Pleckgate High School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 27 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
Pleckgate High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,354 16% 23.3%
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
Dartford, DA1 1QE
Secondary 1,350 18.1% 25.2%
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Northampton, NN2 6JW
Secondary 1,307 12.8% 24.4%
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL
Secondary 1,321 15.8% 23.6%
Fulston Manor School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG
Secondary 1,331 15.1% 21.4%
Orion Coopers
Chislehurst, BR7 5PS
Secondary 1,319 12.6% 23%
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA
Secondary 1,300 14.9% 22.3%
Lydiard Park Academy
Swindon, SN5 6HN
Secondary 1,287 18% 23.8%
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR
Secondary 1,353 16.5% 21.7%
The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield, NG21 0AG
Secondary 1,328 14.2% 22%
Bishopshalt School
Uxbridge, UB8 3RF
Secondary 1,294 15.3% 24.4%
Salendine Nook High School Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4GN
Secondary 1,405 11.8% 21.9%
Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT
Secondary 1,314 16.7% 23.7%
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY
Secondary 1,205 16.1% 23.5%
Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT
Secondary 1,401 17.5% 24.1%
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU
Secondary 1,360 16.7% 23.2%
Mildenhall College Academy
Mildenhall, IP28 7JX
Secondary 1,340 17.2% 23.5%
Westfield Academy
Watford, WD18 6NS
Secondary 1,335 13.3% 25.4%
St Mary's Catholic School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7PE
Secondary 1,459 15.4% 22.4%
Colne Valley High School
Huddersfield, HD7 5SP
Secondary 1,442 14.2% 24.6%
Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ
Secondary 1,375 18.2% 24.7%
The Kingsway School
Cheadle, SK8 4QX
Secondary 1,292 19.8% 22.4%
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR
Secondary 1,404 15.7% 23.5%
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Salisbury, SP1 1RE
Secondary 1,336 16.8% 20.7%
Three Rivers Academy
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 5EJ
Secondary 1,394 18.6% 22.4%
Downham Market Academy
Downham Market, PE38 9LL
Secondary 1,335 17.5% 25.4%
Honley High School
Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ
Secondary 1,289 16.6% 22.2%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 26 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
Pleckgate High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,354 Sign in to see
Samworth Church Academy
Mansfield, NG18 2DY
Secondary 1,008
Manchester Enterprise Academy
Wythenshawe, M22 9RH
Secondary 1,187
Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF
Secondary 1,270
Manchester Communication Academy
Manchester, M40 8NT
Secondary 1,301
Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT
Secondary 874
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY
Secondary 1,205
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD
Secondary 1,266
East Leake Academy
Loughborough, LE12 6QN
Secondary 1,088
St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF
Secondary 1,548
Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW
Secondary 1,132
William Brookes School
Much Wenlock, TF13 6NB
Secondary 820
Wardle Academy
Rochdale, OL12 9RD
Secondary 1,368
St Mary's Catholic School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7PE
Secondary 1,459
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL
Secondary 1,355
Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD
Secondary 920
Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Secondary 746
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool, L6 7UR
Secondary 895
Trinity Academy Grammar
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW
Secondary 984
Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP
Secondary 1,034
The Laurel Academy
Mexborough, S64 9SD
Secondary 765
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Burnley, BB10 3AA
Secondary 1,276
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG
Secondary 761
North Bromsgrove High School
Bromsgrove, B60 1BA
Secondary 1,080
Conisborough College
London, SE6 2SE
Secondary 758
Leigh Academy Minster
Sheerness, ME12 3JQ
Secondary 1,072