Dowdales School
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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Dowdales School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 884 | 32.5% | 20.9% |
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Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,081 | 27.3% | 24.9% |
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Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Secondary | 916 | 26% | 28.1% |
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St Julie's Catholic High School
Liverpool, L25 7TN |
Secondary | 1,019 | 21.3% | 22.9% |
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Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN |
Secondary | 915 | 20% | 25% |
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The Elton High School
Bury, BL8 1RN |
Secondary | 1,019 | 19.5% | 21.8% |
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Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL |
Secondary | 1,188 | 23.8% | 24.2% |
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St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ |
Secondary | 915 | 21.6% | 21.5% |
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Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP |
Secondary | 974 | 26.1% | 28.9% |
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Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT |
Secondary | 1,112 | 29% | 22% |
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St Gregory's Catholic High School
Warrington, WA5 1HG |
Secondary | 1,214 | 27.2% | 18.4% |
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Beaminster School
Beaminster, DT8 3EP |
Secondary | 673 | 25% | 22.3% |
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Priory School
Lewes, BN7 2XN |
Secondary | 1,154 | 29.2% | 19.7% |
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Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB |
Secondary | 1,084 | 32.1% | 26.3% |
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Maidenhill School
Stonehouse, GL10 2HA |
Secondary | 714 | 33.5% | 26.2% |
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Crookhorn College
Waterlooville, PO7 5UD |
Secondary | 943 | 34.5% | 28.6% |
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The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 808 | 21.8% | 21.9% |
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Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ |
Secondary | 722 | 23% | 23.4% |
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The Market Weighton School
Market Weighton, YO43 3JF |
Secondary | 658 | 31.8% | 22.8% |
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Alder Grange School
Rossendale, BB4 8HW |
Secondary | 900 | 19.8% | 21.8% |
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Whitworth Community High School
ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS |
Secondary | 654 | 23.7% | 24.9% |
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St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR |
Secondary | 1,053 | 17.8% | 21% |
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Leyland, PR25 1BS |
Secondary | 813 | 24.6% | 21.2% |
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Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Thirsk, YO7 1RZ |
Secondary | 1,037 | 22.1% | 21.6% |
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Carterton Community College
Carterton, OX18 1BU |
Secondary | 774 | 27.4% | 20.3% |
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Bourne Community College
Emsworth, PO10 8PJ |
Secondary | 693 | 27.8% | 21.2% |
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St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 780 | 32.6% | 24.5% |
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Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA |
Secondary | 772 | 17.8% | 20.6% |
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Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 915 | 23.4% | 30.2% |
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The Bewdley School
Bewdley, DY12 1BL |
Secondary | 974 | 22.3% | 18.4% |
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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Dowdales School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 884 | Sign in to see | |
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Hampstead School
London, NW2 3RT |
Secondary | 1,192 | ||
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,080 | ||
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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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Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Birmingham, B14 7EG |
Secondary | 1,191 | ||
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Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ |
Secondary | 1,097 | ||
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The Mosslands School
Wallasey, CH45 8PJ |
Secondary | 851 | ||
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Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE |
Secondary | 1,538 | ||
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Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,328 | ||
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George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA |
Secondary | 1,234 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth School
Luton, LU2 9AG |
Secondary | 1,232 | ||
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Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT |
Secondary | 1,112 | ||
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The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH |
Secondary | 1,418 | ||
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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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St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, CW8 1JW |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
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Netherhall School
Maryport, CA15 6NT |
Secondary | 897 | ||
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The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Secondary | 1,098 | ||
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St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS |
Secondary | 1,244 | ||
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Brookfield Community School
Southampton, SO31 7DU |
Secondary | 1,854 | ||
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Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,150 | ||
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Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone, ME16 0SF |
Secondary | 1,254 | ||
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Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY |
Secondary | 1,541 | ||
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Stafford Manor High School
Stafford, ST17 9DJ |
Secondary | 441 | ||
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Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL |
Secondary | 1,751 | ||
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Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
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St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 780 | ||