The Blue Coat School
Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Blue Coat School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,252 | 8.1% | 11.1% |
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Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College
Sandbach, CW11 3NT |
Secondary | 1,391 | 5.5% | 11.4% |
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The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU |
Secondary | 1,358 | 8.9% | 9.9% |
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The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough, PE1 2UE |
Secondary | 1,251 | 6.3% | 10.2% |
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Prince Henry's High School
Evesham, WR11 4QH |
Secondary | 1,293 | 3.3% | 11% |
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Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,254 | 7.8% | 14.1% |
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Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD |
Secondary | 1,397 | 6.6% | 10.4% |
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Congleton High School
Congleton, CW12 4NS |
Secondary | 1,270 | 9.6% | 12.6% |
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Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Sutton Coldfield, B73 5PT |
Secondary | 1,204 | 5.9% | 10.1% |
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Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB |
Secondary | 1,206 | 10.2% | 7.5% |
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The Castle School
Taunton, TA1 5AU |
Secondary | 1,204 | 11.5% | 11% |
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St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW |
Secondary | 1,232 | 9.6% | 12.3% |
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Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY |
Secondary | 1,315 | 12.1% | 11.9% |
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Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX |
Secondary | 1,311 | 8.6% | 12.1% |
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Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,319 | 10.9% | 10.7% |
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Burnham Grammar School
Slough, SL1 7HG |
Secondary | 1,267 | 7% | 10.1% |
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St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU |
Secondary | 1,303 | 10.3% | 9.9% |
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The Folkestone School for Girls
Folkestone, CT20 3RB |
Secondary | 1,170 | 6.2% | 11.9% |
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Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX |
Secondary | 1,249 | 10.6% | 9.3% |
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St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ |
Secondary | 1,216 | 10.4% | 10.3% |
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Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA |
Secondary | 1,235 | 13.8% | 11.2% |
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De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Secondary | 1,300 | 9.7% | 13.6% |
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Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL |
Secondary | 1,194 | 10.4% | 9.5% |
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Painsley Catholic College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH |
Secondary | 1,325 | 8.5% | 10.4% |
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South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL |
Secondary | 1,345 | 9.1% | 10.2% |
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Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Wolverhampton, WV6 0BY |
Secondary | 1,178 | 5.4% | 12.2% |
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Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD |
Secondary | 1,238 | 10.5% | 13.9% |
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Newlands Girls' School
Maidenhead, SL6 5JB |
Secondary | 1,201 | 5.6% | 8.9% |
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Queen Elizabeth High School
Hexham, NE46 3JB |
Secondary | 1,289 | 4.3% | 9.3% |
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The Emmbrook School
Wokingham, RG41 1JP |
Secondary | 1,277 | 5.7% | 11.1% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Blue Coat School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,252 | Sign in to see | |
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Bexley Grammar School
Welling, DA16 2BL |
Secondary | 1,478 | ||
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The Morley Academy
Leeds, LS27 0PD |
Secondary | 1,432 | ||
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St Joseph's College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5NT |
Secondary | 1,145 | ||
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Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG |
Secondary | 1,740 | ||
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Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW |
Secondary | 1,893 | ||
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Hele's School
Plymouth, PL7 4LT |
Secondary | 1,387 | ||
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Nonsuch High School for Girls
Sutton, SM3 8AB |
Secondary | 1,523 | ||
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Hummersknott Academy
Darlington, DL3 8AR |
Secondary | 1,265 | ||
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Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF |
Secondary | 1,529 | ||
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The Oldershaw School
Wallasey, CH45 4RJ |
Secondary | 907 | ||
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Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA |
Secondary | 1,625 | ||
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The Blue Coat CofE School
Oldham, OL1 3SQ |
Secondary | 1,693 | ||
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William Howard School
Brampton, CA8 1AR |
Secondary | 1,348 | ||
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Sandbach School
Sandbach, CW11 3NS |
Secondary | 1,520 | ||
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The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
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Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG |
Secondary | 1,599 | ||
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Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP |
Secondary | 1,512 | ||
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Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB |
Secondary | 1,160 | ||
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Ark Putney Academy
London, SW15 3DG |
Secondary | 880 | ||
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Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB |
Secondary | 1,916 | ||
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Haven High Academy
Boston, PE21 9HB |
Secondary | 1,325 | ||
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Launceston College
Launceston, PL15 9JR |
Secondary | 1,337 | ||
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Bower Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4YY |
Secondary | 1,026 | ||
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The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT |
Secondary | 1,472 | ||
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Kings College Guildford
Guildford, GU2 8DU |
Secondary | 539 | ||
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Northgate High School
Dereham, NR19 2EU |
Secondary | 1,161 | ||
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Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ |
Secondary | 1,173 | ||
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St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
Durham, DH1 4NG |
Secondary | 1,361 | ||
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The Ashcombe School
Dorking, RH4 1LY |
Secondary | 1,497 | ||