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 29 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 Nelson Thomlinson School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,161 | 16.7% | 12.8% |
Finchley Catholic High School
London, N12 8TA |
Secondary | 1,192 | 11.1% | 12% |
Gunnersbury Catholic School
Brentford, TW8 9LB |
Secondary | 1,240 | 12.3% | 13.5% |
The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP |
Secondary | 1,134 | 23.2% | 14% |
Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE |
Secondary | 1,094 | 16.9% | 10.4% |
St Hilda's Church of England High School
Liverpool, L17 3AL |
Secondary | 1,132 | 25.1% | 14% |
Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT |
Secondary | 1,282 | 18.1% | 18% |
St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU |
Secondary | 1,033 | 15.7% | 11.2% |
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF |
Secondary | 1,202 | 10.7% | 13.2% |
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,331 | 13.8% | 17.2% |
The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | 19.5% | 11.4% |
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,141 | 19.1% | 13.8% |
Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD |
Secondary | 1,282 | 11.1% | 10.8% |
Culcheth High School
Warrington, WA3 5HH |
Secondary | 1,169 | 15.8% | 18.1% |
Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY |
Secondary | 1,237 | 17.7% | 16.3% |
St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, CW8 1JW |
Secondary | 1,222 | 11.5% | 12.1% |
Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston, LA12 0EB |
Secondary | 1,337 | 19.2% | 12% |
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP |
Secondary | 1,307 | 18.2% | 12.7% |
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Poole, BH15 3HY |
Secondary | 1,059 | 21.3% | 12.3% |
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS |
Secondary | 1,211 | 12.9% | 15% |
Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | 17.5% | 8.9% |
The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,029 | 18.9% | 14.1% |
The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU |
Secondary | 1,091 | 16.2% | 14.5% |
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR |
Secondary | 1,043 | 13.2% | 18.7% |
Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS |
Secondary | 980 | 18.2% | 12.3% |
The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | 18.5% | 11.4% |
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,175 | 20.3% | 14.5% |
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF |
Secondary | 1,077 | 20.1% | 13.2% |
Hartford Church of England High School
Northwich, CW8 1LH |
Secondary | 1,072 | 12.2% | 17% |
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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The Nelson Thomlinson School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,161 | Sign in to see | |
St Ignatius College
Enfield, EN1 4NP |
Secondary | 999 | ||
Raynes Park High School
London, SW20 0JL |
Secondary | 1,194 | ||
Trinity Catholic High School
Woodford Green, IG8 0TP |
Secondary | 1,598 | ||
Holy Family Catholic School
London, E17 3EA |
Secondary | 1,214 | ||
Hodge Hill College
Birmingham, B36 8HB |
Secondary | 1,215 | ||
Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
The Mosslands School
Wallasey, CH45 8PJ |
Secondary | 903 | ||
Thornleigh Salesian College
Bolton, BL1 6PQ |
Secondary | 1,579 | ||
Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT |
Secondary | 1,282 | ||
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE |
Secondary | 1,563 | ||
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
Churchill Community College
Wallsend, NE28 7TN |
Secondary | 922 | ||
Upton-by-Chester High School
Chester, CH2 1NN |
Secondary | 1,754 | ||
The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU |
Secondary | 1,482 | ||
Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, CW8 1JW |
Secondary | 1,222 | ||
Redruth School
Redruth, TR15 1TA |
Secondary | 1,466 | ||
Netherhall School
Maryport, CA15 6NT |
Secondary | 876 | ||
Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH |
Secondary | 829 | ||
Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston, LA12 0EB |
Secondary | 1,337 | ||
Beauchamps High School
Wickford, SS11 8LY |
Secondary | 1,471 | ||
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY |
Secondary | 1,557 | ||
Aylsham High School
Norwich, NR11 6AN |
Secondary | 1,519 | ||
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL |
Secondary | 1,471 |