Weatherhead 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.

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 26 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
Weatherhead High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,523 10.4% 37.7%
Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX
Secondary 1,422 15.7% 35.7%
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Smethwick, B66 4ND
Secondary 1,524 11.7% 40.9%
George Salter Academy
West Bromwich, B70 9UW
Secondary 1,444 15.6% 36.3%
The Stockwood Park Academy
Luton, LU1 5PP
Secondary 1,471 14.5% 38.9%
The Sutton Academy
St Helens, WA9 5AU
Secondary 1,452 22.4% 37.5%
Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ
Secondary 1,505 8.3% 36.3%
Weston Favell Academy
Northampton, NN3 3EZ
Secondary 1,478 8.4% 34.8%
Consett Academy
Consett, DH8 6LZ
Secondary 1,492 9.9% 33.5%
Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Nottingham, NG8 5GY
Secondary 1,354 12.4% 40.2%
Trinity CofE High School
Manchester, M15 6HP
Secondary 1,505 12% 32.5%
Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE
Secondary 1,571 10.5% 35.4%
St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF
Secondary 1,548 18.1% 35.8%
Outwood Academy Shafton
Barnsley, S72 8RE
Secondary 1,382 10.1% 35.7%
Nicholas Chamberlaine School
Bedworth, CV12 9EA
Secondary 1,430 12.6% 33.1%
Witton Park Academy
Blackburn, BB2 6TD
Secondary 1,314 18.9% 35.7%
Woodlands School
Basildon, SS16 5BA
Secondary 1,497 13.7% 30.2%
Netherwood Academy
Barnsley, S73 8FE
Secondary 1,272 15.7% 36.1%
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
London, E1 4SD
Secondary 1,352 6.8% 33.9%
Dormers Wells High School
Southall, UB1 3HZ
Secondary 1,485 7.3% 32.5%
Tupton Hall School
Chesterfield, S42 6LG
Secondary 1,612 16.1% 33%
Carlton Bolling
Bradford, BD3 0DU
Secondary 1,640 10.6% 41.3%
Stantonbury School
Milton Keynes, MK14 6BN
Secondary 1,490 15.1% 35.7%
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY
Secondary 1,566 13.5% 30.2%
The City of Leicester College
Leicester, LE5 6LN
Secondary 1,571 14.9% 32.6%
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP
Secondary 1,549 13.7% 44%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 29 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
Weatherhead High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,523 Sign in to see
The King's Academy
Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA
Secondary 1,424
Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU
Secondary 1,302
Richard Rose Morton Academy
Carlisle, CA2 6LB
Secondary 883
Richard Rose Central Academy
Carlisle, CA1 1LY
Secondary 1,036
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 2JR
Secondary 1,493
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG
Secondary 1,688
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
Secondary 1,293
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG
Secondary 1,763
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT
Secondary 820
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Sheffield, S8 8BR
Secondary 1,964
West Derby School
Liverpool, L13 7HQ
Secondary 999
King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU
Secondary 1,505
Woodchurch High School
Wirral, CH49 7NG
Secondary 1,419
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU
Secondary 1,360
Chorlton High School
Manchester, M21 7SL
Secondary 1,534
Silverdale School
Sheffield, S11 9QH
Secondary 1,452
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Secondary 1,515
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG
Secondary 1,739
Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon, SN2 2NQ
Secondary 1,060
Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Secondary 1,066
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
Secondary 1,647
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX
Secondary 1,420
Moorside High School
Manchester, M27 0AP
Secondary 1,148
Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY
Secondary 1,680
Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Secondary 1,042
Tupton Hall School
Chesterfield, S42 6LG
Secondary 1,612
Dixons Unity Academy
Leeds, LS12 3DS
Secondary 933
Carlton Bolling
Bradford, BD3 0DU
Secondary 1,640