Penketh High School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

Choose your own set of schools

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
Penketh High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 966 13.7% 28.1%
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, BB3 3HD
Secondary 1,081 12.2% 27.5%
Samworth Church Academy
Mansfield, NG18 2DY
Secondary 1,014 12.6% 28.6%
Richard Rose Morton Academy
Carlisle, CA2 6LB
Secondary 897 15.8% 26.3%
Rossington All Saints Academy
Not Yet Obtained, DN11 0BZ
Secondary 880 14.7% 28.4%
Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG
Secondary 1,007 15.6% 26.6%
Baylis Court School
Slough, SL1 3AH
Secondary 909 11.9% 28.2%
Burnt Mill Academy
Harlow, CM20 2NR
Secondary 988 12% 27.1%
Ash Green School
Coventry, CV7 9AH
Secondary 991 14.4% 29%
St Helena School
Colchester, CO3 3LE
Secondary 1,006 14.9% 26.2%
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA
Secondary 917 18% 29.4%
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB
Secondary 1,039 14.9% 27.1%
Carleton High School
Pontefract, WF8 3NW
Secondary 1,021 15.1% 28.4%
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
Nottingham, NG7 2PL
Secondary 914 10.9% 28.1%
Hall Park Academy
Nottingham, NG16 3EA
Secondary 887 14.4% 28.2%
Ursuline College
Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX
Secondary 941 12.3% 29.4%
Haileybury Turnford
Waltham Cross, EN8 0JU
Secondary 922 12% 29.1%
Little Lever School
Bolton, BL3 1BT
Secondary 1,055 17.1% 27.4%
Thomas Becket Catholic School
Northampton, NN3 6HT
Secondary 891 13.6% 27.1%
Southlands High School
Chorley, PR7 2NJ
Secondary 926 9.6% 27%
Unsworth Academy
Bury, BL9 8LP
Secondary 965 15.1% 29.7%
Outwood Academy Freeston
Normanton, WF6 1HZ
Secondary 1,013 17% 28.6%
Colne Park High School
Colne, BB8 7DP
Secondary 1,061 13.7% 29.2%
Marsden Heights Community College
Nelson, BB9 0PR
Secondary 1,044 18.5% 27.4%
Tottington High School
Bury, BL8 3LY
Secondary 939 16% 26.7%
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Bolton, BL3 3HL
Secondary 910 12.6% 28.8%
Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD
Secondary 1,000 12% 26.5%
The Grange Academy
Bushey, WD23 3AA
Secondary 985 11.8% 27.3%
Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan, WN2 4LG
Secondary 927 14.7% 30.9%
Meols Cop High School
Southport, PR8 6JS
Secondary 902 17.4% 27.2%

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
Penketh High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 966 Sign in to see
Greig City Academy
London, N8 7NU
Secondary 1,233
George Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG9 7EW
Secondary 1,658
The Compton School
London, N12 0QG
Secondary 1,349
Balcarras School
Cheltenham, GL53 8QF
Secondary 1,423
The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ
Secondary 1,421
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Gloucester, GL4 0DD
Secondary 1,517
The Chalfonts Community College
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP
Secondary 1,247
Batley Girls' High School
Batley, WF17 0LD
Secondary 1,377
Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD
Secondary 1,411
Vyners School
Uxbridge, UB10 8AB
Secondary 1,489
Norbury High School for Girls
Thornton Heath, CR7 8BT
Secondary 1,186
Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY
Secondary 1,120
The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH
Secondary 1,326
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
Romford, RM1 2RR
Secondary 1,410
Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW
Secondary 978
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QB
Secondary 839
Penwortham Priory Academy
Preston, PR1 0JE
Secondary 766
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB
Secondary 1,041
Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Chichester, PO19 3HP
Secondary 1,604
St George's School A Church of England Academy
Blackpool, FY4 4PH
Secondary 1,010
The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB
Secondary 1,788
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD3 8HE
Secondary 879
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Lowestoft, NR32 4PZ
Secondary 1,259
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ
Secondary 1,003
Edgbarrow School
Crowthorne, RG45 7HZ
Secondary 1,490
Theale Green School
Reading, RG7 5DA
Secondary 762
AIM Academy North London
London, N9 8DQ
Secondary 587
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH
Secondary 1,100
The Abbey School
Faversham, ME13 8RZ
Secondary 1,114