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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Redruth School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,437 | 28.6% | 29.9% |
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Acland Burghley School
London, NW5 1UJ |
Secondary | 1,256 | 29.6% | 34% |
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Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE |
Secondary | 1,355 | 21.2% | 23.3% |
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Plumstead Manor School
London, SE18 1QF |
Secondary | 1,418 | 25.1% | 38.6% |
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Sydenham School
London, SE26 4RD |
Secondary | 1,468 | 18.2% | 26.6% |
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Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB |
Secondary | 1,534 | 20.6% | 26.9% |
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Rutlish School
London, SW20 9AD |
Secondary | 1,473 | 21.5% | 23.6% |
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Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Liverpool, L12 9HZ |
Secondary | 1,341 | 30.6% | 31.5% |
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Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool, L9 7BF |
Secondary | 1,143 | 30.4% | 29.9% |
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Cowley International College
St Helens, WA10 6PN |
Secondary | 1,516 | 18.3% | 36.1% |
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Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW |
Secondary | 1,342 | 18.3% | 31.8% |
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The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ |
Secondary | 1,367 | 16.2% | 31% |
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Titus Salt School
Bradford, BD17 5RH |
Secondary | 1,466 | 24.2% | 26.5% |
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Queen Elizabeth School
Luton, LU2 9AG |
Secondary | 1,232 | 18.5% | 31.1% |
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The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH |
Secondary | 1,418 | 20.1% | 24% |
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Northfield School and Sports College
Billingham, TS22 5EG |
Secondary | 1,522 | 16.3% | 30.2% |
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High Tunstall College of Science
Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ |
Secondary | 1,401 | 27.8% | 29.7% |
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Budehaven Community School
Bude, EX23 8DQ |
Secondary | 1,147 | 24.7% | 24.6% |
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Murray Park Community School
Derby, DE3 9LL |
Secondary | 1,277 | 31.3% | 30.8% |
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The Spires College
Torquay, TQ1 3PE |
Secondary | 1,154 | 25.1% | 30.8% |
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Varndean School
Brighton, BN1 6NP |
Secondary | 1,497 | 36.2% | 23% |
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Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, BN1 6PZ |
Secondary | 1,635 | 18.5% | 26.7% |
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The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE |
Secondary | 1,139 | 28.8% | 26.3% |
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Crestwood Community School
Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ |
Secondary | 1,478 | 26.9% | 36.5% |
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The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR |
Secondary | 1,221 | 23.7% | 23.7% |
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Barnwell School
Stevenage, SG2 9SW |
Secondary | 1,270 | 22.6% | 30.3% |
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Marriotts School
Stevenage, SG2 8UT |
Secondary | 1,415 | 25.3% | 30% |
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Frederick Gough School
Scunthorpe, DN16 3NG |
Secondary | 1,335 | 19.9% | 28.6% |
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Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8JE |
Secondary | 1,340 | 20.1% | 29.5% |
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Unity College
Burnley, BB11 3DF |
Secondary | 1,404 | 22.6% | 34.8% |
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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Redruth School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,437 | Sign in to see | |
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Acland Burghley School
London, NW5 1UJ |
Secondary | 1,256 | ||
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St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Orpington, BR6 9SH |
Secondary | 1,084 | ||
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Islip Manor High School
Northolt, UB5 4HP |
Secondary | 776 | ||
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Chace Community School
Enfield, EN1 3HQ |
Secondary | 882 | ||
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St Ignatius College
Enfield, EN1 4NP |
Secondary | 973 | ||
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Caterham High School
Ilford, IG5 0QW |
Secondary | 953 | ||
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Trinity Catholic High School
Woodford Green, IG8 0TP |
Secondary | 1,606 | ||
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Holy Family Catholic School
London, E17 3EA |
Secondary | 1,179 | ||
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Hodge Hill College
Birmingham, B36 8HB |
Secondary | 1,200 | ||
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Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ |
Secondary | 1,097 | ||
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Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT |
Secondary | 1,295 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE |
Secondary | 1,538 | ||
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Churchill Community College
Wallsend, NE28 7TN |
Secondary | 807 | ||
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The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH |
Secondary | 1,418 | ||
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The Radcliffe School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5BT |
Secondary | 1,192 | ||
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Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN |
Secondary | 1,731 | ||
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The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU |
Secondary | 1,398 | ||
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Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Dronfield, S18 2FZ |
Secondary | 1,810 | ||
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Longhill High School
Brighton, BN2 7FR |
Secondary | 641 | ||
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Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Hove, BN3 7BN |
Secondary | 945 | ||
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St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS |
Secondary | 1,244 | ||
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Beauchamps High School
Wickford, SS11 8LY |
Secondary | 1,489 | ||
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Archway School
Stroud, GL5 4AX |
Secondary | 1,054 | ||
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Brookfield Community School
Southampton, SO31 7DU |
Secondary | 1,854 | ||
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Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,370 | ||
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Frederick Gough School
Scunthorpe, DN16 3NG |
Secondary | 1,335 | ||
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Aylsham High School
Norwich, NR11 6AN |
Secondary | 1,558 | ||
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Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
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The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL |
Secondary | 1,439 | ||