Atherton High School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Atherton High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 525 21% 45.1%
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN
Secondary 776 20.7% 46.2%
Orchards Academy
Swanley, BR8 7TE
Secondary 553 19.6% 41.9%
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
Alford, LN13 9BL
Secondary 627 19.3% 46.6%
Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Secondary 649 20.4% 43.1%
Broadoak School
Manchester, M31 4BU
Secondary 588 24.3% 48.1%
Oak Academy
Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ
Secondary 597 23.5% 41.9%
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR
Secondary 625 25.9% 42.4%
North Cambridge Academy
Cambridge, CB4 2JF
Secondary 687 21.9% 45%
Trinity Academy
London, SW2 1QS
Secondary 626 25.2% 46.8%
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Secondary 735 23.9% 45.2%
Phoenix Academy
London, W12 0RQ
Secondary 566 17.2% 44.2%
Harris Academy Orpington
BR5 4LG
Secondary 557 21.8% 46%
Wyvern Academy
Darlington, DL3 9SH
Secondary 467 16.7% 43.1%
The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn, BB1 4ED
Secondary 621 20.3% 41.8%
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Manchester, M8 8DT
Secondary 643 20.2% 43.4%
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA
Secondary 633 15.2% 43.9%
Padgate Academy
Warrington, WA2 0LN
Secondary 632 12.9% 45.7%
The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG
Secondary 656 19.9% 43.1%
Central Lancaster High School
Lancaster, LA1 3LS
Secondary 601 25.2% 44.4%
The Oaks Academy
Crewe, CW2 7NQ
Secondary 621 16.8% 44.2%
Rayner Stephens High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BL
Secondary 581 15.5% 46.9%
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG
Secondary 726 17% 44.1%
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Birmingham, B14 4HN
Secondary 591 27.4% 45.5%
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX
Secondary 635 21.5% 42.5%
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA
Secondary 604 19.5% 45.2%
Rhyddings
Accrington, BB5 3EA
Secondary 647 14.5% 45.8%
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St. Helens, WA11 9BB
Secondary 565 25.9% 44.2%
Parkside Community School
Chesterfield, S40 2NS
Secondary 603 23% 47.8%
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA
Secondary 521 19.7% 51.4%

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
Atherton High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 525 Sign in to see
Hartismere School
Eye, IP23 7BL
Secondary 1,063
Highsted Grammar School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT
Secondary 837
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy
Alford, LN13 9HY
Secondary 529
Caistor Grammar School
Market Rasen, LN7 6QJ
Secondary 683
Stour Valley Community School
Sudbury, CO10 8PJ
Secondary 579
Ansford Academy
Castle Cary, BA7 7JJ
Secondary 547
Outwood Academy Foxhills
Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ
Secondary 701
West Hill School
Stalybridge, SK15 1LX
Secondary 847
Lostock Hall Academy
Preston, PR5 5UR
Secondary 779
St Dunstan's School
Glastonbury, BA6 9BY
Secondary 460
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Blackburn, BB2 2LD
Secondary 716
The Newbridge School
Coalville, LE67 3SJ
Secondary 797
Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY
Secondary 720
Lakelands Academy
Ellesmere, SY12 0EA
Secondary 576
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR
Secondary 625
St Ives School
St Ives, TR26 2BB
Secondary 587
Michaela Community School
London, HA9 0UU
Secondary 725
Studio West
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2SZ
Secondary 560
Shavington Academy
Shavington, CW2 5DH
Secondary 877
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Slough, SL2 5HW
Secondary 958
Hayle Academy
Hayle, TR27 4DN
Secondary 552
The Westleigh School
Leigh, WN7 5NL
Secondary 971
Oasis Academy Sholing
Southampton, SO19 8PH
Secondary 1,032
E-Act Bourne End Academy
Bourne End, SL8 5BW
Secondary 843
The Oaks Academy
Crewe, CW2 7NQ
Secondary 621
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 2QP
Secondary 592
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Chesterfield, S41 0LP
Secondary 825
Outwood Academy Haydock
St. Helens, WA11 0JG
Secondary 857
The Hollins
Accrington, BB5 2QY
Secondary 797