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 1,319 10.9% 10.7%
Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR6 7EF
Secondary 1,242 13.1% 9.6%
The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU
Secondary 1,358 8.9% 9.9%
Congleton High School
Congleton, CW12 4NS
Secondary 1,270 9.6% 12.6%
The Castle School
Taunton, TA1 5AU
Secondary 1,204 11.5% 11%
The London Oratory School
London, SW6 1RX
Secondary 1,393 11.1% 10.1%
The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ
Secondary 1,278 12% 13.2%
Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW
Secondary 1,379 11.2% 12.2%
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,300 12.9% 12.8%
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
Ruislip, HA4 8EE
Secondary 1,265 13.9% 9.7%
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY
Secondary 1,315 12.1% 11.9%
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX
Secondary 1,311 8.6% 12.1%
Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE
Secondary 1,355 13.9% 12.6%
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU
Secondary 1,303 10.3% 9.9%
The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN
Secondary 1,374 12.5% 10.1%
Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH
Secondary 1,391 14.2% 11.8%
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE
Secondary 1,252 8.1% 11.1%
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,397 13.7% 11.5%
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX
Secondary 1,249 10.6% 9.3%
St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ
Secondary 1,216 10.4% 10.3%
Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA
Secondary 1,235 13.8% 11.2%
Painsley Catholic College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH
Secondary 1,325 8.5% 10.4%
Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA
Secondary 1,411 10.1% 9.5%
The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT
Secondary 1,472 12.3% 11.3%
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL
Secondary 1,345 9.1% 10.2%
Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF
Secondary 1,422 9.9% 10.8%
Beechen Cliff School
Bath, BA2 4RE
Secondary 1,210 13.5% 8.5%
St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT
Secondary 1,329 11.7% 8.2%
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
Secondary 1,334 12.7% 10.5%
All Saints Catholic School York
York, YO24 1BJ
Secondary 1,413 11.1% 9.3%

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 1,319 Sign in to see
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL
Secondary 1,323
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP
Secondary 1,222
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough, PE1 2UE
Secondary 1,251
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,630
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,468
Corfe Hills School
Broadstone, BH18 9BG
Secondary 940
Saltash Community School
Saltash, PL12 4AY
Secondary 1,202
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH
Secondary 1,899
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD
Secondary 1,301
Sawston Village College
Cambridge, CB22 3BP
Secondary 1,163
Chipping Campden School
Chipping Campden, GL55 6HU
Secondary 1,481
Langley Park School for Girls
Beckenham, BR3 3BE
Secondary 1,691
Mayflower High School
Billericay, CM12 0RT
Secondary 1,634
Gravesend Grammar School
Gravesend, DA12 2PR
Secondary 1,465
The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE
Secondary 1,398
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT
Secondary 1,605
Kingsbury Green Academy
Calne, SN11 8YH
Secondary 1,033
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
Gravesend, DA11 0JE
Secondary 1,394
Hellesdon High School
Norwich, NR6 5SB
Secondary 1,584
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA
Secondary 917
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU
Secondary 1,123
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD
Secondary 1,458
Wigston College
Wigston, LE18 2DS
Secondary 276
Smithills School
Bolton, BL1 6JS
Secondary 1,194
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD
Secondary 1,238
Harper Green School
Bolton, BL4 0DH
Secondary 1,134
The King Alfred School an Academy
Highbridge, TA9 3EE
Secondary 1,339
St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ
Secondary 1,317
The Emmbrook School
Wokingham, RG41 1JP
Secondary 1,277