Cockermouth 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
Cockermouth School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,285 17.2% 13.4%
Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY
Secondary 1,411 15% 12.4%
Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE
Secondary 1,260 18.6% 13.3%
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF
Secondary 1,204 14% 15%
Hele's School
Plymouth, PL7 4LT
Secondary 1,393 17.3% 14.6%
William de Ferrers School
Chelmsford, CM3 5JU
Secondary 1,248 14.3% 13.1%
Congleton High School
Congleton, CW12 4NS
Secondary 1,212 14.2% 13.9%
Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ
Secondary 1,292 19.4% 13.2%
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Ashbourne, DE6 1EP
Secondary 1,298 19.6% 15.8%
St Laurence School
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ
Secondary 1,361 18.3% 12.4%
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,282 15% 13.1%
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY
Secondary 1,294 12.3% 12.9%
Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE
Secondary 1,362 15.1% 14.5%
Cams Hill School
Fareham, PO16 8AH
Secondary 1,237 13.7% 12.4%
Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH
Secondary 1,367 15.3% 12.1%
Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA
Secondary 1,325 20.5% 12.1%
Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA
Secondary 1,320 14% 15.3%
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG
Secondary 1,358 15.5% 14.7%
All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB
Secondary 1,251 16.4% 14.9%
Taverham High School
Norwich, NR8 6HP
Secondary 1,241 14.1% 14.4%
Hethersett Academy
Norwich, NR9 3DB
Secondary 1,210 18.4% 14%
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
Secondary 1,178 16% 12.4%
Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS
Secondary 1,354 19.9% 13.6%
Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
York, YO42 2LL
Secondary 1,218 15.5% 14.6%
Wood Green School
Witney, OX28 1DX
Secondary 1,329 18.2% 12.9%
Richmond School & Sixth Form College
Richmond, DL10 7BQ
Secondary 1,290 18.2% 15.8%
St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ
Secondary 1,313 14.3% 15%
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX
Secondary 1,286 19.4% 16.1%
Brighton Hill Community School
Basingstoke, RG22 4HS
Secondary 1,285 17.7% 16.5%
The Duchess's Community High School
Alnwick, NE66 2DH
Secondary 1,343 17.5% 16.1%

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
Cockermouth School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,285 Sign in to see
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP
Secondary 1,293
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Watford, WD18 0AE
Secondary 1,430
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE
Secondary 1,125
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Chatham, ME4 6TJ
Secondary 987
Wellington School
Altrincham, WA15 7RH
Secondary 1,508
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ
Secondary 1,475
Reading School
Reading, RG1 5LW
Secondary 1,129
The Ravensbourne School
Bromley, BR2 9EH
Secondary 1,535
Bullers Wood School
Chislehurst, BR7 5LJ
Secondary 1,571
The Oldershaw School
Wallasey, CH45 4RJ
Secondary 828
Rivers Academy West London
Feltham, TW14 9PE
Secondary 1,045
Drayton Manor High School
London, W7 1EU
Secondary 1,413
Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN
Secondary 992
Sandbach School
Sandbach, CW11 3NS
Secondary 1,506
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool, L15 9EE
Secondary 1,248
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH
Secondary 1,413
Notre Dame High School
Sheffield, S10 3BT
Secondary 1,494
Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU
Secondary 879
Devizes School
Devizes, SN10 3AG
Secondary 990
Westbourne Academy
Ipswich, IP1 5JN
Secondary 1,038
Heron Hall Academy
Enfield, EN3 4SA
Secondary 1,242
Wrenn School
Wellingborough, NN8 2DQ
Secondary 1,469
Rivington and Blackrod High School
Bolton, BL6 7RU
Secondary 1,585
Meridian High School
Croydon, CR0 0AH
Secondary 539
Thomas Alleyne's High School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8DU
Secondary 966
Dartford Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA1 2NT
Secondary 1,248
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF
Secondary 1,106
Morecambe Bay Academy
Morecambe, LA4 5BG
Secondary 1,023
The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB
Secondary 1,207