Cheshire Studio 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
Cheshire Studio School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 55 34.6% 18.2%
Appleby Grammar School
Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU
Secondary 360 20% 19.4%
Cartmel Priory CofE School
Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7SA
Secondary 354 16.7% 14.7%
Lady Hawkins' School
Kington, HR5 3AR
Secondary 253 22.5% 19.4%
Queen Elizabeth High School
Bromyard, HR7 4QS
Secondary 432 25.7% 23.1%
Stradbroke High School
Eye, IP21 5JN
Secondary 339 20.4% 21.2%
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
Dorchester, DT2 8SA
Secondary 445 27.2% 17.1%
The Rural Enterprise Academy
Penkridge, ST19 5PH
Secondary 242 35.8% 22.5%
The Studio School Liverpool
Liverpool, L1 0BS
Secondary 285 28.4% 27.7%
Hadlow Rural Community School
Hadlow, TN11 0AU
Secondary 392 36.3% 28.4%
Ralph Sadleir School
Ware, SG11 1TF
Secondary 275 20.4% 15.3%
Futures Institute Banbury
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 121 27.3% 24.8%
XP School
Doncaster, DN4 5NG
Secondary 251 33.3% 27.7%
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA
Secondary 454 23.4% 18.7%
St Peter's Church of England Middle School
Windsor, SL4 2QY
Secondary 289 27% 11.4%
Somerset Studio School
Radstock, BA3 3NQ
Secondary 141 39.9% 16.7%
IKB Academy
Bristol, BS31 1SP
Secondary 135 31.1% 22.2%
Queen Elizabeth Studio School
LA6 2HJ
Secondary 332 24.7% 7.8%
XP East
Doncaster, DN4 5NG
Secondary 282 39.6% 21.8%
Windsor Park CE Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7JX
Secondary 349 18.6% 18.9%
Chester International School
Chester, CH4 7AE
Secondary 259 33.7% 23.3%
Ryecroft CofE Middle School
Rocester, ST14 5PB
Secondary 199 21.6% 13.6%
Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School
Morpeth, NE65 7RJ
Secondary 193 22.8% 10.9%
Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reading, RG4 9LN
Secondary 421 35.9% 22.6%
Ridgeway Secondary School
Redditch, B96 6BD
Secondary 338 23.7% 17.2%
Weldon Village Academy
Corby, NN17 3GE
Secondary 293 17.1% 20.5%
Chilmington Green School
Great Chart, TN23 3DL
Secondary 275 27.4% 26.6%
Nidderdale High School
Harrogate, HG3 5HL
Secondary 396 28.9% 20.8%
Danebury School
Stockbridge, SO20 6HA
Secondary 326 35.3% 23.9%
River Academy
Reading, RG1 8EQ
Secondary 186 33.3% 28.5%

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
Cheshire Studio School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 55 Sign in to see
Orchards Academy
Swanley, BR8 7TE
Secondary 545
The Morley Academy
Leeds, LS27 0PD
Secondary 1,424
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG
Secondary 1,732
Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW
Secondary 1,957
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF
Secondary 1,599
The Oldershaw School
Wallasey, CH45 4RJ
Secondary 828
Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA
Secondary 1,618
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP
Secondary 2,060
The Blue Coat CofE School
Oldham, OL1 3SQ
Secondary 1,669
William Howard School
Brampton, CA8 1AR
Secondary 1,305
Sandbach School
Sandbach, CW11 3NS
Secondary 1,506
The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN
Secondary 1,342
Salendine Nook High School Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4GN
Secondary 1,405
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE
Secondary 1,248
Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG
Secondary 1,593
Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA
Secondary 1,325
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA
Secondary 1,129
Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP
Secondary 1,600
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
Durham, DH7 0RD
Secondary 1,258
Lift Sir Herbert Leon
Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ
Secondary 648
Ark Putney Academy
London, SW15 3DG
Secondary 787
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB
Secondary 1,923
Haven High Academy
Boston, PE21 9HB
Secondary 1,272
Launceston College
Launceston, PL15 9JR
Secondary 1,280
Smithills School
Bolton, BL1 6JS
Secondary 1,201
Colne Valley High School
Huddersfield, HD7 5SP
Secondary 1,442
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NJ
Secondary 1,450
Charnwood College
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 655
The Royal Sutton School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY
Secondary 977