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 26 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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Gosforth East Middle School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 556 | 15.1% | 18% |
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St Ursula's Convent School
London, SE10 8HN |
Secondary | 552 | 14.4% | 24.6% |
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Mossley Hollins High School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP |
Secondary | 890 | 21.5% | 17.1% |
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St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH |
Secondary | 827 | 14.4% | 24.4% |
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Gosforth Central Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN |
Secondary | 601 | 15.8% | 18.1% |
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Marden Bridge Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8RW |
Secondary | 587 | 17.6% | 22% |
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Wellfield Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9QW |
Secondary | 354 | 14.7% | 14.4% |
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Leighton Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX |
Secondary | 601 | 15.2% | 12.8% |
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The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW |
Secondary | 440 | 14.1% | 13% |
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Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB |
Secondary | 469 | 10.2% | 22% |
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South Molton Community College
South Molton, EX36 4LA |
Secondary | 662 | 24.9% | 18.9% |
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Beaminster School
Beaminster, DT8 3EP |
Secondary | 679 | 23.4% | 21.4% |
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Grays Convent High School
Grays, RM17 5UX |
Secondary | 655 | 9.3% | 19.6% |
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Aston Fields Middle School
Bromsgrove, B60 2ET |
Secondary | 595 | 12.6% | 15.1% |
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Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH |
Secondary | 603 | 20.7% | 21.6% |
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St Egwin's CofE Middle School
Evesham, WR11 4JU |
Secondary | 449 | 14.9% | 23.6% |
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Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Buntingford, SG9 9AW |
Secondary | 485 | 21% | 15.5% |
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Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ |
Secondary | 728 | 16.1% | 21% |
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Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU |
Secondary | 587 | 20% | 16% |
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The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY |
Secondary | 526 | 13.7% | 12.9% |
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Wadham School
Crewkerne, TA18 7NT |
Secondary | 770 | 16.5% | 19% |
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Walton Priory Middle School
Stone, ST15 0AL |
Secondary | 523 | 21.8% | 18.5% |
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Perton Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV6 7NR |
Secondary | 429 | 20.3% | 18.4% |
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Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA |
Secondary | 767 | 15.6% | 21.5% |
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Preston Muslim Girls High School
Preston, PR1 5BY |
Secondary | 608 | 14.5% | 23.2% |
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Madani Boys School
Leicester, LE5 5LL |
Secondary | 448 | 12.3% | 23.7% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 27 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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Gosforth East Middle School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 556 | Sign in to see | |
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The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
London, E9 6NR |
Secondary | 803 | ||
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Saint Gabriel's College
London, SW9 6UL |
Secondary | 600 | ||
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Ridgeway High School
Prenton, CH43 9EB |
Secondary | 905 | ||
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St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ |
Secondary | 930 | ||
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Mossley Hollins High School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP |
Secondary | 890 | ||
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St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH |
Secondary | 827 | ||
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All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT |
Secondary | 901 | ||
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Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Leeds, LS6 4QE |
Secondary | 921 | ||
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Kingsmeadow Community School
Gateshead, NE11 9NX |
Secondary | 912 | ||
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Gosforth Central Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN |
Secondary | 601 | ||
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Edward Peake CofE VC School
Biggleswade, SG18 0EJ |
Secondary | 410 | ||
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Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
Chester, CH1 5JH |
Secondary | 709 | ||
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St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Carlisle, CA2 4NL |
Secondary | 696 | ||
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Tibshelf Community School
Alfreton, DE55 5LZ |
Secondary | 819 | ||
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South Molton Community College
South Molton, EX36 4LA |
Secondary | 662 | ||
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West Moors Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 0DA |
Secondary | 236 | ||
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Chailey School
Lewes, BN8 4PU |
Secondary | 855 | ||
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Aston Fields Middle School
Bromsgrove, B60 2ET |
Secondary | 595 | ||
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Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH |
Secondary | 603 | ||
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St Egwin's CofE Middle School
Evesham, WR11 4JU |
Secondary | 449 | ||
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Seaton Sluice Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE26 4JS |
Secondary | 332 | ||
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Walton Priory Middle School
Stone, ST15 0AL |
Secondary | 523 | ||
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Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School
London, N16 6UB |
Secondary | 384 | ||
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Manchester Mesivta School
Prestwich, M25 0PH |
Secondary | 242 | ||
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Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 | ||
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Madani Boys School
Leicester, LE5 5LL |
Secondary | 448 | ||