Boston High School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

Choose your own set of schools

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 816 7.6% 12.5%
Healing Academy
Grimsby, DN41 7QD
Secondary 778 10.2% 13.4%
Highsted Grammar School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT
Secondary 832 4.8% 12.1%
Debenham High School
Stowmarket, IP14 6BL
Secondary 699 9.6% 13%
Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB
Secondary 803 11.8% 15.8%
Devonport High School for Girls
Plymouth, PL2 3DL
Secondary 916 6.3% 8.7%
Uppingham Community College
Uppingham, LE15 9TJ
Secondary 919 14.8% 14.9%
Lutterworth High School
Lutterworth, LE17 4QH
Secondary 848 14.4% 13.6%
Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD
Secondary 881 13.9% 13.1%
Carre's Grammar School
Sleaford, NG34 7DD
Secondary 799 5.4% 8%
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School
Upminster, RM14 2QR
Secondary 829 8.3% 11.5%
Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR
Secondary 720 12.6% 11.7%
Chatham Grammar
Chatham, ME5 7EH
Secondary 950 5.5% 13.8%
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
Sleaford, NG34 7RS
Secondary 756 5.3% 9.4%
The Martin High School Anstey
Leicester, LE7 7EB
Secondary 844 13.8% 15.7%
Gartree High School
Leicester, LE2 5TQ
Secondary 909 14.4% 13.5%
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Blackburn, BB2 2LD
Secondary 736 12.9% 12.2%
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Horncastle, LN9 5AD
Secondary 788 7.5% 8.9%
The Boston Grammar School
Boston, PE21 6JY
Secondary 874 6.9% 13.3%
All Saints Church of England Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 5BL
Secondary 893 12.2% 9.8%
The Forest School
Wokingham, RG41 5NE
Secondary 929 6.3% 11.4%
The Ferrers School
Rushden, NN10 8LF
Secondary 940 6.5% 17.3%
Hastings High School
Hinckley, LE10 2QE
Secondary 860 14.4% 14.1%
Madeley High School
Crewe, CW3 9JJ
Secondary 769 11.2% 14.7%
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Redditch, B97 5LX
Secondary 967 10.6% 11.4%
Windsor Girls' School
Windsor, SL4 3RT
Secondary 795 5.8% 13.8%
King Edward VI Grammar School
Louth, LN11 9LL
Secondary 889 9.1% 10.5%
Westwood College
Leek, ST13 8NP
Secondary 771 12.1% 12.9%
Wolgarston High School
Stafford, ST19 5RX
Secondary 836 13% 11.8%
Burscough Priory Academy
Ormskirk, L40 7RZ
Secondary 712 10.5% 15%

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 816 Sign in to see
Fairfield High School for Girls
Manchester, M43 6AB
Secondary 992
Coleridge Community College
Cambridge, CB1 3RJ
Secondary 575
Welland Park Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 9DR
Secondary 988
Melbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 6EF
Secondary 585
Amery Hill School
Alton, GU34 2BZ
Secondary 991
The Rudheath Senior Academy
Northwich, CW9 7DT
Secondary 591
Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY
Secondary 723
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Horncastle, LN9 5AD
Secondary 788
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Secondary 1,066
Ibstock School
Ibstock, LE67 6NE
Secondary 741
The Boston Grammar School
Boston, PE21 6JY
Secondary 874
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
London, SW6 6BP
Secondary 470
Sir John Talbot's School
Whitchurch, SY13 2BY
Secondary 883
Shavington Academy
Shavington, CW2 5DH
Secondary 909
Clayton Hall Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 3DN
Secondary 783
The Bishop David Brown School
Woking, GU21 5RF
Secondary 806
Selston High School
Nottingham, NG16 6BW
Secondary 881
West Craven High School
Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB
Secondary 593
Gaynes School
Upminster, RM14 3UX
Secondary 473
Dereham Neatherd High School
Dereham, NR20 3AX
Secondary 1,141
Queen Elizabeth's Academy
Mansfield, NG19 7AP
Secondary 883
Teesdale School and Sixth Form
Barnard Castle, DL12 8HH
Secondary 691
The Pedmore High School
Stourbridge, DY9 7HS
Secondary 663
Sanders Draper
Hornchurch, RM12 6RT
Secondary 707
Castle Hall Academy
Mirfield, WF14 9PH
Secondary 831
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD
Secondary 699
University Academy Long Sutton
Spalding, PE12 9LF
Secondary 696
Meols Cop High School
Southport, PR8 6JS
Secondary 910
Wellfield Academy
Leyland, PR25 2TP
Secondary 525