Ellowes Hall Sports College

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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
Ellowes Hall Sports College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,063 15.3% 26%
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, BB3 3HD
Secondary 1,081 12.2% 27.5%
Richmond Park Academy
London, SW14 8RG
Secondary 1,011 16.9% 25.1%
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE
Secondary 1,125 14.9% 27.3%
Upper Shirley High School
Southampton, SO15 7QU
Secondary 1,063 13.3% 25.2%
Retford Oaks Academy
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Secondary 1,159 15.4% 26.9%
Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG
Secondary 1,007 15.6% 26.6%
Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ
Secondary 1,062 14.4% 24.6%
Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA
Secondary 1,090 14.2% 26.8%
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
Secondary 1,096 13.6% 25.8%
St Helena School
Colchester, CO3 3LE
Secondary 1,006 14.9% 26.2%
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA
Secondary 1,106 15.6% 26.6%
The Cowplain School
Waterlooville, PO8 8RY
Secondary 997 13.1% 25.5%
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB
Secondary 1,039 14.9% 27.1%
Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL
Secondary 1,123 14.9% 25.3%
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Secondary 1,054 13% 25%
Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon, SN2 2NQ
Secondary 1,039 18.4% 26.3%
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Bedlington, NE22 6ED
Secondary 1,108 15.6% 24.1%
Little Lever School
Bolton, BL3 1BT
Secondary 1,055 17.1% 27.4%
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ
Secondary 1,003 12.9% 24.9%
Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY
Secondary 1,103 16.5% 23.9%
Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ
Secondary 1,042 12.9% 25.4%
Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY
Secondary 1,079 12.8% 24.7%
Kingsdown School
Swindon, SN2 7SH
Secondary 990 17.6% 25.6%
Bilton School
Rugby, CV22 7JT
Secondary 1,143 18% 26.6%
Marsden Heights Community College
Nelson, BB9 0PR
Secondary 1,044 18.5% 27.4%
Northallerton School & Sixth Form College
Northallerton, DL6 1ED
Secondary 1,081 18% 26.4%
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
Secondary 1,043 18.8% 27.1%
Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD
Secondary 1,000 12% 26.5%
Sedgefield Community College
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD
Secondary 988 15% 24.2%

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
Ellowes Hall Sports College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,063 Sign in to see
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Oldbury, B69 2HE
Secondary 1,164
Carshalton High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 2QX
Secondary 1,418
Pershore High School
Pershore, WR10 2BX
Secondary 1,138
Langley School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Secondary 1,050
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chesham, HP5 2RG
Secondary 1,076
Moor End Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 5JA
Secondary 1,054
Chesterfield High School
Liverpool, L23 9YB
Secondary 1,528
Colchester County High School for Girls
Colchester, CO3 3US
Secondary 1,183
Wootton Upper School
Bedford, MK43 9HT
Secondary 890
The Weston Road Academy
Stafford, ST18 0YG
Secondary 974
Hungerhill School
Doncaster, DN3 2JY
Secondary 1,177
Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Watford, WD25 0SS
Secondary 1,108
Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy
Tamworth, B77 2NE
Secondary 627
Arrow Vale High School
Redditch, B98 0GF
Secondary 869
The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP
Secondary 1,085
Aldersley High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT
Secondary 1,282
Alsager School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 2HR
Secondary 1,537
Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ
Secondary 933
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP
Secondary 1,178
Vale of York Academy
York, YO30 6ZS
Secondary 714
King's Academy Ringmer
Lewes, BN8 5RB
Secondary 611
Coppice Performing Arts School
Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE
Secondary 1,018
Meole Brace School
Shrewsbury, SY3 9DW
Secondary 1,351
Rushden Academy
Rushden, NN10 6AG
Secondary 893
Matthew Moss High School
Rochdale, OL11 3LU
Secondary 1,209
St Peter's Catholic School
Guildford, GU1 2TN
Secondary 1,350
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Walsall, WS8 7QG
Secondary 721
The Giles Academy
Boston, PE22 9LD
Secondary 841
The De Montfort School
Evesham, WR11 1DQ
Secondary 860