Lancaster High School

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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
Lancaster High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 594 25% 45.3%
Hylands School
Chelmsford, CM1 3ET
Secondary 641 21.9% 43.3%
Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Secondary 650 22.8% 46%
Woodfield Academy
Redditch, B98 7HH
Secondary 572 24.6% 41.9%
Atherton High School
Atherton, M46 0AY
Secondary 548 19.9% 45.9%
Lift Tamworth
Tamworth, B77 2NE
Secondary 607 22.5% 44.1%
Lift New Forest
Southampton, SO45 2PA
Secondary 549 22.1% 43.4%
Oak Academy
Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ
Secondary 648 22.4% 44.4%
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR
Secondary 581 23.3% 42.7%
Beacon Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF
Secondary 666 26.7% 48.2%
Sir William Stanier School
Crewe, CW1 4EB
Secondary 693 20.8% 45.3%
Trinity Academy
London, SW2 1QS
Secondary 617 25.5% 48.2%
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Secondary 736 23.9% 48.4%
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
Birmingham, B42 2SY
Secondary 618 19.7% 46.3%
Harris Academy Orpington
BR5 4LG
Secondary 501 24.4% 44.5%
The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn, BB1 4ED
Secondary 657 21.4% 42.4%
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Manchester, M8 8DT
Secondary 648 20.1% 46.3%
Ferryhill School
Ferryhill, DL17 8RW
Secondary 733 23.9% 46.4%
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA
Secondary 695 17.7% 44.7%
Padgate Academy
Warrington, WA2 0LN
Secondary 642 26.8% 49.2%
The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG
Secondary 589 25.8% 44%
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 2QP
Secondary 642 20.4% 40.9%
Rayner Stephens High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BL
Secondary 628 19.3% 43.8%
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG
Secondary 761 23.5% 48%
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB
Secondary 808 25.7% 46.4%
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE
Secondary 517 25% 42.9%
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St. Helens, WA11 9BB
Secondary 548 24.8% 46.7%
Outwood Academy Kirkby
Nottingham, NG17 7DH
Secondary 549 24.2% 48%
Farringdon Community Academy
Sunderland, SR3 3EL
Secondary 682 22.4% 44.6%
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn, BB1 1PY
Secondary 814 24.5% 44.3%

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
Lancaster High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 594 Sign in to see
Goldington Academy
Bedford, MK41 9BX
Secondary 943
Studley High School
Studley, B80 7QX
Secondary 830
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
Alford, LN13 9BL
Secondary 636
Upper Shirley High School
Southampton, SO15 7QU
Secondary 1,082
George Eliot Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 4QP
Secondary 850
Manor High School
Leicester, LE2 4FU
Secondary 928
Prenton High School for Girls
Birkenhead, CH42 6RR
Secondary 784
The Corbet School
Shrewsbury, SY4 2AX
Secondary 719
Cromer Academy
Cromer, NR27 0EX
Secondary 650
Braunton Academy
Braunton, EX33 2BP
Secondary 841
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract, WF7 5AJ
Secondary 525
Winterton Community Academy
Scunthorpe, DN15 9QD
Secondary 505
St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy
Lincoln, LN6 7SX
Secondary 606
All Saints Catholic College
Dukinfield, SK16 5AP
Secondary 820
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Redditch, B97 5LX
Secondary 967
Eden Boys' School, Preston
Preston, PR1 4BD
Secondary 618
Colonel Frank Seely Academy
Nottingham, NG14 6JZ
Secondary 859
Axe Valley Academy
Axminster, EX13 5EA
Secondary 757
Holsworthy Community College
Holsworthy, EX22 6JD
Secondary 535
Burscough Priory Academy
Ormskirk, L40 7RZ
Secondary 712
The Heys School
Manchester, M25 1JZ
Secondary 573
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M41 9PD
Secondary 688
Longdendale High School
Hyde, SK14 8LW
Secondary 784
Bury Church of England High School
Bury, BL9 0TS
Secondary 828
Rhyddings
Accrington, BB5 3EA
Secondary 690
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St. Helens, WA11 9BB
Secondary 548
St Benedict's Catholic School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH
Secondary 976
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Clitheroe, BB7 9JA
Secondary 1,130
Longridge High School
Preston, PR3 3AR
Secondary 814