Boston 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
Boston High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 818 5.8% 11.9%
Highsted Grammar School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT
Secondary 837 6.3% 9.7%
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Chatham, ME4 6TJ
Secondary 932 2% 11.5%
Debenham High School
Stowmarket, IP14 6BL
Secondary 687 10% 11.2%
Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB
Secondary 833 11.8% 13.6%
Devonport High School for Girls
Plymouth, PL2 3DL
Secondary 860 6.3% 9.1%
Uppingham Community College
Uppingham, LE15 9TJ
Secondary 915 12% 12.7%
Lutterworth High School
Lutterworth, LE17 4QH
Secondary 846 13.6% 11.7%
Welland Park Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 9DR
Secondary 967 11.5% 11.9%
Carre's Grammar School
Sleaford, NG34 7DD
Secondary 789 11.3% 7.4%
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School
Upminster, RM14 2QR
Secondary 820 7% 10.1%
Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR
Secondary 716 10.3% 11.6%
Chatham Grammar
Chatham, ME5 7EH
Secondary 980 4.2% 12.6%
Borden Grammar School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4DB
Secondary 924 2.9% 9.4%
Manningtree High School
Manningtree, CO11 2BW
Secondary 907 10.2% 10.9%
Loreto College
St Albans, AL1 3RQ
Secondary 946 10.4% 12.5%
Gartree High School
Leicester, LE2 5TQ
Secondary 889 12.8% 11.8%
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Horncastle, LN9 5AD
Secondary 817 8.1% 7.1%
The Boston Grammar School
Boston, PE21 6JY
Secondary 863 7% 11.7%
The Forest School
Wokingham, RG41 5NE
Secondary 792 12.3% 10.4%
Hastings High School
Hinckley, LE10 2QE
Secondary 856 12.9% 14.1%
Madeley High School
Crewe, CW3 9JJ
Secondary 733 9.2% 11.8%
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Redditch, B97 5LX
Secondary 958 10% 11%
Shavington Academy
Shavington, CW2 5DH
Secondary 877 12.7% 11.9%
King Edward VI Grammar School
Louth, LN11 9LL
Secondary 927 11.4% 9.6%
John Flamsteed Community School
Ripley, DE5 8NP
Secondary 838 11.1% 15.8%
Westwood College
Leek, ST13 8NP
Secondary 784 9.2% 11.5%
Wolgarston High School
Stafford, ST19 5RX
Secondary 827 11.6% 10.4%
Burscough Priory Academy
Ormskirk, L40 7RZ
Secondary 698 7.8% 14.7%
Plymouth High School for Girls
Plymouth, PL4 6HT
Secondary 816 0.7% 9.1%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Boston High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 818 Sign in to see
Co-op Academy Swinton
Manchester, M27 6JU
Secondary 995
Welland Park Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 9DR
Secondary 967
The St Marylebone CofE School
London, W1U 5BA
Secondary 1,182
Melbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 6EF
Secondary 638
Amery Hill School
Alton, GU34 2BZ
Secondary 983
Gillotts School
Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1PS
Secondary 917
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Horncastle, LN9 5AD
Secondary 817
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Secondary 1,054
Ibstock School
Ibstock, LE67 6NE
Secondary 810
The Boston Grammar School
Boston, PE21 6JY
Secondary 863
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
London, SW6 6BP
Secondary 525
Ark Boulton Academy
Birmingham, B11 2QG
Secondary 893
St Ives School
St Ives, TR26 2BB
Secondary 587
Sir John Talbot's School
Whitchurch, SY13 2BY
Secondary 860
Shavington Academy
Shavington, CW2 5DH
Secondary 877
The Bishop David Brown School
Woking, GU21 5RF
Secondary 781
Selston High School
Nottingham, NG16 6BW
Secondary 873
West Craven High School
Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB
Secondary 616
Gaynes School
Upminster, RM14 3UX
Secondary 379
Dereham Neatherd High School
Dereham, NR20 3AX
Secondary 1,163
Queen Elizabeth's Academy
Mansfield, NG19 7AP
Secondary 863
Teesdale School and Sixth Form
Barnard Castle, DL12 8HH
Secondary 728
Sanders Draper
Hornchurch, RM12 6RT
Secondary 667
Castle Hall Academy
Mirfield, WF14 9PH
Secondary 784
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD
Secondary 715
University Academy Long Sutton
Spalding, PE12 9LF
Secondary 722
Poltair School
St Austell, PL25 4BZ
Secondary 857
Anthony Gell School
Matlock, DE4 4DX
Secondary 824
Meols Cop High School
Southport, PR8 6JS
Secondary 902