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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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |