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 1,556 17.7% 15.6%
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,630 13.6% 16%
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,468 17.3% 17%
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET
Secondary 1,589 12.3% 13.7%
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,583 14.6% 13.3%
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,597 18.8% 17.5%
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT
Secondary 1,595 14.9% 15.3%
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF
Secondary 1,561 13.6% 17.6%
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF
Secondary 1,529 16% 19.7%
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Secondary 1,570 14.5% 17.2%
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT
Secondary 1,495 17.9% 18%
Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB
Secondary 1,561 16.5% 12.3%
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ
Secondary 1,603 14.7% 13.9%
The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ
Secondary 1,408 15.8% 15.3%
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY
Secondary 1,566 21.1% 17.5%
Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ
Secondary 1,530 14.8% 15.8%
Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY
Secondary 1,496 18% 13.7%
Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP
Secondary 1,512 19.6% 13.9%
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,492 17.7% 17.3%
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ
Secondary 1,502 17.1% 15.8%
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,608 17.6% 18%
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT
Secondary 1,650 17% 15.3%
The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,539 13.1% 15.5%
Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT
Secondary 1,558 17% 12.6%
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,584 17.8% 18.2%
North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD
Secondary 1,485 13.3% 14.8%
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ
Secondary 1,557 16.3% 14.9%
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE
Secondary 1,628 14.6% 13.9%
Southam College
Southam, CV47 0JW
Secondary 1,660 19.4% 13%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 26 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 1,556 Sign in to see
Grace Academy Solihull
Birmingham, B37 5JS
Secondary 880
Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ
Secondary 1,121
Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX
Secondary 1,382
Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU
Secondary 1,341
Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF
Secondary 1,269
John Henry Newman Catholic College
Birmingham, B37 5GA
Secondary 1,308
The Long Eaton School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Secondary 1,113
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 2JR
Secondary 1,484
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG
Secondary 1,727
St Joseph's Catholic College
Swindon, SN3 3LR
Secondary 1,416
Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS
Secondary 1,525
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
Secondary 1,353
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG
Secondary 1,820
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY
Secondary 1,202
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF
Secondary 1,722
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS
Secondary 1,642
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD
Secondary 1,272
Woodchurch High School
Wirral, CH49 7NG
Secondary 1,422
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU
Secondary 1,377
Bexhill High Academy
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY
Secondary 1,507
Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY
Secondary 1,719
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH
Secondary 1,109
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA
Secondary 1,442
Dixons Unity Academy
Leeds, LS12 3DS
Secondary 913
Carlton Bolling
Bradford, BD3 0DU
Secondary 1,650