Ralph Thoresby School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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