Sir William Stanier School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Sir William Stanier School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 693 20.8% 45.3%
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN
Secondary 795 22.4% 48.9%
Hylands School
Chelmsford, CM1 3ET
Secondary 641 21.9% 43.3%
Prenton High School for Girls
Birkenhead, CH42 6RR
Secondary 784 19.7% 43.9%
Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Secondary 650 22.8% 46%
Atherton High School
Atherton, M46 0AY
Secondary 548 19.9% 45.9%
Lift Tamworth
Tamworth, B77 2NE
Secondary 607 22.5% 44.1%
Oak Academy
Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ
Secondary 648 22.4% 44.4%
Outwood Academy Brumby
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NT
Secondary 737 21.2% 43.7%
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR
Secondary 581 23.3% 42.7%
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Secondary 736 23.9% 48.4%
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
Birmingham, B42 2SY
Secondary 618 19.7% 46.3%
Newland School for Girls
Hull, HU6 7RU
Secondary 676 20.4% 43%
The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn, BB1 4ED
Secondary 657 21.4% 42.4%
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Manchester, M8 8DT
Secondary 648 20.1% 46.3%
Ferryhill School
Ferryhill, DL17 8RW
Secondary 733 23.9% 46.4%
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA
Secondary 695 17.7% 44.7%
The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG
Secondary 589 25.8% 44%
Lancaster High School
Lancaster, LA1 3LS
Secondary 594 25% 45.3%
The Oaks Academy
Crewe, CW2 7NQ
Secondary 651 16.2% 46.1%
The Heys School
Manchester, M25 1JZ
Secondary 573 16.2% 46.6%
Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 6JN
Secondary 804 20.6% 45.8%
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 2QP
Secondary 642 20.4% 40.9%
Rayner Stephens High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BL
Secondary 628 19.3% 43.8%
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG
Secondary 761 23.5% 48%
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB
Secondary 808 25.7% 46.4%
Rhyddings
Accrington, BB5 3EA
Secondary 690 14.5% 46.7%
Hetton Academy
Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ
Secondary 673 18.3% 43.4%
Farringdon Community Academy
Sunderland, SR3 3EL
Secondary 682 22.4% 44.6%
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn, BB1 1PY
Secondary 814 24.5% 44.3%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Sir William Stanier School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 693 Sign in to see
Dixons City Academy
Bradford, BD5 7RR
Secondary 910
Oasis Academy Wintringham
Grimsby, DN32 0AZ
Secondary 857
John Cabot Academy
Bristol, BS15 8BD
Secondary 1,280
New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL
Secondary 820
The Sutton Academy
St Helens, WA9 5AU
Secondary 1,452
Plympton Academy
Plymouth, PL7 2RS
Secondary 1,078
Fernwood School
Nottingham, NG8 2FT
Secondary 1,539
Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ
Secondary 1,121
Bishop Fox's School
Taunton, TA1 3HQ
Secondary 1,109
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY
Secondary 1,471
Richard Challoner School
New Malden, KT3 5PE
Secondary 1,079
Oldbury Academy
Oldbury, B68 8NE
Secondary 1,353
Bourne Grammar School
Bourne, PE10 9JE
Secondary 1,740
Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE
Secondary 1,571
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,385
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN
Secondary 1,308
Taverham High School
Norwich, NR8 6HP
Secondary 1,241
Carleton High School
Pontefract, WF8 3NW
Secondary 1,024
Birchwood Community High School
Warrington, WA3 7PT
Secondary 891
Nicholas Chamberlaine School
Bedworth, CV12 9EA
Secondary 1,430
Burnage Academy for Boys
Manchester, M19 1ER
Secondary 985
The Sir John Colfox Academy
Bridport, DT6 3DT
Secondary 792
Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT
Secondary 776
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Redcar, TS10 1PJ
Secondary 744
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS
Secondary 905
Heworth Grange School
Gateshead, NE10 0PT
Secondary 997
Ark Acton Academy
London, W3 8EY
Secondary 808
Astrea Academy Woodfields
Doncaster, DN4 8ND
Secondary 724
Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU
Secondary 909