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 1,657 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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Bridgewater High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,657 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