The Dormston School
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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The Dormston School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,143 | 21.4% | 24.4% |
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,073 | 20.4% | 28.7% |
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Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
London, SW16 2HY |
Secondary | 1,181 | 17.9% | 20.9% |
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Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,073 | 26.9% | 25.1% |
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Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | 18.9% | 26.3% |
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Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD |
Secondary | 1,030 | 19.7% | 25.6% |
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St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL |
Secondary | 1,047 | 21.9% | 29.1% |
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St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
Walsall, WS9 0RN |
Secondary | 1,117 | 13.7% | 21.3% |
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Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool, L7 6HQ |
Secondary | 1,156 | 16.2% | 26.6% |
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Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool, L9 7BF |
Secondary | 1,160 | 23.8% | 26.9% |
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The Elton High School
Bury, BL8 1RN |
Secondary | 1,026 | 18.8% | 21.1% |
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Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL |
Secondary | 1,203 | 21.8% | 23.9% |
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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,073 | 22.7% | 27.4% |
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Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR |
Secondary | 1,074 | 15.6% | 23.6% |
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Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP |
Secondary | 1,036 | 23.8% | 25.9% |
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Golborne High School
Warrington, WA3 3EL |
Secondary | 1,147 | 14.8% | 23.1% |
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Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Nantwich, CW5 5HD |
Secondary | 1,271 | 19.9% | 24.1% |
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Budehaven Community School
Bude, EX23 8DQ |
Secondary | 1,140 | 20.5% | 22.2% |
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The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE |
Secondary | 1,131 | 25.5% | 28.9% |
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Tiverton High School
Tiverton, EX16 6SQ |
Secondary | 1,118 | 14.3% | 25.1% |
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Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB |
Secondary | 1,105 | 28.3% | 23.8% |
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Archway School
Stroud, GL5 4AX |
Secondary | 1,045 | 15% | 23.4% |
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The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE |
Secondary | 1,100 | 28.3% | 25.2% |
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | 21.7% | 27.1% |
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The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,049 | 25.6% | 27.8% |
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Whitby School
Whitby, YO21 1LA |
Secondary | 1,041 | 17.4% | 25.3% |
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Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT |
Secondary | 1,163 | 15.5% | 26% |
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Ifield Community College
Crawley, RH11 0DB |
Secondary | 1,205 | 19.6% | 28.7% |
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Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ |
Secondary | 966 | 15.2% | 25.6% |
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Christ The King College
Newport, PO30 5QT |
Secondary | 1,047 | 17.7% | 24.7% |
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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The Dormston School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,143 | Sign in to see | |
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
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Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Secondary | 907 | ||
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Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Birmingham, B14 7EG |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
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The Wordsley School
Stourbridge, DY8 5SP |
Secondary | 938 | ||
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Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 839 | ||
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Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR |
Secondary | 1,074 | ||
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St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
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Wetherby High School
Wetherby, LS22 6JS |
Secondary | 783 | ||
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Norham High School
North Shields, NE29 7BU |
Secondary | 456 | ||
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George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA |
Secondary | 1,160 | ||
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Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
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Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | ||
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | ||
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The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 856 | ||
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The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU |
Secondary | 1,091 | ||
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The Astley Cooper School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HL |
Secondary | 947 | ||
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Townsend Church of England School
St Albans, AL3 6DR |
Secondary | 756 | ||
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The Market Weighton School
Market Weighton, YO43 3JF |
Secondary | 626 | ||
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Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,120 | ||
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Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW |
Secondary | 853 | ||
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Our Lady's Catholic College
Lancaster, LA1 2RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
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Baines School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8BE |
Secondary | 747 | ||
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Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR |
Secondary | 421 | ||
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Paget High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR |
Secondary | 661 | ||
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Stafford Manor High School
Stafford, ST17 9DJ |
Secondary | 450 | ||
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The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
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St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 742 | ||
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Arts and Media School Islington
London, N4 3LS |
Secondary | 596 | ||
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Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ |
Secondary | 966 | ||