Parkside 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
Parkside School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,146 16.4% 19.8%
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Bristol, BS1 5TS
Secondary 1,168 18.4% 18.9%
The Langley Academy
Slough, SL3 7EF
Secondary 1,150 11.8% 19.4%
The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW
Secondary 1,149 18.6% 22.2%
Penair School
Truro, TR1 1TN
Secondary 1,190 14.3% 20.2%
Queen Elizabeth's
Crediton, EX17 3LU
Secondary 1,206 17.3% 18%
Lode Heath School
Solihull, B91 2HW
Secondary 1,164 15% 21.7%
The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ
Secondary 1,077 16.9% 18.4%
William Edwards School
Grays, RM16 3NJ
Secondary 1,185 15.9% 18.2%
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB
Secondary 1,158 16% 17%
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chesham, HP5 2RG
Secondary 1,076 16.8% 18.7%
The Eastwood Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU
Secondary 1,148 14% 18.1%
The St Marylebone CofE School
London, W1U 5BA
Secondary 1,182 13% 20.9%
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
Surbiton, KT6 4TU
Secondary 1,210 19.7% 20.9%
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF
Secondary 1,206 14.7% 17.9%
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB
Secondary 1,094 16.3% 21.9%
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
Secondary 1,116 16.1% 22%
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU
Secondary 1,123 11.5% 20.4%
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB
Secondary 1,041 15.3% 19.2%
St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ
Secondary 1,095 13.2% 18.7%
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX
Secondary 1,126 13% 21%
Northgate High School
Dereham, NR19 2EU
Secondary 1,161 20.1% 21%
Putteridge High School
Luton, LU2 8HJ
Secondary 1,200 14.2% 18%
Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 1,014 16.7% 19.9%
Princes Risborough School
Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR
Secondary 1,113 16.2% 17.3%
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH
Secondary 1,143 12.2% 20.1%
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M25 1JH
Secondary 1,087 13.6% 18.7%
The Hinckley School
Hinckley, LE10 1LE
Secondary 1,171 17% 19.7%
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF
Secondary 1,041 16.7% 19.2%
Weaverham High School
Northwich, CW8 3HT
Secondary 1,168 16% 17.9%

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
Parkside School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,146 Sign in to see
Dixons City Academy
Bradford, BD5 7RR
Secondary 934
Unity City Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE
Secondary 999
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH
Secondary 984
John Cabot Academy
Bristol, BS15 8BD
Secondary 1,280
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA
Secondary 1,187
Greensward Academy
Hockley, SS5 5HG
Secondary 1,584
Skegness Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QH
Secondary 1,022
The Ecclesbourne School
Belper, DE56 4GS
Secondary 1,573
Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ
Secondary 1,245
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS
Secondary 1,176
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN41 2WS
Secondary 979
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS16 5EA
Secondary 1,659
Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB
Secondary 1,779
Oldbury Academy
Oldbury, B68 8NE
Secondary 1,328
Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE
Secondary 1,576
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,397
Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA
Secondary 571
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN
Secondary 1,321
Astor Secondary School
Dover, CT17 0AS
Secondary 782
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
Secondary 1,514
Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND
Secondary 844
Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD
Secondary 928
Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT
Secondary 713
Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS
Secondary 1,329
Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF
Secondary 1,422
Brigshaw High School
Castleford, WF10 2HR
Secondary 1,372
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS
Secondary 880
Heworth Grange School
Gateshead, NE10 0PT
Secondary 1,044
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ
Secondary 1,148