Rainhill 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
Rainhill High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,812 16.5% 13.6%
Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT
Secondary 1,778 21.2% 15.8%
Arden
Solihull, B93 0PT
Secondary 1,817 17.8% 10.8%
Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD
Secondary 1,818 17.1% 16%
Denbigh School
Milton Keynes, MK5 6EX
Secondary 1,785 10.8% 12.8%
Kennet School
Thatcham, RG19 4LL
Secondary 1,815 16.5% 15.5%
Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF
Secondary 1,706 19.6% 15.4%
Wildern School
Southampton, SO30 4EJ
Secondary 1,800 13.9% 16.9%
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Lancaster, LA1 4RS
Secondary 1,735 13.4% 9.9%
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE
Secondary 1,715 15.7% 14.7%
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,883 14.4% 15.8%
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG
Secondary 1,688 17.1% 12.1%
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS
Secondary 1,783 12.9% 13%
Finham Park School
Coventry, CV3 6EA
Secondary 1,708 20.7% 11.7%
Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB
Secondary 1,861 22.6% 13%
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX
Secondary 1,893 16.1% 16.7%
Alexandra Park School
London, N11 2AZ
Secondary 1,882 22.2% 14.7%
Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF
Secondary 1,777 15.5% 13.3%
Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY
Secondary 1,694 15.2% 9.7%
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG
Secondary 1,763 13% 16.3%
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ
Secondary 1,745 14.7% 11.1%
Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH
Secondary 1,726 16.4% 15.8%
St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX
Secondary 1,712 14% 10.6%
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB
Secondary 1,923 13.1% 9.8%
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG
Secondary 1,739 14.5% 15.4%
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT
Secondary 1,723 16.6% 15.8%
Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE
Secondary 1,675 13.6% 13.3%
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,834 13.5% 13.4%
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP
Secondary 1,748 9.2% 14.7%
Winterbourne Academy
Bristol, BS36 1JL
Secondary 1,785 16.6% 11.6%

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
Rainhill High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,812 Sign in to see
Cleethorpes Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX
Secondary 843
Uffculme School
Cullompton, EX15 3AG
Secondary 1,085
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF
Secondary 1,204
Wilson's School
Wallington, SM6 9JW
Secondary 1,312
Heart of England School
Coventry, CV7 7FW
Secondary 1,216
Yavneh College
Borehamwood, WD6 1HL
Secondary 1,042
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS16 5EA
Secondary 1,617
The Chauncy School
Ware, SG12 0DP
Secondary 1,515
Hillview School for Girls
Tonbridge, TN9 2HE
Secondary 1,560
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY
Secondary 1,294
Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW
Secondary 1,059
The Brunts Academy
Mansfield, NG18 2AT
Secondary 1,401
St Cuthbert's High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX
Secondary 1,211
Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP
Secondary 1,243
Trinity School
Newbury, RG14 2DU
Secondary 1,355
Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB
Secondary 1,394
Penwortham Priory Academy
Preston, PR1 0JE
Secondary 747
Tudor Grange Academy Redditch
Redditch, B98 7UH
Secondary 405
St George's School A Church of England Academy
Blackpool, FY4 4PH
Secondary 1,032
Darwen Vale High School
Darwen, BB3 0AL
Secondary 1,072
Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS
Secondary 1,354
Lancaster Academy
Leicester, LE2 6FU
Secondary 962
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Salisbury, SP1 1RE
Secondary 1,336
The Misbourne School
Great Missenden, HP16 0BN
Secondary 1,126
Ashton Park School
Bristol, BS3 2JL
Secondary 1,257
Treviglas Academy
Newquay, TR7 3JA
Secondary 861
Kirk Hallam Community Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4HH
Secondary 753
Laureate Academy
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DW
Secondary 746
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L25 6EG
Secondary 1,026