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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South Molton Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 662 | 24.9% | 18.9% |
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Mossley Hollins High School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP |
Secondary | 890 | 21.5% | 17.1% |
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Gosforth Central Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN |
Secondary | 601 | 15.8% | 18.1% |
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Gosforth East Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5JT |
Secondary | 556 | 15.1% | 18% |
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Marden Bridge Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8RW |
Secondary | 587 | 17.6% | 22% |
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St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Bristol, BS14 9LS |
Secondary | 754 | 21.5% | 27.2% |
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Torpoint Community College
Torpoint, PL11 2NH |
Secondary | 739 | 14.3% | 23.7% |
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Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH |
Secondary | 829 | 24.4% | 20.1% |
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Beaminster School
Beaminster, DT8 3EP |
Secondary | 679 | 23.4% | 21.4% |
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Maidenhill School
Stonehouse, GL10 2HA |
Secondary | 728 | 29.8% | 22.7% |
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The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 856 | 19.4% | 19.3% |
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Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH |
Secondary | 603 | 20.7% | 21.6% |
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Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Buntingford, SG9 9AW |
Secondary | 485 | 21% | 15.5% |
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Townsend Church of England School
St Albans, AL3 6DR |
Secondary | 756 | 25.8% | 23.3% |
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Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ |
Secondary | 728 | 16.1% | 21% |
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The Market Weighton School
Market Weighton, YO43 3JF |
Secondary | 626 | 29.9% | 22% |
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Dartford Science & Technology College
Dartford, DA1 2LY |
Secondary | 856 | 18.5% | 20.7% |
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Whitworth Community High School
ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS |
Secondary | 651 | 22.3% | 23.3% |
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Leyland, PR25 1BS |
Secondary | 818 | 23.4% | 20.8% |
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Bedale High School
Bedale, DL8 2EQ |
Secondary | 560 | 27.3% | 20.2% |
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Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU |
Secondary | 587 | 20% | 16% |
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Carterton Community College
Carterton, OX18 1BU |
Secondary | 743 | 28.4% | 18.3% |
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Wadham School
Crewkerne, TA18 7NT |
Secondary | 770 | 16.5% | 19% |
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Walton Priory Middle School
Stone, ST15 0AL |
Secondary | 523 | 21.8% | 18.5% |
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Perton Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV6 7NR |
Secondary | 429 | 20.3% | 18.4% |
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Bourne Community College
Emsworth, PO10 8PJ |
Secondary | 729 | 26.6% | 21.3% |
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St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 742 | 31.7% | 24.8% |
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St Joseph's Catholic School
Salisbury, SP1 1QY |
Secondary | 600 | 27.1% | 24.5% |
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Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA |
Secondary | 767 | 15.6% | 21.5% |
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Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Slough, SL3 9JQ |
Secondary | 666 | 24.2% | 25.7% |
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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South Molton Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 662 | Sign in to see | |
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Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
London, NW1 1LY |
Secondary | 814 | ||
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All Saints Catholic High School
London, N16 5AF |
Secondary | 500 | ||
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The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
London, E9 6NR |
Secondary | 803 | ||
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Saint Gabriel's College
London, SW9 6UL |
Secondary | 600 | ||
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St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School
London, NW6 5SN |
Secondary | 1,013 | ||
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Willowfield School
London, E17 6ND |
Secondary | 1,005 | ||
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St Matthias School
Wolverhampton, WV1 2BH |
Secondary | 843 | ||
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St Hilda's Church of England High School
Liverpool, L17 3AL |
Secondary | 1,132 | ||
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Ridgeway High School
Prenton, CH43 9EB |
Secondary | 905 | ||
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The Elton High School
Bury, BL8 1RN |
Secondary | 1,026 | ||
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Loreto High School Chorlton
Manchester, M21 7SW |
Secondary | 768 | ||
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St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ |
Secondary | 930 | ||
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Mossley Hollins High School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP |
Secondary | 890 | ||
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St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH |
Secondary | 827 | ||
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All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT |
Secondary | 901 | ||
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Kingsmeadow Community School
Gateshead, NE11 9NX |
Secondary | 912 | ||
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Gosforth Central Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN |
Secondary | 601 | ||
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Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
Chester, CH1 5JH |
Secondary | 709 | ||
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Tibshelf Community School
Alfreton, DE55 5LZ |
Secondary | 819 | ||
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Chailey School
Lewes, BN8 4PU |
Secondary | 855 | ||
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Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH |
Secondary | 603 | ||
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Baysgarth School
Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 6AE |
Secondary | 1,024 | ||
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Whitworth Community High School
ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS |
Secondary | 651 | ||
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The Stonehenge School
Amesbury, SP4 7PW |
Secondary | 1,080 | ||
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All Hallows RC High School
Salford, M6 8AA |
Secondary | 739 | ||
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Abbeyfield School
Chippenham, SN15 3XB |
Secondary | 900 | ||
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Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School
London, N16 6UB |
Secondary | 384 | ||
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Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 | ||
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Madani Boys School
Leicester, LE5 5LL |
Secondary | 448 | ||