Lowton Church of England High 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
Lowton Church of England High School
(Your chosen school) 		Secondary 814 19.9% 29.6%
Holy Family Catholic High School
Liverpool, L23 4UL 		Secondary 1,018 16.4% 25.2%
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX 		Secondary 825 19.3% 30.9%
Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN 		Secondary 915 20% 25%
Harrytown Catholic High School
Stockport, SK6 3BU 		Secondary 793 18.6% 31.8%
St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH 		Secondary 832 13.3% 25.9%
St Thomas More RC College
Manchester, M34 6AF 		Secondary 799 16.2% 26.5%
Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP 		Secondary 974 26.1% 28.9%
Shevington High School
Wigan, WN6 8AB 		Secondary 878 16.5% 25.4%
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan, WN6 7RN 		Secondary 999 23.5% 33.4%
All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT 		Secondary 900 24% 31.1%
Wetherby High School
Wetherby, LS22 6JS 		Secondary 830 15.3% 27.7%
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Bristol, BS14 9LS 		Secondary 754 23.5% 26.6%
Cressex Community School
High Wycombe, HP12 4QA 		Secondary 766 20.9% 32.5%
Ruskin Community High School
Crewe, CW2 7JT 		Secondary 715 16.4% 34.5%
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Warrington, WA4 1RX 		Secondary 808 21.7% 32.5%
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG 		Secondary 990 18.8% 29.3%
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Carlisle, CA2 4NL 		Secondary 705 19.2% 34.3%
New Mills School
High Peak, SK22 4NR 		Secondary 692 20.8% 26.9%
Ashton Community Science College
Preston, PR2 1SL 		Secondary 843 20% 36.9%
Alder Grange School
Rossendale, BB4 8HW 		Secondary 900 19.8% 21.8%
Whitworth Community High School
ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS 		Secondary 654 23.7% 24.9%
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 8QY 		Secondary 813 11.7% 24.4%
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB 		Secondary 774 13.2% 22.8%
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Colne, BB8 8JT 		Secondary 814 17% 31.7%
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
Fleetwood, FY7 8AY 		Secondary 771 17.2% 31.2%
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU 		Secondary 802 13.7% 35.2%
Baines School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8BE 		Secondary 729 13.1% 31.4%
Abbot Beyne School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 0JL 		Secondary 836 19.1% 32.7%
Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ 		Secondary 915 23.4% 30.2%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Lowton Church of England High School
(Your chosen school) 		Secondary 814 Sign in to see
Friern Barnet School
London, N11 3LS 		Secondary 592
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
Birmingham, B9 4TR 		Secondary 938
Westhoughton High School
Bolton, BL5 3BZ 		Secondary 1,343
Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB 		Secondary 956
Golborne High School
Warrington, WA3 3EL 		Secondary 1,145
St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU 		Secondary 1,027
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Bristol, BS14 9LS 		Secondary 754
The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW 		Secondary 445
Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB 		Secondary 476
Whittington Green School
Chesterfield, S41 9LG 		Secondary 687
Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX 		Secondary 1,118
The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE 		Secondary 1,139
Portchester Community School
Fareham, PO16 9BD 		Secondary 688
Fearnhill School
Letchworth, SG6 4BA 		Secondary 597
Millfield School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG 		Secondary 877
Our Lady's Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 3SQ 		Secondary 905
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW 		Secondary 789
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB 		Secondary 774
Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
Colne, BB8 8JT 		Secondary 814
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 0NP 		Secondary 820
St Bede's Catholic High School
Ormskirk, L39 4TA 		Secondary 710
Our Lady's Catholic College
Lancaster, LA1 2RX 		Secondary 983
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
Fleetwood, FY7 8AY 		Secondary 771
All Hallows Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 0LN 		Secondary 912
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS 		Secondary 978
Baines School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8BE 		Secondary 729
James Calvert Spence College
Morpeth, NE65 0NG 		Secondary 568
Carterton Community College
Carterton, OX18 1BU 		Secondary 774
Wadham School
Crewkerne, TA18 7NT 		Secondary 763