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 |
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Longdendale High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 790 | 12% | 31.7% |
Cleethorpes Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX |
Secondary | 856 | 13.4% | 32.1% |
Thomas Knyvett College
Ashford, TW15 3DU |
Secondary | 735 | 14.8% | 30.2% |
Ebbsfleet Academy
Swanscombe, DA10 0BZ |
Secondary | 841 | 11.9% | 32.8% |
South Wigston High School
Wigston, LE18 4TA |
Secondary | 819 | 11.5% | 29.4% |
Campsmount Academy
Doncaster, DN6 9AS |
Secondary | 779 | 16.3% | 33.7% |
Harrogate High School
Harrogate, HG1 4AP |
Secondary | 720 | 12.9% | 29.2% |
Westminster City School
London, SW1E 5HJ |
Secondary | 786 | 12.6% | 31.5% |
Brentford School for Girls
Brentford, TW8 0PG |
Secondary | 883 | 8.6% | 30.4% |
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR2 0SX |
Secondary | 890 | 15% | 30.7% |
Dixons McMillan Academy
Bradford, BD5 0JD |
Secondary | 669 | 13.5% | 30.2% |
The Ripley Academy
Ripley, DE5 3JQ |
Secondary | 876 | 7.9% | 32.4% |
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton, WV4 6AP |
Secondary | 789 | 13.3% | 28.4% |
Bolton Muslim Girls School
Bolton, BL3 6TQ |
Secondary | 720 | 7.4% | 29.7% |
Twickenham School
Twickenham, TW2 6JW |
Secondary | 732 | 16.4% | 31.4% |
Hornchurch High School
Hornchurch, RM12 4AJ |
Secondary | 769 | 8.5% | 30.4% |
Frederick Gent School
Alfreton, DE55 2ER |
Secondary | 809 | 15.5% | 31.4% |
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
Nottingham, NG8 1EA |
Secondary | 776 | 16.4% | 33.5% |
Dixons Cottingley Academy
Bingley, BD16 1TZ |
Secondary | 883 | 12.7% | 32.8% |
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY |
Secondary | 877 | 14.3% | 33.5% |
Bronte Girls' Academy
Bradford, BD4 7EB |
Secondary | 696 | 16% | 31.8% |
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Bolton, BL3 3HL |
Secondary | 910 | 12.6% | 28.8% |
The Giles Academy
Boston, PE22 9LD |
Secondary | 841 | 15% | 31.5% |
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Chesterfield, S41 0LP |
Secondary | 825 | 16.7% | 30% |
The King's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1DP |
Secondary | 765 | 15.6% | 30.8% |
Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan, WN2 4LG |
Secondary | 927 | 14.7% | 30.9% |
Buckler's Mead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NH |
Secondary | 759 | 14.6% | 29.9% |
The Hollins
Accrington, BB5 2QY |
Secondary | 797 | 10.2% | 30.6% |
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L23 5TF |
Secondary | 824 | 15.5% | 28.7% |
Harris Academy Beulah Hill
London, SE19 3UG |
Secondary | 818 | 14.1% | 34.6% |
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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Longdendale High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 790 | Sign in to see | |
The Roseland Academy
Truro, TR2 5SE |
Secondary | 654 | ||
Hadleigh High School
Ipswich, IP7 5HU |
Secondary | 769 | ||
Kingstone High School
Hereford, HR2 9HJ |
Secondary | 606 | ||
Tarleton Academy
Preston, PR4 6AQ |
Secondary | 691 | ||
Braunton Academy
Braunton, EX33 2BP |
Secondary | 810 | ||
BBG Academy
Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE |
Secondary | 1,036 | ||
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract, WF7 5AJ |
Secondary | 513 | ||
The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ |
Secondary | 1,059 | ||
Eggar's School
Alton, GU34 4EQ |
Secondary | 858 | ||
Winterton Community Academy
Scunthorpe, DN15 9QD |
Secondary | 534 | ||
All Saints Catholic College
Dukinfield, SK16 5AP |
Secondary | 798 | ||
St Boniface's RC College
Plymouth, PL5 3AG |
Secondary | 374 | ||
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Redditch, B97 5LX |
Secondary | 958 | ||
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
Banbury, OX16 9DG |
Secondary | 879 | ||
The Grange School
Christchurch, BH23 3AU |
Secondary | 447 | ||
The Lacon Childe School
Kidderminster, DY14 8PE |
Secondary | 548 | ||
Eden Boys' School, Preston
Preston, PR1 4BD |
Secondary | 614 | ||
Little Lever School
Bolton, BL3 1BT |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Birmingham, B30 1UL |
Secondary | 778 | ||
Colonel Frank Seely Academy
Nottingham, NG14 6JZ |
Secondary | 830 | ||
Carnforth High School
Carnforth, LA5 9LS |
Secondary | 675 | ||
Framingham Earl High School
Norwich, NR14 7QP |
Secondary | 800 | ||
Central Lancaster High School
Lancaster, LA1 3LS |
Secondary | 601 | ||
The Heys School
Manchester, M25 1JZ |
Secondary | 574 | ||
Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 6JN |
Secondary | 754 | ||
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M41 9PD |
Secondary | 699 | ||
Rhyddings
Accrington, BB5 3EA |
Secondary | 647 | ||
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St. Helens, WA11 9BB |
Secondary | 565 | ||
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Clitheroe, BB7 9JA |
Secondary | 1,129 |