The Blue Coat School Basingstoke

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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
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 896 18% 33%
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0AT
Secondary 909 20% 35.1%
Hammersmith Academy
London, W12 9JD
Secondary 951 14.3% 33.3%
Cleethorpes Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX
Secondary 843 15.1% 32.6%
The Quest Academy
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Secondary 908 17.1% 31.5%
Lightcliffe Academy
Halifax, HX3 8TL
Secondary 827 19.9% 31.7%
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN41 2WS
Secondary 933 23% 32.1%
Testwood School
Southampton, SO40 3ZW
Secondary 854 16.3% 30.1%
Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet
Swanscombe, DA10 0BZ
Secondary 831 14% 33.9%
Forest Academy
Ilford, IG6 3TN
Secondary 826 18% 31%
Ash Green School
Coventry, CV7 9AH
Secondary 912 15.1% 31.5%
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA
Secondary 933 17.1% 31.7%
Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 832 19.6% 31.5%
Lodge Park Academy
Corby, NN17 2JH
Secondary 801 18.4% 34.3%
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR2 0SX
Secondary 845 15.9% 32%
Hall Park Academy
Nottingham, NG16 3EA
Secondary 878 16.7% 31.4%
Thorns Collegiate Academy
Brierley Hill, DY5 2NU
Secondary 899 16.7% 34.5%
Granville Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 7JR
Secondary 911 21.1% 34.8%
Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH
Secondary 966 19.4% 33.6%
Frederick Gent School
Alfreton, DE55 2ER
Secondary 803 17.2% 33.7%
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%
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Bolton, BL3 3HL
Secondary 900 13.8% 32.7%
Poltair School
St Austell, PL25 4BZ
Secondary 878 19% 32.6%
The Giles Academy
Boston, PE22 9LD
Secondary 832 15.8% 34%
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE
Secondary 937 17.2% 35.2%
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Chesterfield, S41 0LP
Secondary 825 17% 32.2%
Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan, WN2 4LG
Secondary 922 16% 34%
Meols Cop High School
Southport, PR8 6JS
Secondary 910 16.5% 30.9%
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie
Tonbridge, TN10 4PU
Secondary 782 16.2% 33.5%

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
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 896 Sign in to see
Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE
Secondary 1,166
Sale Grammar School
Sale, M33 3NH
Secondary 1,350
Challney High School for Boys
Luton, LU4 9TJ
Secondary 1,202
St Michael's Church of England High School
Chorley, PR7 1RS
Secondary 1,134
The Petersfield School
Petersfield, GU32 3LU
Secondary 1,385
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow, CM18 6AA
Secondary 1,082
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB
Secondary 1,131
Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB
Secondary 1,448
Herschel Grammar School
Slough, SL1 3BW
Secondary 1,056
The Beacon School
Banstead, SM7 1AG
Secondary 1,024
Bartholomew School
Witney, OX29 4AP
Secondary 1,383
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
Secondary 1,033
The Costello School
Basingstoke, RG21 4AL
Secondary 1,224
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 1,345
Ratton School
Eastbourne, BN21 2XR
Secondary 1,197
The Robert Napier School
Gillingham, ME7 2LX
Secondary 1,014
Lift New Forest
Southampton, SO45 2PA
Secondary 549
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Walsall, WS1 2ND
Secondary 967
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
Birmingham, B32 1RJ
Secondary 564
Lodge Park Academy
Corby, NN17 2JH
Secondary 801
St Thomas More Catholic School
London, N22 5HN
Secondary 1,274
The Forest School
Wokingham, RG41 5NE
Secondary 929
Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN
Secondary 1,209
The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG
Secondary 1,157
The Burgess Hill Academy
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA
Secondary 1,020
Matthew Arnold School
Oxford, OX2 9JE
Secondary 1,250
The Totteridge Academy
London, N20 8AZ
Secondary 1,005
The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW
Secondary 1,220
Sir William Ramsay School
High Wycombe, HP15 7UB
Secondary 1,037