Great Sankey 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
Great Sankey High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 2,085 10.4% 8.4%
Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield, WF1 2PF
Secondary 1,980 8.9% 13.6%
Ashmole Academy
London, N14 5RJ
Secondary 1,879 5.8% 8.5%
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU
Secondary 1,932 13% 10%
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
Secondary 2,097 19.7% 8.3%
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Secondary 2,103 12.2% 11.8%
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH
Secondary 1,899 8.9% 6.7%
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS
Secondary 2,108 10.5% 8.3%
Saffron Walden County High School
Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH
Secondary 2,128 18% 6.7%
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW
Secondary 2,124 10.5% 13.9%
Gordano School
Bristol, BS20 7QR
Secondary 2,124 13.2% 7.2%
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL
Secondary 1,932 8% 11.5%
Ilkley Grammar School
Ilkley, LS29 8TR
Secondary 2,135 15.9% 5.2%
George Abbot School
Guildford, GU1 1XX
Secondary 1,939 18.6% 7%
Graveney School
London, SW17 9BU
Secondary 2,275 9.5% 13.6%
St Aidan's Church of England High School
Harrogate, HG2 8JR
Secondary 2,069 5.2% 4.8%
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET
Secondary 2,080 18.9% 12.4%
The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Oldham, OL2 7HS
Secondary 1,886 9.6% 15.2%
St Bartholomew's School
Newbury, RG14 6JP
Secondary 1,994 20.7% 8%
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE
Secondary 2,013 16% 14.5%
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,067 13.7% 12.1%
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW
Secondary 2,014 6.4% 9.4%
Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ
Secondary 2,276 15.3% 11%
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB
Secondary 1,916 11.7% 9.4%
Beauchamp College
Leicester, LE2 5TP
Secondary 2,181 6.6% 8.4%
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL
Secondary 2,053 14.2% 14%
Salesian School, Chertsey
Chertsey, KT16 9LU
Secondary 1,850 9.7% 6.9%
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP
Secondary 1,757 9.8% 11.9%
Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY
Secondary 1,852 14.9% 13.7%
Winterbourne Academy
Bristol, BS36 1JL
Secondary 1,827 14.2% 10%

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
Great Sankey High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 2,085 Sign in to see
Queen Elizabeth School
LA6 2HJ
Secondary 1,185
The St Leonards Academy
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Secondary 1,346
Herne Bay High School
Herne Bay, CT6 7NS
Secondary 1,586
Denbigh School
Milton Keynes, MK5 6EX
Secondary 1,762
Sharnbrook Academy
Bedford, MK44 1JL
Secondary 1,671
Cranford Community College
Hounslow, TW5 9PD
Secondary 1,490
Dame Alice Owen's School
Potters Bar, EN6 2DU
Secondary 1,479
Wildern School
Southampton, SO30 4EJ
Secondary 1,869
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Aylesbury, HP21 8PE
Secondary 1,367
Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB
Secondary 1,844
Bexleyheath Academy
Bexleyheath, DA6 7DA
Secondary 1,395
Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW
Secondary 1,346
Ormiston Forge Academy
Cradley Heath, B64 6QU
Secondary 1,693
The Sittingbourne School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4NL
Secondary 1,615
Cranbrook School
Cranbrook, TN17 3JD
Secondary 907
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU
Secondary 1,570
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX
Secondary 1,249
Samuel Whitbread Academy
Shefford, SG17 5QS
Secondary 1,671
St George's School
Harpenden, AL5 4TD
Secondary 1,386
Alperton Community School
Wembley, HA0 4JE
Secondary 1,951
Gordon's School
Woking, GU24 9PT
Secondary 978
Wade Deacon High School
Widnes, WA8 7TD
Secondary 1,620
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0DR
Secondary 1,187
Seahaven Academy
Newhaven, BN9 9TD
Secondary 769
Trinity Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JW
Secondary 1,318
Southgate School
Barnet, EN4 0BL
Secondary 1,459
Parrs Wood High School
Manchester, M20 5PG
Secondary 1,918
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH
Secondary 1,628
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Washington, NE38 8AF
Secondary 1,621