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 25 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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Ralph Thoresby School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,008 | 15.7% | 29.2% |
The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,073 | 20.4% | 28.7% |
Enfield County School for Girls
Enfield, EN2 6QG |
Secondary | 1,019 | 14.8% | 32.5% |
St Ignatius College
Enfield, EN1 4NP |
Secondary | 999 | 13.5% | 28.1% |
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | 18.9% | 26.3% |
Parrenthorn High School
Manchester, M25 2BW |
Secondary | 1,037 | 12% | 28.6% |
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,073 | 22.7% | 27.4% |
St John Fisher Catholic High School
Wigan, WN6 7RN |
Secondary | 995 | 18.7% | 32.1% |
Todmorden High School
Todmorden, OL14 7DG |
Secondary | 850 | 17.3% | 28.4% |
Spen Valley High School
Liversedge, WF15 7LX |
Secondary | 963 | 23% | 31.9% |
All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT |
Secondary | 901 | 20.2% | 31.1% |
Burnside College
Wallsend, NE28 7LQ |
Secondary | 959 | 15.6% | 35.8% |
Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,027 | 22.4% | 34.7% |
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Secondary | 992 | 17.2% | 27.8% |
Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH |
Secondary | 998 | 17.8% | 26.8% |
Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR |
Secondary | 1,048 | 18.9% | 35.1% |
Baysgarth School
Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 6AE |
Secondary | 1,024 | 19.6% | 30.2% |
The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,049 | 25.6% | 27.8% |
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA |
Secondary | 1,105 | 17.8% | 30.9% |
Beaumont Leys School
Leicester, LE4 0FL |
Secondary | 1,071 | 16% | 31.6% |
Whitby School
Whitby, YO21 1LA |
Secondary | 1,041 | 17.4% | 25.3% |
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
Selby, YO8 4HT |
Secondary | 1,163 | 15.5% | 26% |
Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 | 20.8% | 28.8% |
Pendle Vale College
Nelson, BB9 8LF |
Secondary | 1,044 | 14.3% | 32.8% |
Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ |
Secondary | 966 | 15.2% | 25.6% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 29 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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Ralph Thoresby School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,008 | Sign in to see | |
Haverstock School
London, NW3 2BQ |
Secondary | 925 | ||
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
London, N1 9QG |
Secondary | 885 | ||
Lilian Baylis Technology School
London, SE11 5QY |
Secondary | 840 | ||
Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
Brentside High School
London, W7 1JJ |
Secondary | 1,590 | ||
Frederick Bremer School
London, E17 4EY |
Secondary | 881 | ||
Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | ||
Wheelers Lane Technology College
Birmingham, B13 0SF |
Secondary | 668 | ||
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
Hyde High School
Hyde, SK14 4SP |
Secondary | 1,146 | ||
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
Lawnswood School
Leeds, LS16 5AG |
Secondary | 1,397 | ||
Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND |
Secondary | 1,364 | ||
Boldon School
Boldon Colliery, NE35 9DZ |
Secondary | 1,066 | ||
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ |
Secondary | 943 | ||
The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE |
Secondary | 1,131 | ||
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP |
Secondary | 1,307 | ||
Cantell School
Southampton, SO16 3GJ |
Secondary | 1,289 | ||
Thamesview School
Gravesend, DA12 4LF |
Secondary | 958 | ||
The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,049 | ||
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,326 | ||
Fleetwood High School
FLEETWOOD, FY7 8HE |
Secondary | 1,009 | ||
Abbeyfield School
Chippenham, SN15 3XB |
Secondary | 900 | ||
Jarrow School
Jarrow, NE32 5PR |
Secondary | 837 | ||
Shuttleworth College
Burnley, BB12 8ST |
Secondary | 1,080 | ||
Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF |
Secondary | 1,420 | ||
All Saints Catholic High School
Knowsley, L33 8XF |
Secondary | 1,112 |