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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Bridgewater High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,657 | 13.5% | 12% |
Greensward Academy
Hockley, SS5 5HG |
Secondary | 1,584 | 13.3% | 9.6% |
The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF |
Secondary | 1,542 | 9.2% | 12% |
Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ |
Secondary | 1,562 | 14% | 11.1% |
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | 13.8% | 13.7% |
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | 12.3% | 13.7% |
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | 14.6% | 13.3% |
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Lancaster, LA1 4RS |
Secondary | 1,677 | 13.1% | 9.2% |
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,741 | 15.6% | 13% |
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH |
Secondary | 1,700 | 10.8% | 13.7% |
Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY |
Secondary | 1,683 | 12.1% | 10% |
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,727 | 17% | 12.2% |
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS |
Secondary | 1,760 | 12.2% | 13.2% |
Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB |
Secondary | 1,561 | 16.5% | 12.3% |
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,603 | 14.7% | 13.9% |
Sandbach School
Sandbach, CW11 3NS |
Secondary | 1,520 | 13.7% | 11.7% |
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB |
Secondary | 1,643 | 12.9% | 12% |
Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF |
Secondary | 1,656 | 13.2% | 12.1% |
Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY |
Secondary | 1,671 | 14.4% | 10.1% |
Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Norwich, NR1 3PB |
Secondary | 1,599 | 10.1% | 10.4% |
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU |
Secondary | 1,570 | 12% | 13% |
Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL |
Secondary | 1,613 | 10.5% | 10.6% |
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,620 | 11.6% | 13% |
Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH |
Secondary | 1,729 | 14.1% | 13.8% |
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
Secondary | 1,616 | 13.7% | 10.7% |
St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX |
Secondary | 1,726 | 13.4% | 11.3% |
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG |
Secondary | 1,761 | 15.6% | 12.7% |
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,628 | 14.6% | 13.9% |
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,628 | 10.1% | 13.6% |
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP |
Secondary | 1,757 | 9.8% | 11.9% |
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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Bridgewater High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,657 | 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 | ||
Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF |
Secondary | 1,776 | ||
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,842 | ||
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX |
Secondary | 921 | ||
Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS |
Secondary | 1,839 | ||
South Craven School
Keighley, BD20 7RL |
Secondary | 1,874 | ||
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,741 | ||
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,778 | ||
Myton School
Warwick, CV34 6PJ |
Secondary | 1,759 | ||
Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ |
Secondary | 1,582 | ||
King Alfred's
Wantage, OX12 9BY |
Secondary | 1,682 | ||
Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD |
Secondary | 988 | ||
The Blue School
Wells, BA5 2NR |
Secondary | 1,434 | ||
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG |
Secondary | 1,029 | ||
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT |
Secondary | 1,110 | ||
Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT |
Secondary | 1,640 | ||
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF |
Secondary | 1,206 | ||
Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY |
Secondary | 1,671 | ||
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX |
Secondary | 2,067 | ||
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL |
Secondary | 2,053 | ||
Harton Academy
South Shields, NE34 6DL |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU |
Secondary | 969 | ||
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
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 | ||
Alsop High School
Liverpool, L4 6SH |
Secondary | 1,497 |