Poynton High School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Poynton High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,499 9.5% 7.3%
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Reading, RG4 8LR
Secondary 1,563 12% 8.6%
John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ
Secondary 1,512 9.2% 8.5%
Dartford Grammar School
Dartford, DA1 2HW
Secondary 1,539 6.4% 6.4%
Highworth Grammar School
Ashford, TN24 8UD
Secondary 1,536 6.8% 6.6%
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ
Secondary 1,441 6.2% 8.4%
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham, WA14 2RS
Secondary 1,389 7.2% 4.8%
Balcarras School
Cheltenham, GL53 8QF
Secondary 1,423 8.2% 5.9%
The Ecclesbourne School
Belper, DE56 4GS
Secondary 1,573 10.2% 6%
Redborne Upper School and Community College
Bedford, MK45 2NU
Secondary 1,580 7.8% 9.8%
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ
Secondary 1,533 6% 5.8%
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL
Secondary 1,507 10.2% 8.4%
Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Secondary 1,457 9% 5.4%
Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR
Secondary 1,553 9% 7.5%
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Gillingham, ME8 7AJ
Secondary 1,536 5.1% 7.9%
The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE
Secondary 1,418 9.2% 5.8%
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU
Secondary 1,452 10.3% 6.2%
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB
Secondary 1,517 13.9% 9.3%
Bishop Stopford School
Kettering, NN15 6BJ
Secondary 1,453 7% 5.4%
Gravesend Grammar School
Gravesend, DA12 2PR
Secondary 1,465 4.3% 7.7%
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY
Secondary 1,541 13.1% 8.7%
Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ
Secondary 1,505 10.5% 6.6%
Rosebery School
Epsom, KT18 7NQ
Secondary 1,422 9.6% 5.8%
Lutterworth College
Lutterworth, LE17 4EW
Secondary 1,565 12.3% 9.3%
Calday Grange Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 8GG
Secondary 1,509 7.2% 7.2%
Downend School
Bristol, BS16 6XA
Secondary 1,411 10.1% 9.5%
Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY
Secondary 1,507 13% 6.5%
Edgbarrow School
Crowthorne, RG45 7HZ
Secondary 1,490 10.2% 5.3%
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS
Secondary 1,457 12.6% 8.9%
All Saints Catholic School York
York, YO24 1BJ
Secondary 1,413 11.1% 9.3%

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
Poynton High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,499 Sign in to see
Wellacre Technology Academy
Manchester, M41 6AP
Secondary 687
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH
Secondary 1,728
Kennet School
Thatcham, RG19 4LL
Secondary 1,855
Wycombe High School
High Wycombe, HP11 1TB
Secondary 1,322
Carshalton Boys Sports College
Carshalton, SM5 1RW
Secondary 1,505
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB
Secondary 1,206
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Secondary 1,570
Finham Park School
Coventry, CV3 6EA
Secondary 1,713
Great Marlow School
Marlow, SL7 1JE
Secondary 1,447
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT
Secondary 1,495
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
Surbiton, KT6 7EY
Secondary 1,463
Hewens College
Hayes, UB4 8JP
Secondary 482
Campion School
Northampton, NN7 3QG
Secondary 1,278
William Edwards School
Grays, RM16 3NJ
Secondary 1,185
Kingdown School
Warminster, BA12 9DR
Secondary 1,458
The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Oldham, OL2 7HS
Secondary 1,886
Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ
Secondary 1,541
Montgomery Academy
Blackpool, FY2 0AZ
Secondary 1,186
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB
Secondary 1,094
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
Newent, GL18 1QF
Secondary 1,115
Winton Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4HT
Secondary 910
Glenmoor Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4EX
Secondary 892
Thorp Academy
Ryton, NE40 3AH
Secondary 1,463
Sharples School
Bolton, BL1 8SN
Secondary 1,209
Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
York, YO42 2LL
Secondary 1,267
Lord Grey Academy
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Secondary 1,414
Q3 Academy Tipton
Tipton, DY4 7NR
Secondary 1,596
The North School
Ashford, TN24 8AL
Secondary 1,298
Huish Episcopi Academy
LANGPORT, TA10 9SS
Secondary 1,345