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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Litherland High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 736 | 23.9% | 48.4% |
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The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET |
Secondary | 844 | 20.1% | 48% |
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St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN |
Secondary | 795 | 22.4% | 48.9% |
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New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL |
Secondary | 820 | 21% | 46.6% |
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Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA |
Secondary | 762 | 19.8% | 48.2% |
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Oasis Academy Brightstowe
Bristol, BS11 0EB |
Secondary | 739 | 26.4% | 50.6% |
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Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Secondary | 650 | 22.8% | 46% |
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Shirley High School Performing Arts College
Croydon, CR0 5EF |
Secondary | 786 | 27.1% | 47.1% |
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The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT |
Secondary | 817 | 22.6% | 51.4% |
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North Cambridge Academy
Cambridge, CB4 2JF |
Secondary | 691 | 24.7% | 49.9% |
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Beacon Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF |
Secondary | 666 | 26.7% | 48.2% |
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Sir William Stanier School
Crewe, CW1 4EB |
Secondary | 693 | 20.8% | 45.3% |
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Trinity Academy
London, SW2 1QS |
Secondary | 617 | 25.5% | 48.2% |
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Highfield Leadership Academy
Blackpool, FY4 3JZ |
Secondary | 683 | 23.5% | 53% |
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The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW |
Secondary | 850 | 21.5% | 47.3% |
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Bay Leadership Academy
Morecambe, LA3 1AB |
Secondary | 725 | 31.4% | 49.4% |
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Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Manchester, M8 8DT |
Secondary | 648 | 20.1% | 46.3% |
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Outwood Academy Redcar
Redcar, TS10 4AB |
Secondary | 615 | 23.3% | 50.8% |
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Ferryhill School
Ferryhill, DL17 8RW |
Secondary | 733 | 23.9% | 46.4% |
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Astrea Academy Woodfields
Doncaster, DN4 8ND |
Secondary | 724 | 23.7% | 48.3% |
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Padgate Academy
Warrington, WA2 0LN |
Secondary | 642 | 26.8% | 49.2% |
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St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG |
Secondary | 793 | 21.8% | 51.6% |
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Lancaster High School
Lancaster, LA1 3LS |
Secondary | 594 | 25% | 45.3% |
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Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Walsall, WS8 7QG |
Secondary | 745 | 20.4% | 50.1% |
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Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 6JN |
Secondary | 804 | 20.6% | 45.8% |
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Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG |
Secondary | 761 | 23.5% | 48% |
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Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB |
Secondary | 808 | 25.7% | 46.4% |
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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St. Helens, WA11 9BB |
Secondary | 548 | 24.8% | 46.7% |
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John Spence Community High School
North Shields, NE29 9PU |
Secondary | 813 | 20% | 48.5% |
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Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn, BB1 1PY |
Secondary | 814 | 24.5% | 44.3% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Litherland High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 736 | Sign in to see | |
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The Hereford Church of England Academy
Hereford, HR2 7NG |
Secondary | 618 | ||
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Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ |
Secondary | 1,232 | ||
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Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR |
Secondary | 1,207 | ||
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All Saints Church of England Academy
Plymouth, PL5 3NE |
Secondary | 652 | ||
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North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY |
Secondary | 821 | ||
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Sarum Academy
Salisbury, SP2 9HS |
Secondary | 783 | ||
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Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP |
Secondary | 1,006 | ||
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Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ |
Secondary | 1,032 | ||
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Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 970 | ||
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Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7LS |
Secondary | 841 | ||
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Workington Academy
Workington, CA14 4EB |
Secondary | 1,272 | ||
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The Prescot School
Liverpool, L34 3NB |
Secondary | 922 | ||
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Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR |
Secondary | 1,264 | ||
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Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD |
Secondary | 1,297 | ||
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Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ |
Secondary | 860 | ||
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The Newark Academy
Newark, NG24 3AL |
Secondary | 1,149 | ||
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School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ |
Secondary | 953 | ||
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Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
London, W5 2JX |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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Great Western Academy
Swindon, SN25 2PP |
Secondary | 1,025 | ||
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Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle, SK8 5GB |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
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Wilsthorpe School
Nottingham, NG10 4WT |
Secondary | 1,231 | ||
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Goodwin Academy
Deal, CT14 9BD |
Secondary | 833 | ||
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Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
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Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH |
Secondary | 1,123 | ||
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Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA |
Secondary | 783 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE |
Secondary | 937 | ||
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Shireland CBSO Academy
West Bromwich, B70 8SZ |
Secondary | 308 | ||
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New Road Academy
Telford, TF2 7AB |
Secondary | 1,094 | ||
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St Michael's Catholic College
London, SE16 4UN |
Secondary | 962 | ||