Caludon Castle 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
Caludon Castle School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,515 18.8% 17.7%
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,455 19.3% 18.3%
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN
Secondary 1,566 17.1% 15%
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET
Secondary 1,559 14.8% 16.1%
Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA
Secondary 1,432 16.3% 18.4%
East Barnet School
Barnet, EN4 8PU
Secondary 1,431 18.1% 19.5%
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Secondary 1,465 19.9% 20.4%
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT
Secondary 1,592 15.8% 17%
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Secondary 1,575 14% 19.5%
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Secondary 1,396 15% 19%
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT
Secondary 1,481 16.1% 19.3%
Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB
Secondary 1,572 16.6% 14.7%
The Chauncy School
Ware, SG12 0DP
Secondary 1,515 18.2% 15.4%
St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR
Secondary 1,495 15.3% 17.5%
The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ
Secondary 1,408 19.8% 16.4%
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY
Secondary 1,508 19.4% 18%
Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ
Secondary 1,547 21% 16.8%
Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY
Secondary 1,528 16.7% 14.8%
Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB
Secondary 1,436 19.9% 16.5%
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS
Secondary 1,658 16.9% 17.4%
Monk's Walk School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NL
Secondary 1,436 16.9% 15.9%
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,482 17.5% 20.3%
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ
Secondary 1,427 19.3% 17.1%
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,606 20% 19.4%
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,615 16.9% 18%
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ
Secondary 1,528 22.3% 16.4%
Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH
Secondary 1,429 14.1% 17.1%
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB
Secondary 1,613 17.4% 16.4%
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA
Secondary 1,441 15% 17.7%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 27 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
Caludon Castle School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,515 Sign in to see
Grace Academy Solihull
Birmingham, B37 5JS
Secondary 876
Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ
Secondary 1,077
Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX
Secondary 1,422
Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU
Secondary 1,302
Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF
Secondary 1,270
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 2JR
Secondary 1,493
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG
Secondary 1,688
Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS
Secondary 1,523
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 6RZ
Secondary 1,500
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
Secondary 1,293
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG
Secondary 1,763
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY
Secondary 1,205
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF
Secondary 1,730
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS
Secondary 1,658
Woodchurch High School
Wirral, CH49 7NG
Secondary 1,419
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU
Secondary 1,360
Bexhill High Academy
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY
Secondary 1,454
Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Secondary 1,066
Babington Academy
Leicester, LE4 0SZ
Secondary 1,349
The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW
Secondary 850
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA
Secondary 1,436
Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP
Secondary 1,034
Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Secondary 1,042
Dixons Unity Academy
Leeds, LS12 3DS
Secondary 933
Bishop Challoner Catholic School
London, E1 0LB
Secondary 1,038
Conisborough College
London, SE6 2SE
Secondary 758