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 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
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |