Wickersley School and Sports College

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 28 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
Wickersley School and Sports College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 2,053 14.2% 14%
Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield, WF1 2PF
Secondary 1,980 8.9% 13.6%
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ
Secondary 1,894 9.2% 14.8%
Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD
Secondary 1,894 15.2% 15.1%
Garforth Academy
Leeds, LS25 1LJ
Secondary 1,900 5.5% 13.1%
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU
Secondary 1,932 13% 10%
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
Secondary 2,097 19.7% 8.3%
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Secondary 2,103 12.2% 11.8%
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA
Secondary 1,843 11.6% 19.3%
Wildern School
Southampton, SO30 4EJ
Secondary 1,869 13.3% 15.5%
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS
Secondary 2,108 10.5% 8.3%
South Craven School
Keighley, BD20 7RL
Secondary 1,874 11% 13.8%
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW
Secondary 2,124 10.5% 13.9%
Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD
Secondary 1,937 11.9% 14.7%
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,912 12.1% 14.6%
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP
Secondary 2,060 12.9% 15.7%
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET
Secondary 2,080 18.9% 12.4%
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX
Secondary 1,885 16% 14.1%
Woodkirk Academy
Wakefield, WF3 1JQ
Secondary 1,805 9.7% 18.1%
Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN
Secondary 2,052 14.8% 18.1%
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE
Secondary 2,013 16% 14.5%
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG
Secondary 1,820 13.2% 15.2%
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,067 13.7% 12.1%
Alperton Community School
Wembley, HA0 4JE
Secondary 1,951 10.5% 17.2%
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG
Secondary 1,761 15.6% 12.7%
Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY
Secondary 1,852 14.9% 13.7%
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU
Secondary 1,967 18.2% 13.8%
Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW
Secondary 1,999 12.1% 21.6%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 28 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
Wickersley School and Sports College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 2,053 Sign in to see
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ
Secondary 1,894
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF
Secondary 1,557
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ
Secondary 1,842
Garforth Academy
Leeds, LS25 1LJ
Secondary 1,900
Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS
Secondary 1,839
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY
Secondary 1,122
Myton School
Warwick, CV34 6PJ
Secondary 1,759
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Secondary 1,383
King Alfred's
Wantage, OX12 9BY
Secondary 1,682
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX
Secondary 1,885
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT
Secondary 1,110
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF
Secondary 1,206
Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY
Secondary 1,671
Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ
Secondary 1,836
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ
Secondary 1,616
The Dukeries Academy
Newark, NG22 9TD
Secondary 777
Beckfoot Thornton
Bradford, BD13 3BH
Secondary 1,296
Callington Community College
Callington, PL17 7DR
Secondary 890
Harton Academy
South Shields, NE34 6DL
Secondary 1,659
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU
Secondary 969
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
London, N5 2EQ
Secondary 1,153
Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD
Secondary 1,736
Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD
Secondary 1,298
Goole Academy
Goole, DN14 6AN
Secondary 1,172
Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS
Secondary 1,729
Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Secondary 1,435
Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT
Secondary 1,528