Darwen Vale 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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Darwen Vale High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,072 | 20.5% | 31.4% |
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Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, BB3 3HD |
Secondary | 1,072 | 14.8% | 30.4% |
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Samworth Church Academy
Mansfield, NG18 2DY |
Secondary | 1,008 | 19.9% | 30.8% |
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Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Dartford, DA1 4RS |
Secondary | 1,081 | 16.3% | 31.8% |
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Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB |
Secondary | 1,125 | 23.2% | 30.7% |
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Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere
Belvedere, DA17 6HT |
Secondary | 1,052 | 21.5% | 30.4% |
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Hans Price Academy
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3QP |
Secondary | 1,032 | 21.8% | 33.3% |
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Crofton Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1NF |
Secondary | 1,061 | 19.4% | 31.8% |
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Cleeve Park School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN |
Secondary | 1,010 | 19.8% | 30.7% |
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West Derby School
Liverpool, L13 7HQ |
Secondary | 999 | 23.2% | 34.5% |
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The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ |
Secondary | 1,076 | 17.9% | 34.5% |
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Biddick Academy
Washington, NE38 8AL |
Secondary | 1,070 | 23.3% | 30.8% |
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Wingfield Academy
Rotherham, S61 4AU |
Secondary | 1,015 | 20.6% | 33.8% |
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Oakwood High School
Rotherham, S60 2UH |
Secondary | 1,066 | 19.7% | 29% |
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Outwood Academy Newbold
Chesterfield, S41 8BA |
Secondary | 1,013 | 20.4% | 33.5% |
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Fairfield High School
Bristol, BS7 9NL |
Secondary | 1,083 | 20.2% | 29.4% |
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Little Lever School
Bolton, BL3 1BT |
Secondary | 1,068 | 18.1% | 29.6% |
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Swinton Academy
Mexborough, S64 8JW |
Secondary | 1,001 | 22.1% | 30.3% |
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Leasowes High School
Halesowen, B62 8PJ |
Secondary | 1,115 | 19.9% | 30.5% |
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Unsworth Academy
Bury, BL9 8LP |
Secondary | 971 | 16.4% | 30.4% |
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Moorside High School
Manchester, M27 0AP |
Secondary | 1,148 | 21.4% | 29.5% |
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Laurus Ryecroft
Manchester, M43 7LJ |
Secondary | 1,149 | 20.7% | 33.8% |
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Colne Park High School
Colne, BB8 7DP |
Secondary | 1,036 | 15% | 30.9% |
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Marsden Heights Community College
Nelson, BB9 0PR |
Secondary | 1,049 | 20.2% | 32.1% |
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Oasis Academy Sholing
Southampton, SO19 8PH |
Secondary | 1,032 | 21% | 32.8% |
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Oulton Academy
Leeds, LS26 8EX |
Secondary | 1,097 | 20.8% | 32.3% |
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Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT |
Secondary | 1,052 | 18.2% | 33.5% |
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Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Secondary | 970 | 22.6% | 34% |
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Bishop Challoner Catholic School
London, E1 0LB |
Secondary | 1,038 | 19.3% | 30.7% |
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Sir William Ramsay School
High Wycombe, HP15 7UB |
Secondary | 1,037 | 20.8% | 30.9% |
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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Darwen Vale High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,072 | Sign in to see | |
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The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
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Cleethorpes Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX |
Secondary | 843 | ||
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Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW |
Secondary | 1,236 | ||
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The Compton School
London, N12 0QG |
Secondary | 1,352 | ||
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The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF |
Secondary | 1,204 | ||
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Lipson Co-operative Academy
Plymouth, PL4 7PG |
Secondary | 1,098 | ||
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The Hayfield School
Doncaster, DN9 3HG |
Secondary | 1,084 | ||
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Yavneh College
Borehamwood, WD6 1HL |
Secondary | 1,042 | ||
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Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
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Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Slough, SL1 2PU |
Secondary | 1,179 | ||
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Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY |
Secondary | 1,294 | ||
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Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX |
Secondary | 1,323 | ||
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St Clere's School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW |
Secondary | 1,440 | ||
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Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT |
Secondary | 1,573 | ||
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Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB |
Secondary | 1,436 | ||
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Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,243 | ||
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Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH |
Secondary | 801 | ||
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Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW |
Secondary | 982 | ||
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Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB |
Secondary | 1,394 | ||
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Penwortham Priory Academy
Preston, PR1 0JE |
Secondary | 747 | ||
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Biddick Academy
Washington, NE38 8AL |
Secondary | 1,070 | ||
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Tudor Grange Academy Redditch
Redditch, B98 7UH |
Secondary | 405 | ||
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Beaconsfield High School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1RR |
Secondary | 1,269 | ||
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Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Sheffield, S13 9HJ |
Secondary | 996 | ||
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St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
Woking, GU22 9AL |
Secondary | 1,543 | ||
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The Deanes
Benfleet, SS7 2TD |
Secondary | 595 | ||
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Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY |
Secondary | 1,812 | ||
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Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Salisbury, SP1 1RE |
Secondary | 1,336 | ||
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Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Runcorn, WA7 5YH |
Secondary | 367 | ||