The Nelson Thomlinson 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 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% |
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Finchley Catholic High School
London, N12 8TA |
Secondary | 1,192 | 11.1% | 12% |
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Gunnersbury Catholic School
Brentford, TW8 9LB |
Secondary | 1,240 | 12.3% | 13.5% |
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The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP |
Secondary | 1,134 | 23.2% | 14% |
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Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE |
Secondary | 1,094 | 16.9% | 10.4% |
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St Hilda's Church of England High School
Liverpool, L17 3AL |
Secondary | 1,132 | 25.1% | 14% |
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Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT |
Secondary | 1,282 | 18.1% | 18% |
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St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU |
Secondary | 1,033 | 15.7% | 11.2% |
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St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF |
Secondary | 1,202 | 10.7% | 13.2% |
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Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,331 | 13.8% | 17.2% |
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The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | 19.5% | 11.4% |
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The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,141 | 19.1% | 13.8% |
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Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD |
Secondary | 1,282 | 11.1% | 10.8% |
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Culcheth High School
Warrington, WA3 5HH |
Secondary | 1,169 | 15.8% | 18.1% |
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Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY |
Secondary | 1,237 | 17.7% | 16.3% |
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St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, CW8 1JW |
Secondary | 1,222 | 11.5% | 12.1% |
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Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston, LA12 0EB |
Secondary | 1,337 | 19.2% | 12% |
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St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP |
Secondary | 1,307 | 18.2% | 12.7% |
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St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Poole, BH15 3HY |
Secondary | 1,059 | 21.3% | 12.3% |
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St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS |
Secondary | 1,211 | 12.9% | 15% |
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Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | 17.5% | 8.9% |
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The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,029 | 18.9% | 14.1% |
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The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU |
Secondary | 1,091 | 16.2% | 14.5% |
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St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
Blackburn, BB2 4SR |
Secondary | 1,043 | 13.2% | 18.7% |
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Holy Cross Catholic High School
Chorley, PR7 3LS |
Secondary | 980 | 18.2% | 12.3% |
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The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | 18.5% | 11.4% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,175 | 20.3% | 14.5% |
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St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF |
Secondary | 1,077 | 20.1% | 13.2% |
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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 | |
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La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
London, SW12 0AB |
Secondary | 1,222 | ||
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Valentines High School
Ilford, IG2 6HX |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
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The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP |
Secondary | 1,134 | ||
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Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Secondary | 907 | ||
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Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
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Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 839 | ||
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The Mosslands School
Wallasey, CH45 8PJ |
Secondary | 903 | ||
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Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL |
Secondary | 1,203 | ||
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Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW |
Secondary | 1,350 | ||
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Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR |
Secondary | 1,074 | ||
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St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
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Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
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Wetherby High School
Wetherby, LS22 6JS |
Secondary | 783 | ||
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George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA |
Secondary | 1,160 | ||
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Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
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Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Nantwich, CW5 5HD |
Secondary | 1,271 | ||
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Netherhall School
Maryport, CA15 6NT |
Secondary | 876 | ||
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Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH |
Secondary | 829 | ||
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Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston, LA12 0EB |
Secondary | 1,337 | ||
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Ferndown Upper School
Ferndown, BH22 9EY |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
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Priory School
Lewes, BN7 2XN |
Secondary | 1,163 | ||
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Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB |
Secondary | 1,105 | ||
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The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU |
Secondary | 1,091 | ||
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Risedale School
Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BD |
Secondary | 545 | ||
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Codsall Community High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PQ |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
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Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ |
Secondary | 966 | ||