Dowdales 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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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% |