Bridgewater High 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
Bridgewater High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,675 13.6% 13.3%
Lift Greensward
Hockley, SS5 5HG
Secondary 1,614 15% 10.9%
The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF
Secondary 1,551 10.6% 12.8%
Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ
Secondary 1,607 14.2% 12.5%
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,626 13.8% 15%
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Lancaster, LA1 4RS
Secondary 1,735 13.4% 9.9%
West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT
Secondary 1,565 13.6% 12%
Highcliffe School
Christchurch, BH23 4QD
Secondary 1,566 12.8% 13.2%
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE
Secondary 1,715 15.7% 14.7%
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH
Secondary 1,705 11.6% 15.4%
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG
Secondary 1,712 11.9% 11.5%
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG
Secondary 1,688 17.1% 12.1%
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS
Secondary 1,783 12.9% 13%
The Blue Coat CofE School
Oldham, OL1 3SQ
Secondary 1,669 8.4% 14.2%
Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT
Secondary 1,642 9.8% 14.6%
Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB
Secondary 1,639 14.2% 12.6%
Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF
Secondary 1,777 15.5% 13.3%
Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY
Secondary 1,694 15.2% 9.7%
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU
Secondary 1,578 12.6% 14.1%
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS
Secondary 1,663 12.2% 13.1%
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ
Secondary 1,745 14.7% 11.1%
Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH
Secondary 1,726 16.4% 15.8%
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ
Secondary 1,643 15.2% 11.2%
St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX
Secondary 1,712 14% 10.6%
Charters School
Ascot, SL5 9QY
Secondary 1,716 12.3% 10.3%
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG
Secondary 1,739 14.5% 15.4%
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH
Secondary 1,651 10.1% 15.5%
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP
Secondary 1,748 9.2% 14.7%
Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY
Secondary 1,812 16.5% 13.6%
Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT
Secondary 1,680 11.1% 11.3%

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
Bridgewater High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,675 Sign in to see
Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF
Secondary 1,751
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ
Secondary 1,821
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX
Secondary 926
Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS
Secondary 1,872
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE
Secondary 1,715
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG
Secondary 1,712
Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY
Secondary 1,660
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY
Secondary 1,130
Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ
Secondary 1,576
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX
Secondary 1,101
Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD
Secondary 881
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX
Secondary 1,893
The Blue School
Wells, BA5 2NR
Secondary 1,358
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG
Secondary 1,056
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT
Secondary 1,110
Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT
Secondary 1,659
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF
Secondary 1,111
Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY
Secondary 1,694
Stratton School
Biggleswade, SG18 8JB
Secondary 986
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ
Secondary 1,643
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL
Secondary 2,005
Harton Academy
South Shields, NE34 6DL
Secondary 1,674
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU
Secondary 921
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE
Secondary 1,739
Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD
Secondary 1,270
Goole Academy
Goole, DN14 6AN
Secondary 1,261
Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS
Secondary 1,835
Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Secondary 1,426
Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT
Secondary 1,680