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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Woodchurch High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,419 | 32.1% | 38.9% |
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Macmillan Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG |
Secondary | 1,567 | 23.9% | 40.8% |
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The King's Academy
Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA |
Secondary | 1,424 | 23.4% | 35.7% |
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Mossbourne Community Academy
London, E5 8JY |
Secondary | 1,441 | 20.2% | 41.2% |
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Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU |
Secondary | 1,302 | 22% | 35.4% |
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Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Walsall, WS4 1BW |
Secondary | 1,444 | 25.3% | 43.4% |
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Leeds West Academy
Leeds, LS13 1DQ |
Secondary | 1,454 | 20.8% | 40.8% |
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Sirius Academy West
Hull, HU4 7JB |
Secondary | 1,470 | 20.4% | 37.7% |
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Brompton Academy
Gillingham, ME7 5HT |
Secondary | 1,383 | 22.2% | 33.6% |
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The Sutton Academy
St Helens, WA9 5AU |
Secondary | 1,452 | 22.4% | 37.5% |
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Lift Aylward
London, N18 1NB |
Secondary | 1,402 | 31.2% | 44.7% |
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Drayton Manor High School
London, W7 1EU |
Secondary | 1,413 | 19.8% | 36.9% |
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The Sittingbourne School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4NL |
Secondary | 1,591 | 25.4% | 37.3% |
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Thomas Clarkson Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2SE |
Secondary | 1,354 | 19.8% | 39.7% |
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Haven High Academy
Boston, PE21 9HB |
Secondary | 1,272 | 21.5% | 36.4% |
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St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF |
Secondary | 1,548 | 18.1% | 35.8% |
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Chorlton High School
Manchester, M21 7SL |
Secondary | 1,534 | 25.4% | 29.7% |
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Winifred Holtby Academy
Hull, HU7 4PW |
Secondary | 1,329 | 23.4% | 44.4% |
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Ernesford Grange Community Academy
Coventry, CV3 2QD |
Secondary | 1,166 | 26.3% | 41.5% |
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Witton Park Academy
Blackburn, BB2 6TD |
Secondary | 1,314 | 18.9% | 35.7% |
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Chase High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT |
Secondary | 1,324 | 21.8% | 36.2% |
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Co-op Academy North Manchester
Manchester, M9 7SS |
Secondary | 1,259 | 27.5% | 46.7% |
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Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX |
Secondary | 1,420 | 23.5% | 44% |
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Beckfoot Thornton
Bradford, BD13 3BH |
Secondary | 1,274 | 22.1% | 36.9% |
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Didsbury High School
Manchester, M20 2ET |
Secondary | 1,183 | 22.4% | 37.8% |
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The Pingle Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 0QA |
Secondary | 1,377 | 29.8% | 30.6% |
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Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA |
Secondary | 1,436 | 20% | 44.2% |
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Morecambe Bay Academy
Morecambe, LA4 5BG |
Secondary | 1,023 | 32.5% | 37.6% |
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Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Burnley, BB10 3AA |
Secondary | 1,276 | 19.4% | 34.2% |
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King's Academy Brune Park
Gosport, PO12 3BU |
Secondary | 1,278 | 23.4% | 36.6% |
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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Woodchurch High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,419 | Sign in to see | |
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Grace Academy Solihull
Birmingham, B37 5JS |
Secondary | 876 | ||
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Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
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Trinity Academy
Doncaster, DN8 5BY |
Secondary | 1,235 | ||
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Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU |
Secondary | 1,302 | ||
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Richard Rose Morton Academy
Carlisle, CA2 6LB |
Secondary | 883 | ||
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Richard Rose Central Academy
Carlisle, CA1 1LY |
Secondary | 1,036 | ||
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The Milton Keynes Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5LA |
Secondary | 1,014 | ||
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Co-op Academy Manchester
Manchester, M9 0WQ |
Secondary | 1,619 | ||
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Penryn College
Penryn, TR10 8PZ |
Secondary | 1,156 | ||
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St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 2JR |
Secondary | 1,493 | ||
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Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,688 | ||
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Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Nottingham, NG8 5GY |
Secondary | 1,354 | ||
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Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS |
Secondary | 1,523 | ||
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Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 6RZ |
Secondary | 1,500 | ||
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Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG |
Secondary | 1,763 | ||
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Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT |
Secondary | 820 | ||
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Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU |
Secondary | 1,360 | ||
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Bexhill High Academy
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY |
Secondary | 1,454 | ||
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Chorlton High School
Manchester, M21 7SL |
Secondary | 1,534 | ||
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Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,515 | ||
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Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
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Babington Academy
Leicester, LE4 0SZ |
Secondary | 1,349 | ||
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The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,111 | ||
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Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY |
Secondary | 1,680 | ||
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The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool, L6 7UR |
Secondary | 895 | ||
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Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA |
Secondary | 1,436 | ||
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Acklam Grange School
Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB |
Secondary | 1,462 | ||
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Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Burnley, BB10 3AA |
Secondary | 1,276 | ||
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Bishop Challoner Catholic School
London, E1 0LB |
Secondary | 1,038 | ||