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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:

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  • 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
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 970 22.6% 34%
The Priory City of Lincoln Academy
Lincoln, LN6 0EP
Secondary 947 24.9% 33.9%
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0AT
Secondary 909 20% 35.1%
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Cheltenham, GL51 0WH
Secondary 1,102 22.1% 34.8%
Hans Price Academy
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3QP
Secondary 1,032 21.8% 33.3%
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN41 2WS
Secondary 933 23% 32.1%
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA
Secondary 933 17.1% 31.7%
Chantry Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9LR
Secondary 984 22% 37.3%
West Derby School
Liverpool, L13 7HQ
Secondary 999 23.2% 34.5%
The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ
Secondary 1,076 17.9% 34.5%
Lift Winton
Andover, SP10 2PS
Secondary 1,034 25.1% 32.7%
Birchwood Community High School
Warrington, WA3 7PT
Secondary 891 22.4% 37.2%
Wingfield Academy
Rotherham, S61 4AU
Secondary 1,015 20.6% 33.8%
Darwen Vale High School
Darwen, BB3 0AL
Secondary 1,072 20.5% 31.4%
The Crestwood School
Dudley, DY6 8QG
Secondary 1,037 21.9% 35.7%
Outwood Academy Newbold
Chesterfield, S41 8BA
Secondary 1,013 20.4% 33.5%
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Sheffield, S13 9HJ
Secondary 996 20.5% 33.7%
Hampton High
Hampton, TW12 3HB
Secondary 867 22.8% 32.2%
Heritage High School
Chesterfield, S43 4QG
Secondary 953 22% 37.3%
Granville Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 7JR
Secondary 911 21.1% 34.8%
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG
Secondary 1,040 21.8% 35.1%
Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH
Secondary 966 19.4% 33.6%
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
Warrington, WA4 1JL
Secondary 861 25.3% 35.1%
Marsden Heights Community College
Nelson, BB9 0PR
Secondary 1,049 20.2% 32.1%
Oasis Academy Sholing
Southampton, SO19 8PH
Secondary 1,032 21% 32.8%
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 0HE
Secondary 913 21.4% 32.9%
Trinity Academy
Bristol, BS7 9BY
Secondary 949 18.1% 34%
Poltair School
St Austell, PL25 4BZ
Secondary 878 19% 32.6%
Werneth School
Stockport, SK6 3BX
Secondary 991 24.2% 37.3%
Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT
Secondary 1,052 18.2% 33.5%