Rainford 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
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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