Helston Community College

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Helston Community College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,328 20.4% 19.2%
Harris Academy Falconwood
Welling, DA16 2PE
Secondary 1,285 17.1% 17.7%
The Sir Robert Woodard Academy
Sompting, BN15 9QZ
Secondary 1,414 21.8% 18.1%
Leigh Academy Wilmington
Wilmington, DA2 7DR
Secondary 1,383 16.9% 19.5%
Oldfield School
Bath, BA1 9AB
Secondary 1,277 26% 20.3%
Charles Darwin School
Westerham, TN16 3AU
Secondary 1,314 21.6% 21.6%
Penrice Academy
St Austell, PL25 3NR
Secondary 1,422 19.8% 21.1%
Brighouse High School
Brighouse, HD6 2NY
Secondary 1,320 16.4% 20.5%
Campion School
Northampton, NN7 3QG
Secondary 1,318 20% 18.9%
Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ
Secondary 1,236 20% 19.7%
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AF
Secondary 1,314 16.2% 18.5%
Kingdown School
Warminster, BA12 9DR
Secondary 1,407 17.3% 19.3%
The Blue School
Wells, BA5 2NR
Secondary 1,358 21.2% 15.7%
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR
Secondary 1,353 16.5% 21.7%
The John of Gaunt School
Trowbridge, BA14 9EH
Secondary 1,256 22% 21.2%
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA
Secondary 1,335 17.5% 18.4%
Wyvern College
Eastleigh, SO50 7AN
Secondary 1,332 18.4% 20.4%
Trinity School
Newbury, RG14 2DU
Secondary 1,355 19.7% 20.5%
Abbeywood Community School
Bristol, BS34 8SF
Secondary 1,272 24.2% 20%
Conyers School
Yarm, TS15 9ET
Secondary 1,340 17.8% 20.2%
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Hebburn, NE31 2ET
Secondary 1,358 16.8% 19.8%
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Bristol, BS30 8TS
Secondary 1,261 18.6% 17.2%
Brigshaw High School
Castleford, WF10 2HR
Secondary 1,335 18.1% 19.9%
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Salisbury, SP1 1RE
Secondary 1,336 16.8% 20.7%
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU10 6HB
Secondary 1,373 18.7% 17.8%
Reigate School
Reigate, RH2 7NT
Secondary 1,265 22.8% 20.4%
Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD
Secondary 1,270 18% 22.1%
West Exe School
Exeter, EX2 9JU
Secondary 1,238 18.2% 20.2%
Monkton Wood Academy
Taunton, TA2 8PD
Secondary 1,266 23.7% 22%
Frome Community College
Frome, BA11 2HQ
Secondary 1,285 20.3% 20.7%

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
Helston Community College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,328 Sign in to see
Ark Walworth Academy
London, SE1 5UJ
Secondary 973
Oasis Academy Shirley Park
Croydon, CR9 7AL
Secondary 1,675
Knole Academy
Sevenoaks, TN13 3LE
Secondary 1,413
Skegness Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QH
Secondary 932
Oxford Spires Academy
Oxford, OX4 2AU
Secondary 1,306
The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD
Secondary 1,500
Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD
Secondary 1,439
Weydon School
Farnham, GU9 8UG
Secondary 1,666
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS
Secondary 1,219
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU
Secondary 1,464
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Winscombe, BS25 5QN
Secondary 1,547
The King David High School
Manchester, M8 5DY
Secondary 780
Alexandra Park School
London, N11 2AZ
Secondary 1,882
Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Secondary 1,496
Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA
Secondary 548
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0DR
Secondary 1,148
Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND
Secondary 767
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,615
The Netherhall School
Cambridge, CB1 8NN
Secondary 1,268
The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW
Secondary 850
The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, BS5 9JH
Secondary 980
Bacon's College
London, SE16 6AT
Secondary 1,007
Bilton School
Rugby, CV22 7JT
Secondary 1,166
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Leicester, LE2 6FU
Secondary 1,152
Ellis Guilford School
Nottingham, NG6 0HT
Secondary 1,257
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ
Secondary 1,518
Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT
Secondary 1,052
Iveshead School
Loughborough, LE12 9DB
Secondary 1,000
Monkton Wood Academy
Taunton, TA2 8PD
Secondary 1,266