Silverdale School

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 29 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
Silverdale School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,452 11.2% 11.4%
The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF
Secondary 1,551 10.6% 12.8%
Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY
Secondary 1,411 15% 12.4%
The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU
Secondary 1,415 9.6% 10.5%
The Petersfield School
Petersfield, GU32 3LU
Secondary 1,385 13.9% 12.6%
Hayesfield Girls School
Bath, BA2 3LA
Secondary 1,529 13.1% 11.2%
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY
Secondary 1,471 15.1% 9.7%
The London Oratory School
London, SW6 1RX
Secondary 1,398 10.7% 10.3%
Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY
Secondary 1,507 9.9% 12.7%
St Albans Girls' School
St Albans, AL3 6DB
Secondary 1,428 13.5% 9.8%
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA
Secondary 1,383 12.4% 13.1%
Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ
Secondary 1,490 11.6% 8.6%
Higham Lane School
Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ
Secondary 1,479 11.5% 14.4%
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,385 12.6% 13.6%
Blackfen School for Girls
Sidcup, DA15 9NU
Secondary 1,403 10% 13.1%
Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL
Secondary 1,559 12.7% 12.1%
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH
Secondary 1,413 7.4% 12.4%
Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL
Secondary 1,443 14.7% 11.1%
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP
Secondary 1,431 9.5% 11.9%
Notre Dame High School
Sheffield, S10 3BT
Secondary 1,494 9.4% 15.2%
Magdalen College School
Brackley, NN13 6FB
Secondary 1,358 11.6% 9.6%
Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA
Secondary 1,430 12.2% 10.1%
The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT
Secondary 1,453 10% 12.5%
Alsager School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2HR
Secondary 1,521 9% 13.4%
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL
Secondary 1,355 9.7% 11.7%
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS
Secondary 1,489 15.5% 11.4%
Ponteland High School
Ponteland, NE20 9EG
Secondary 1,545 11.3% 11%
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
Secondary 1,366 13.5% 10.8%
All Saints Catholic School York
York, YO24 1BJ
Secondary 1,416 12.6% 9.7%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 23 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
Silverdale School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,452 Sign in to see
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
Swanscombe, DA10 0BZ
Secondary 831
Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS
Secondary 1,523
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
Secondary 1,293
Kenton School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU
Secondary 1,730
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Sheffield, S8 8BR
Secondary 1,964
King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU
Secondary 1,505
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG
Secondary 1,739
Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon, SN2 2NQ
Secondary 1,060
Witton Park Academy
Blackburn, BB2 6TD
Secondary 1,314
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
Secondary 1,647
Oasis Academy Brislington
Bristol, BS4 5EY
Secondary 1,369
The Marvell College
Hull, HU9 4EE
Secondary 1,239
Cockburn School
Leeds, LS11 5TT
Secondary 1,279
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX
Secondary 1,420
Beckfoot Oakbank
Keighley, BD22 7DU
Secondary 1,503
Kelvin Hall School
Hull, HU5 4QH
Secondary 1,622
Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY
Secondary 1,680
Cumberland Community School
London, E13 8SJ
Secondary 1,346
Tupton Hall School
Chesterfield, S42 6LG
Secondary 1,612
Dixons Unity Academy
Leeds, LS12 3DS
Secondary 933
Carlton Bolling
Bradford, BD3 0DU
Secondary 1,640
Lister Community School
London, E13 9AE
Secondary 1,501