Birchwood Community High School
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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Birchwood Community High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 915 | 19.6% | 30.9% |
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The Priory City of Lincoln Academy
Lincoln, LN6 0EP |
Secondary | 983 | 21.8% | 30.4% |
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Lightcliffe Academy
Halifax, HX3 8TL |
Secondary | 920 | 17.9% | 28.9% |
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Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN41 2WS |
Secondary | 979 | 19.3% | 30.2% |
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Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA |
Secondary | 917 | 18% | 29.4% |
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Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY |
Secondary | 913 | 17.2% | 29.6% |
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Cleeve Park School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN |
Secondary | 1,012 | 20.6% | 31% |
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Winton Community Academy
Andover, SP10 2PS |
Secondary | 1,000 | 21.8% | 30.4% |
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Lodge Park Academy
Corby, NN17 2JH |
Secondary | 987 | 16% | 31.7% |
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Colne Primet Academy
Colne, BB8 8JF |
Secondary | 870 | 18.3% | 34.4% |
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Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR2 0SX |
Secondary | 890 | 15% | 30.7% |
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Wingfield Academy
Rotherham, S61 4AU |
Secondary | 995 | 18.4% | 31.9% |
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The Crestwood School
Dudley, DY6 8QG |
Secondary | 1,027 | 20.3% | 31.6% |
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Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Sheffield, S13 9HJ |
Secondary | 1,003 | 18.4% | 30.2% |
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Thorns Collegiate Academy
Brierley Hill, DY5 2NU |
Secondary | 953 | 18.9% | 31.8% |
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Unsworth Academy
Bury, BL9 8LP |
Secondary | 965 | 15.1% | 29.7% |
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Granville Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 7JR |
Secondary | 889 | 20.6% | 32.1% |
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Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH |
Secondary | 956 | 16.3% | 31.4% |
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Bolder Academy
Isleworth, TW7 5DB |
Secondary | 919 | 17.5% | 29.4% |
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Laurus Ryecroft
Manchester, M43 7LJ |
Secondary | 1,051 | 18.9% | 31.9% |
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Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 0HE |
Secondary | 929 | 19.8% | 31.8% |
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The Whitehaven Academy
Whitehaven, CA28 8TY |
Secondary | 775 | 19.5% | 32% |
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Trinity Academy
Bristol, BS7 9BY |
Secondary | 813 | 19.5% | 32.4% |
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Perryfields Academy
Oldbury, B68 0RG |
Secondary | 952 | 18.1% | 31.8% |
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St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE |
Secondary | 954 | 17% | 32.8% |
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Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Chesterfield, S41 0LP |
Secondary | 825 | 16.7% | 30% |
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Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan, WN2 4LG |
Secondary | 927 | 14.7% | 30.9% |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L23 5TF |
Secondary | 824 | 15.5% | 28.7% |
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Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Secondary | 953 | 20.5% | 30.5% |
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Meols Cop High School
Southport, PR8 6JS |
Secondary | 902 | 17.4% | 27.2% |
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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Birchwood Community High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 915 | Sign in to see | |
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Fulston Manor School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG |
Secondary | 1,333 | ||
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Plympton Academy
Plymouth, PL7 2RS |
Secondary | 1,145 | ||
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Fernwood School
Nottingham, NG8 2FT |
Secondary | 1,433 | ||
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St Augustine Academy
Maidstone, ME16 8AE |
Secondary | 740 | ||
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Nene Park Academy
Peterborough, PE2 7EA |
Secondary | 1,443 | ||
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Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE |
Secondary | 1,549 | ||
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Richard Challoner School
New Malden, KT3 5PE |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
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Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX |
Secondary | 1,311 | ||
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St Clere's School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW |
Secondary | 1,337 | ||
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Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
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Campion School
Leamington Spa, CV31 1QH |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
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Bourne Grammar School
Bourne, PE10 9JE |
Secondary | 1,726 | ||
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Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,226 | ||
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Carleton High School
Pontefract, WF8 3NW |
Secondary | 1,021 | ||
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Sir William Stanier School
Crewe, CW1 4EB |
Secondary | 699 | ||
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Burnage Academy for Boys
Manchester, M19 1ER |
Secondary | 956 | ||
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The Ripley Academy
Ripley, DE5 3JQ |
Secondary | 876 | ||
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Darwen Vale High School
Darwen, BB3 0AL |
Secondary | 1,082 | ||
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The Sir John Colfox Academy
Bridport, DT6 3DT |
Secondary | 818 | ||
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Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT |
Secondary | 713 | ||
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Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Redcar, TS10 1PJ |
Secondary | 730 | ||
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Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY |
Secondary | 1,852 | ||
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Wyvern St Edmund's
Salisbury, SP1 1RE |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
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Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS |
Secondary | 880 | ||
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Heworth Grange School
Gateshead, NE10 0PT |
Secondary | 1,044 | ||
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Treviglas Academy
Newquay, TR7 3JA |
Secondary | 869 | ||
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The Holmesdale School
Snodland, ME6 5HS |
Secondary | 568 | ||
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The Turing School
Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ |
Secondary | 731 | ||
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Kingsway Park High School
Rochdale, OL16 4XA |
Secondary | 1,342 | ||