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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Cranborne Middle School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 306 | 8.5% | 17% |
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St Ursula's Convent School
London, SE10 8HN |
Secondary | 552 | 14.4% | 24.6% |
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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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Wellfield Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9QW |
Secondary | 354 | 14.7% | 14.4% |
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Leighton Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX |
Secondary | 601 | 15.2% | 12.8% |
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St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor
Windsor, SL4 5EN |
Secondary | 481 | 14.4% | 9.8% |
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Torpoint Community College
Torpoint, PL11 2NH |
Secondary | 739 | 14.3% | 23.7% |
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The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW |
Secondary | 440 | 14.1% | 13% |
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Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB |
Secondary | 469 | 10.2% | 22% |
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South Molton Community College
South Molton, EX36 4LA |
Secondary | 662 | 24.9% | 18.9% |
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Beaminster School
Beaminster, DT8 3EP |
Secondary | 679 | 23.4% | 21.4% |
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Grays Convent High School
Grays, RM17 5UX |
Secondary | 655 | 9.3% | 19.6% |
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Aston Fields Middle School
Bromsgrove, B60 2ET |
Secondary | 595 | 12.6% | 15.1% |
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Blackminster Middle School
Evesham, WR11 8TG |
Secondary | 254 | 21.7% | 24.1% |
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St Egwin's CofE Middle School
Evesham, WR11 4JU |
Secondary | 449 | 14.9% | 23.6% |
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Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Buntingford, SG9 9AW |
Secondary | 485 | 21% | 15.5% |
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Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU |
Secondary | 587 | 20% | 16% |
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Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton, BD23 5BS |
Secondary | 363 | 15.4% | 13.5% |
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Corbridge Middle School
Corbridge, NE45 5HX |
Secondary | 354 | 25.4% | 11% |
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Berwick Middle School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1LA |
Secondary | 284 | 13.4% | 27.8% |
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The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY |
Secondary | 526 | 13.7% | 12.9% |
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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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St Joseph's Catholic School
Salisbury, SP1 1QY |
Secondary | 600 | 27.1% | 24.5% |
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Madani Girls' School
Leicester, LE5 5LL |
Secondary | 454 | 8.2% | 26.9% |
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Preston Muslim Girls High School
Preston, PR1 5BY |
Secondary | 608 | 14.5% | 23.2% |
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Madani Boys School
Leicester, LE5 5LL |
Secondary | 448 | 12.3% | 23.7% |
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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Cranborne Middle School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 306 | Sign in to see | |
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St John Wall Catholic School
Birmingham, B21 8HH |
Secondary | 635 | ||
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St Thomas More RC College
Manchester, M34 6AF |
Secondary | 793 | ||
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Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities
Rotherham, S63 7PQ |
Secondary | 711 | ||
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Valley Gardens Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9AQ |
Secondary | 773 | ||
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Wellfield Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9QW |
Secondary | 354 | ||
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Leighton Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX |
Secondary | 601 | ||
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St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor
Windsor, SL4 5EN |
Secondary | 481 | ||
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Torpoint Community College
Torpoint, PL11 2NH |
Secondary | 739 | ||
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Beacon Hill Community School
Wigton, CA7 3EZ |
Secondary | 138 | ||
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Samuel King's School
Alston, CA9 3QU |
Secondary | 107 | ||
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John Ruskin School
Coniston, LA21 8EW |
Secondary | 242 | ||
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West Moors Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 0DA |
Secondary | 236 | ||
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Claverham Community College
Battle, TN33 0HT |
Secondary | 1,148 | ||
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Grays Convent High School
Grays, RM17 5UX |
Secondary | 655 | ||
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Maidenhill School
Stonehouse, GL10 2HA |
Secondary | 728 | ||
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Weobley High School
Hereford, HR4 8ST |
Secondary | 530 | ||
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St Mary's RC High School
Hereford, HR1 4DR |
Secondary | 749 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL |
Secondary | 831 | ||
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St Cecilia's RC High School
Preston, PR3 2XA |
Secondary | 573 | ||
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The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form
Leyburn, DL8 5HY |
Secondary | 389 | ||
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Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton, BD23 5BS |
Secondary | 363 | ||
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Corbridge Middle School
Corbridge, NE45 5HX |
Secondary | 354 | ||
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Seaton Sluice Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE26 4JS |
Secondary | 332 | ||
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Glendale Middle School
Wooler, NE71 6QG |
Secondary | 74 | ||
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The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY |
Secondary | 526 | ||
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Walton Priory Middle School
Stone, ST15 0AL |
Secondary | 523 | ||
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Perton Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV6 7NR |
Secondary | 429 | ||
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Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1EU |
Secondary | 132 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic School
Salisbury, SP1 1QY |
Secondary | 600 | ||