The Downs School
Schools we chose for benchmarking
This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.
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 Downs School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,434 | 13.9% | 8.9% |
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Guiseley School
Leeds, LS20 8DT |
Secondary | 1,431 | 19.4% | 11% |
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The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,205 | 21% | 11.3% |
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St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School
Slough, SL3 7AF |
Secondary | 1,183 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
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The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,191 | 20.1% | 15.8% |
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Heathfield Community College
Heathfield, TN21 8RJ |
Secondary | 1,416 | 6.5% | 14.8% |
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Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ |
Secondary | 1,672 | 17.1% | 13% |
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Beauchamps High School
Wickford, SS11 8LY |
Secondary | 1,489 | 16.4% | 12% |
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Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | 19.6% | 9% |
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Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,370 | 16.6% | 11.4% |
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Calthorpe Park School
Fleet, GU51 5JA |
Secondary | 1,689 | 15.1% | 11.4% |
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Ashlyns School
Berkhamsted, HP4 3AH |
Secondary | 1,561 | 19.2% | 10.4% |
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Maidstone Grammar School
Maidstone, ME15 7BT |
Secondary | 1,443 | 2.4% | 8.1% |
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Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone, ME16 0SF |
Secondary | 1,254 | 15% | 10% |
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Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 3EW |
Secondary | 1,258 | 11.4% | 7.2% |
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The Judd School
Tonbridge, TN9 2PN |
Secondary | 1,542 | 4.5% | 2.5% |
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Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury, CT4 7AS |
Secondary | 1,239 | 4.5% | 8% |
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Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE |
Secondary | 1,610 | 18.6% | 17.1% |
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The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL |
Secondary | 1,439 | 19.1% | 19% |
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Tanbridge House School
Horsham, RH12 1SR |
Secondary | 1,514 | 20.9% | 9.9% |
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Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL |
Secondary | 1,522 | 16.7% | 20% |
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Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ |
Secondary | 1,342 | 25.4% | 14.5% |
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Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP |
Secondary | 1,250 | 26.6% | 8.2% |
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Imberhorne School
East Grinstead, RH19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,560 | 18.9% | 10.4% |
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Sackville School
East Grinstead, RH19 3TY |
Secondary | 1,529 | 27.3% | 12.8% |
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Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 2JX |
Secondary | 1,334 | 23.7% | 14.4% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,178 | 19.8% | 16% |
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St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF |
Secondary | 1,145 | 19.2% | 12.6% |
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Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW |
Secondary | 1,441 | 20.1% | 13.7% |
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JCoSS
New Barnet, EN4 9GE |
Secondary | 1,357 | 16.6% | 4.4% |