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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Thornleigh Salesian College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,579 | 15% | 27% |
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Sydenham School
London, SE26 4RD |
Secondary | 1,508 | 15.7% | 25.7% |
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All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Dagenham, RM8 1JT |
Secondary | 1,354 | 14% | 24.8% |
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Winchmore School
London, N21 3HS |
Secondary | 1,790 | 14.9% | 26.6% |
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Whitmore High School
Harrow, HA2 0AD |
Secondary | 1,776 | 8.5% | 29.1% |
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Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB |
Secondary | 1,477 | 18.5% | 24.9% |
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Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS |
Secondary | 1,577 | 21.5% | 20.4% |
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Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HZ |
Secondary | 1,329 | 25.2% | 28.9% |
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Westhoughton High School
Bolton, BL5 3BZ |
Secondary | 1,340 | 11.4% | 22.9% |
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Turton School
Bolton, BL7 9LT |
Secondary | 1,609 | 8.2% | 19.7% |
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Saddleworth School
Oldham, OL3 5NU |
Secondary | 1,417 | 14.3% | 22.1% |
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Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW |
Secondary | 1,350 | 19.9% | 29.8% |
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The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ |
Secondary | 1,374 | 14.7% | 28.6% |
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE |
Secondary | 1,563 | 12% | 18.1% |
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King Edward VII School
Sheffield, S10 2PW |
Secondary | 1,709 | 8.2% | 25.3% |
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Titus Salt School
Bradford, BD17 5RH |
Secondary | 1,436 | 23.9% | 24.8% |
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Allerton Grange School
Leeds, LS17 6SF |
Secondary | 1,742 | 14% | 23.5% |
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Kettlethorpe High School
Wakefield, WF2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,673 | 12.2% | 23.6% |
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The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH |
Secondary | 1,430 | 18.7% | 22.7% |
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Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Nantwich, CW5 5HD |
Secondary | 1,271 | 19.9% | 24.1% |
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The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU |
Secondary | 1,482 | 11.7% | 25.9% |
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Northfield School and Sports College
Billingham, TS22 5EG |
Secondary | 1,544 | 15.8% | 29.2% |
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Redruth School
Redruth, TR15 1TA |
Secondary | 1,466 | 22.7% | 27% |
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Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, BN1 6PZ |
Secondary | 1,634 | 16.9% | 23.9% |
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Blatchington Mill School
Hove, BN3 7BW |
Secondary | 1,637 | 15.7% | 21% |
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Marriotts School
Stevenage, SG2 8UT |
Secondary | 1,410 | 22.6% | 28.9% |
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Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY |
Secondary | 1,557 | 13.5% | 18.6% |
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Crown Hills Community College
Leicester, LE5 5FT |
Secondary | 1,497 | 13.6% | 25.7% |
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Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8JE |
Secondary | 1,361 | 19% | 27.2% |
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Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF |
Secondary | 1,420 | 21.8% | 34.2% |
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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Thornleigh Salesian College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,579 | Sign in to see | |
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Northolt High School
Northolt, UB5 4HP |
Secondary | 861 | ||
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Winchmore School
London, N21 3HS |
Secondary | 1,790 | ||
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Chace Community School
Enfield, EN1 3HQ |
Secondary | 968 | ||
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Plashet School
London, E6 1DG |
Secondary | 1,488 | ||
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Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ |
Secondary | 1,436 | ||
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Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN |
Secondary | 920 | ||
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Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT |
Secondary | 1,282 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE |
Secondary | 1,563 | ||
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The Radcliffe School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5BT |
Secondary | 1,212 | ||
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Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN |
Secondary | 1,754 | ||
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The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU |
Secondary | 1,482 | ||
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Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
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Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Widnes, WA8 7DW |
Secondary | 1,306 | ||
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Northfield School and Sports College
Billingham, TS22 5EG |
Secondary | 1,544 | ||
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Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG |
Secondary | 1,535 | ||
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The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Secondary | 1,161 | ||
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Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Dronfield, S18 2FZ |
Secondary | 1,854 | ||
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Tiverton High School
Tiverton, EX16 6SQ |
Secondary | 1,118 | ||
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Longhill High School
Brighton, BN2 7FR |
Secondary | 727 | ||
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Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Hove, BN3 7BN |
Secondary | 953 | ||
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Archway School
Stroud, GL5 4AX |
Secondary | 1,045 | ||
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Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH |
Secondary | 998 | ||
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Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
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Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN |
Secondary | 1,780 | ||
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Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ |
Secondary | 728 | ||
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Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
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Aylsham High School
Norwich, NR11 6AN |
Secondary | 1,519 | ||
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Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE |
Secondary | 1,600 | ||
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Park View School
London, N15 3QR |
Secondary | 1,044 | ||