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 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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Rainford High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,719 | 23.7% | 14.1% |
Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT |
Secondary | 1,756 | 19.5% | 15.5% |
Darrick Wood School
Orpington, BR6 8ER |
Secondary | 1,699 | 19.4% | 10.9% |
Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF |
Secondary | 1,773 | 16.2% | 14.6% |
Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE |
Secondary | 1,775 | 16.3% | 15.3% |
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,741 | 15.6% | 13% |
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,727 | 17% | 12.2% |
Finham Park School
Coventry, CV3 6EA |
Secondary | 1,713 | 18.5% | 11% |
Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB |
Secondary | 1,844 | 20% | 12% |
Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN |
Secondary | 1,637 | 24.5% | 15.9% |
Plantsbrook School
Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB |
Secondary | 1,561 | 16.5% | 12.3% |
King Alfred's
Wantage, OX12 9BY |
Secondary | 1,682 | 18.9% | 14.9% |
Trinity School
Carlisle, CA1 1JB |
Secondary | 1,695 | 21.3% | 16.5% |
Alexandra Park School
London, N11 2AZ |
Secondary | 1,851 | 23.1% | 14.7% |
Cheadle Hulme High School
Cheadle, SK8 7JY |
Secondary | 1,671 | 14.4% | 10.1% |
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG |
Secondary | 1,820 | 13.2% | 15.2% |
Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP |
Secondary | 1,512 | 19.6% | 13.9% |
Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH |
Secondary | 1,729 | 14.1% | 13.8% |
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS |
Secondary | 1,642 | 26.2% | 16% |
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,556 | 17.7% | 15.6% |
Beckfoot School
Bingley, BD16 1EE |
Secondary | 1,632 | 26.1% | 12.5% |
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG |
Secondary | 1,761 | 15.6% | 12.7% |
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT |
Secondary | 1,650 | 17% | 15.3% |
Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE |
Secondary | 1,657 | 13.5% | 12% |
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,710 | 17.3% | 15% |
Southam College
Southam, CV47 0JW |
Secondary | 1,660 | 19.4% | 13% |
Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY |
Secondary | 1,852 | 14.9% | 13.7% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 28 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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Rainford High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,719 | Sign in to see | |
Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU |
Secondary | 1,341 | ||
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 2JR |
Secondary | 1,484 | ||
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,727 | ||
Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP |
Secondary | 1,353 | ||
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG |
Secondary | 1,820 | ||
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Sheffield, S8 8BR |
Secondary | 1,928 | ||
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD |
Secondary | 1,272 | ||
West Derby School
Liverpool, L13 7HQ |
Secondary | 1,009 | ||
King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU |
Secondary | 1,454 | ||
Woodchurch High School
Wirral, CH49 7NG |
Secondary | 1,422 | ||
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU |
Secondary | 1,377 | ||
Chorlton High School
Manchester, M21 7SL |
Secondary | 1,532 | ||
Silverdale School
Sheffield, S11 9QH |
Secondary | 1,469 | ||
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,556 | ||
Kirkby High School
Liverpool, L32 9PP |
Secondary | 1,029 | ||
Lord Derby Academy
Liverpool, L36 6DG |
Secondary | 1,087 | ||
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG |
Secondary | 1,761 | ||
Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon, SN2 2NQ |
Secondary | 1,039 | ||
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF |
Secondary | 1,654 | ||
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX |
Secondary | 1,458 | ||
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH |
Secondary | 1,109 | ||
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA |
Secondary | 1,442 | ||
Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP |
Secondary | 1,109 | ||
Tupton Hall School
Chesterfield, S42 6LG |
Secondary | 1,641 | ||
Dixons Unity Academy
Leeds, LS12 3DS |
Secondary | 913 | ||
Carlton Bolling
Bradford, BD3 0DU |
Secondary | 1,650 |