Walney School

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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
Walney School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 489 22.1% 22.9%
Leigh Academy Tonbridge
Tonbridge, TN9 2PH
Secondary 588 22.7% 26%
Caistor Yarborough Academy
Market Rasen, LN7 6QZ
Secondary 536 17.2% 24.3%
The Cheadle Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH
Secondary 423 20.3% 23.2%
Sir William Romney's School
Tetbury, GL8 8AE
Secondary 511 22.2% 19.6%
Kingstone High School
Hereford, HR2 9HJ
Secondary 606 20.6% 23.4%
The Academy, Selsey
Chichester, PO20 9EH
Secondary 494 19.1% 22.2%
Whitstone
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF
Secondary 585 20% 21.7%
Mount Grace School
Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ
Secondary 508 22.4% 23.4%
Queen Elizabeth High School
Bromyard, HR7 4QS
Secondary 409 22.7% 22%
The Axholme Academy
Crowle, DN17 4HU
Secondary 534 24.9% 23.6%
Looe Community Academy
Looe, PL13 1NQ
Secondary 537 19.7% 25%
Dorchester Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2HS
Secondary 554 20.8% 24.9%
Oakbank
Reading, RG7 1ER
Secondary 522 22.6% 26.4%
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Winslow, MK18 3GH
Secondary 601 23.1% 22.6%
St Ives School
St Ives, TR26 2BB
Secondary 587 17.6% 24.2%
Charnwood College
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 584 23.2% 25.4%
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
Glossop, SK13 8DR
Secondary 582 18% 24.9%
West Craven High School
Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB
Secondary 616 17.9% 26.3%
Avon Valley Academy
Salisbury, SP4 8HH
Secondary 507 22.7% 18.9%
Smithdon High School
Hunstanton, PE36 5HY
Secondary 582 21% 22.4%
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Alcester, B49 6PX
Secondary 567 19.6% 22.1%
Mullion School
Helston, TR12 7EB
Secondary 561 23.4% 20.9%
King's Academy Ringmer
Lewes, BN8 5RB
Secondary 611 22.8% 22.7%
The Priory Pembroke Academy
Lincoln, LN3 4JP
Secondary 568 24.9% 25.2%
Alderman Peel High School
Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1RB
Secondary 598 21.3% 23.2%
Marston Vale Middle School
Bedford, MK43 9NH
Secondary 599 18.5% 23%
Hope Valley College
Hope Valley, S33 6SD
Secondary 543 20.5% 20.7%
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Runcorn, WA7 1QU
Secondary 598 18.1% 23.7%
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, CB6 1EW
Secondary 505 21.5% 24.7%

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
Walney School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 489 Sign in to see
Ark Charter Academy
Southsea, PO5 4HL
Secondary 876
Cleethorpes Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX
Secondary 856
Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere
Belvedere, DA17 6HT
Secondary 1,083
Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ
Secondary 633
The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Fordingbridge, SP6 1EZ
Secondary 1,073
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Burntwood, WS7 3QW
Secondary 1,130
Honiton Community College
Honiton, EX14 1QT
Secondary 748
Crispin School Academy
Street, BA16 0AD
Secondary 1,052
East Point Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 0UQ
Secondary 866
Garstang Community Academy
Preston, PR3 1YE
Secondary 819
Amersham School
Amersham, HP7 9HH
Secondary 1,063
Waddesdon Church of England School
Aylesbury, HP18 0LQ
Secondary 1,007
St Augustine's Catholic College
Trowbridge, BA14 9EN
Secondary 966
Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Secondary 649
St Catherine's Catholic School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QJ
Secondary 1,039
The Martin High School Anstey
Leicester, LE7 7EB
Secondary 858
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG
Secondary 1,350
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield, WF2 6EQ
Secondary 734
Tabor Academy
Braintree, CM7 5XP
Secondary 971
Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
Blackburn, BB2 7AD
Secondary 861
Eden Girls' School, Slough
Slough, SL1 4AA
Secondary 619
Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX
Secondary 1,297
St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU
Secondary 1,052
Henley Bank High School
Gloucester, GL3 4QF
Secondary 826
Co-op Academy Bebington
Wirral, CH63 2PS
Secondary 1,125
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
Birmingham, B45 0EU
Secondary 420
North Walsham High School
North Walsham, NR28 9HZ
Secondary 617
Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD
Secondary 1,000
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA
Secondary 1,138