% 11.8%
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,385 12.6% 13.6%
Blackfen School for Girls
Sidcup, DA15 9NU
Secondary 1,403 10% 13.1%
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 1,345 11.6% 13.7%
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP
Secondary 1,431 9.5% 11.9%
Painsley Catholic College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH
Secondary 1,318 9.4% 11.5%
Magdalen College School
Brackley, NN13 6FB
Secondary 1,358 11.6% 9.6%
Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA
Secondary 1,430 12.2% 10.1%
The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT
Secondary 1,453 10% 12.5%
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL
Secondary 1,355 9.7% 11.7%
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
Durham, DH1 4NG
Secondary 1,260 8.6% 12.4%
Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD
Secondary 1,297 13.3% 10.9%
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
Secondary 1,366 13.5% 10.8%
All Saints Catholic School York
York, YO24 1BJ
Secondary 1,416 12.6% 9.7%

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
Wellsway School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,327 Sign in to see
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL
Secondary 1,321
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP
Secondary 1,248
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,625
Saltash Community School
Saltash, PL12 4AY
Secondary 1,150
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD
Secondary 1,285
Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF
Secondary 1,706
Sawston Village College
Cambridge, CB22 3BP
Secondary 1,195
Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU
Secondary 1,479
Mayflower High School
Billericay, CM12 0RT
Secondary 1,622
The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE
Secondary 1,384
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT
Secondary 1,642
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Gravesend, DA11 0JE
Secondary 1,430
Blenheim High School
Epsom, KT19 9BH
Secondary 1,394
Blackfen School for Girls
Sidcup, DA15 9NU
Secondary 1,403
Hellesdon High School
Norwich, NR6 5SB
Secondary 1,528
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA
Secondary 933
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU
Secondary 1,110
Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH
Secondary 1,467
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD
Secondary 1,508
Wigston College
Wigston, LE18 2DS
Secondary 265
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD
Secondary 1,171
Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ
Secondary 1,375
Harper Green School
Bolton, BL4 0DH
Secondary 1,128
Great Wyrley Academy
Walsall, WS6 6LQ
Secondary 576
Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ
Secondary 953
The King Alfred School an Academy
Highbridge, TA9 3EE
Secondary 1,294
Cecil Jones Academy
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU
Secondary 1,016
St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ
Secondary 1,313
The Emmbrook School
Wokingham, RG41 1JP
Secondary 1,311