Parklands 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
Parklands High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,107 17.9% 27.6%
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, BB3 3HD
Secondary 1,072 14.8% 30.4%
Furness Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB
Secondary 1,188 17.4% 29.5%
Lift Richmond Park
London, SW14 8RG
Secondary 1,042 17.7% 26%
Saltash Community School
Saltash, PL12 4AY
Secondary 1,150 15% 27.2%
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,092 17.9% 27.8%
Retford Oaks Academy
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Secondary 1,125 17.4% 29.4%
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX
Secondary 1,101 19.4% 25.8%
Brixham College
Brixham, TQ5 9HF
Secondary 1,053 17.9% 28.4%
Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA
Secondary 1,170 16.4% 27.9%
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA
Secondary 1,129 16.1% 26.7%
Hawkley Hall High School
Wigan, WN3 5NY
Secondary 1,164 16.9% 24.4%
Harris Academy Greenwich
London, SE9 5EQ
Secondary 1,180 17.1% 27.9%
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Secondary 1,066 15.2% 27.1%
The Clarendon Academy
Trowbridge, BA14 0DJ
Secondary 1,109 15% 27.7%
Oakwood High School
Rotherham, S60 2UH
Secondary 1,066 19.7% 29%
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Dudley, DY3 2JH
Secondary 1,077 16.1% 27.2%
Fairfield High School
Bristol, BS7 9NL
Secondary 1,083 20.2% 29.4%
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Bedlington, NE22 6ED
Secondary 1,057 16.8% 27.7%
Little Lever School
Bolton, BL3 1BT
Secondary 1,068 18.1% 29.6%
Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY
Secondary 1,120 17.4% 28.1%
Moorside High School
Manchester, M27 0AP
Secondary 1,148 21.4% 29.5%
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Secondary 1,113 15.9% 25.7%
Kingsdown School
Swindon, SN2 7SH
Secondary 1,031 19.4% 27%
Penketh High School
Warrington, WA5 2BY
Secondary 1,023 17.2% 27.8%
Bilton School
Rugby, CV22 7JT
Secondary 1,166 17.6% 28.3%
Northallerton School & Sixth Form College
Northallerton, DL6 1ED
Secondary 1,042 19.9% 26.8%
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
Secondary 1,068 19.6% 27.4%
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX
Secondary 1,078 16.8% 29.6%
Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA
Secondary 1,031 17.5% 26.4%

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
Parklands High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,107 Sign in to see
Urmston Grammar Academy
Manchester, M41 5UG
Secondary 1,124
Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY
Secondary 768
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 2ED
Secondary 1,188
The Corsham School
Corsham, SN13 9DF
Secondary 1,360
Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD
Secondary 1,387
Hodgson Academy
Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU
Secondary 1,122
St Michael's Church of England High School
Chorley, PR7 1RS
Secondary 1,134
Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR
Secondary 984
The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP
Secondary 1,054
Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB
Secondary 1,078
The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG
Secondary 1,277
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB
Secondary 1,131
West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 5DP
Secondary 1,186
Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA
Secondary 1,101
Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB
Secondary 1,448
Herschel Grammar School
Slough, SL1 3BW
Secondary 1,056
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
Secondary 1,033
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 1,345
Skegness Grammar School
Skegness, PE25 2QS
Secondary 634
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
Birmingham, B32 1RJ
Secondary 564
Matthew Arnold School
Oxford, OX2 9JE
Secondary 1,250
Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD
Secondary 736
Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF
Secondary 929
Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH
Secondary 1,431
The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW
Secondary 1,220
Oulton Academy
Leeds, LS26 8EX
Secondary 1,097
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA
Secondary 535
Prendergast School
London, SE4 1LE
Secondary 1,025
Malton School
Malton, YO17 7NH
Secondary 1,041