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 | 1,134 | 23% | 27.1% |
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,080 | 24.3% | 30.7% |
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Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,081 | 27.3% | 24.9% |
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Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,119 | 16.8% | 25.8% |
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Leytonstone School
London, E11 1JD |
Secondary | 1,028 | 20.7% | 26.1% |
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Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Secondary | 916 | 26% | 28.1% |
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St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL |
Secondary | 1,036 | 21.4% | 29.2% |
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St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
Walsall, WS9 0RN |
Secondary | 1,113 | 14.7% | 24.4% |
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St Julie's Catholic High School
Liverpool, L25 7TN |
Secondary | 1,019 | 21.3% | 22.9% |
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Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL |
Secondary | 1,188 | 23.8% | 24.2% |
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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,081 | 24.2% | 30% |
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Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP |
Secondary | 974 | 26.1% | 28.9% |
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Golborne High School
Warrington, WA3 3EL |
Secondary | 1,145 | 18.4% | 25.2% |
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Budehaven Community School
Bude, EX23 8DQ |
Secondary | 1,147 | 24.7% | 24.6% |
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St Benedict's Catholic High School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Secondary | 990 | 18.8% | 29.3% |
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The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE |
Secondary | 1,154 | 25.1% | 30.8% |
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Archway School
Stroud, GL5 4AX |
Secondary | 1,054 | 16.5% | 26.9% |
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The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE |
Secondary | 1,139 | 28.8% | 26.3% |
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Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH |
Secondary | 992 | 20.3% | 28% |
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 1,088 | 22.4% | 27.4% |
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The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR |
Secondary | 1,221 | 23.7% | 23.7% |
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Barnwell School
Stevenage, SG2 9SW |
Secondary | 1,270 | 22.6% | 30.3% |
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Baysgarth School
Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 6AE |
Secondary | 1,014 | 21.5% | 29% |
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The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,055 | 26.5% | 30.9% |
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Whitby School
Whitby, YO21 1LA |
Secondary | 975 | 19.5% | 26.4% |
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Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT |
Secondary | 1,177 | 16.8% | 28.3% |
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The Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College
Rugby, CV21 1EH |
Secondary | 1,100 | 21.4% | 32.7% |
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Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ |
Secondary | 966 | 16.9% | 27.8% |
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Christ The King College
Newport, PO30 5QT |
Secondary | 1,124 | 20.3% | 25.8% |
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Holy Trinity Academy
Telford, TF2 9SQ |
Secondary | 996 | 15.9% | 22.8% |
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 | 1,134 | Sign in to see | |
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,080 | ||
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Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Secondary | 916 | ||
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Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Birmingham, B14 7EG |
Secondary | 1,191 | ||
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Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 825 | ||
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St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF |
Secondary | 1,204 | ||
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Wetherby High School
Wetherby, LS22 6JS |
Secondary | 830 | ||
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Norham High School
North Shields, NE29 7BU |
Secondary | 498 | ||
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George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA |
Secondary | 1,234 | ||
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Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,028 | ||
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Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT |
Secondary | 1,112 | ||
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Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB |
Secondary | 476 | ||
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Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | ||
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Portchester Community School
Fareham, PO16 9BD |
Secondary | 688 | ||
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Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB |
Secondary | 1,338 | ||
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 1,088 | ||
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The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 808 | ||
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The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU |
Secondary | 1,090 | ||
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Townsend Church of England School
St Albans, AL3 6DR |
Secondary | 746 | ||
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The Market Weighton School
Market Weighton, YO43 3JF |
Secondary | 658 | ||
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Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,150 | ||
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Lathom High School : A Technology College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN |
Secondary | 806 | ||
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Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic High School
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW |
Secondary | 789 | ||
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Baines School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8BE |
Secondary | 729 | ||
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Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR |
Secondary | 392 | ||
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Paget High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR |
Secondary | 606 | ||
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Stafford Manor High School
Stafford, ST17 9DJ |
Secondary | 441 | ||
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St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 780 | ||
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Arts and Media School Islington
London, N4 3LS |
Secondary | 577 | ||
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Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ |
Secondary | 966 | ||