Ferndown Upper 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 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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Ferndown Upper School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,134 | 16.7% | 19.5% |
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The Camden School for Girls
London, NW5 2DB |
Secondary | 1,108 | 17% | 21.2% |
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Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
London, SW16 2HY |
Secondary | 1,187 | 17.9% | 21.9% |
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Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
Richmond, TW10 6HW |
Secondary | 1,051 | 19.1% | 20.3% |
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Maricourt Catholic High School
Liverpool, L31 3DZ |
Secondary | 1,097 | 16.9% | 21.2% |
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St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW |
Secondary | 1,051 | 15.4% | 21.5% |
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The Elton High School
Bury, BL8 1RN |
Secondary | 1,019 | 19.5% | 21.8% |
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St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF |
Secondary | 1,204 | 16.9% | 15.7% |
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Marden High School
North Shields, NE30 3RZ |
Secondary | 1,014 | 16.5% | 17.7% |
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Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB |
Secondary | 1,095 | 22.3% | 21.3% |
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Saint Gregory's Catholic College
Bath, BA2 8PA |
Secondary | 987 | 16.7% | 18.6% |
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Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP |
Secondary | 1,085 | 16.7% | 20.1% |
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Culcheth High School
Warrington, WA3 5HH |
Secondary | 1,164 | 14.9% | 19.8% |
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The Blandford School
Blandford Forum, DT11 7SQ |
Secondary | 1,103 | 10.9% | 19.9% |
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Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX |
Secondary | 1,118 | 23.4% | 20.1% |
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Rednock School
Dursley, GL11 4BY |
Secondary | 1,281 | 21.1% | 20.2% |
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The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL |
Secondary | 1,107 | 16.8% | 20.1% |
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Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Southampton, SO16 3DQ |
Secondary | 1,032 | 18.4% | 19.4% |
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The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU |
Secondary | 1,090 | 16.6% | 15.5% |
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Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
Worcester, WR5 2XD |
Secondary | 1,038 | 16% | 19.9% |
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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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Joseph Rowntree School
York, YO32 4BZ |
Secondary | 1,250 | 16% | 19.1% |
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The Latimer Arts College
Kettering, NN15 6SW |
Secondary | 1,220 | 17.5% | 19.8% |
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Codsall Community High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PQ |
Secondary | 1,046 | 16.1% | 19.1% |
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King Edward VI CEVC School
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH |
Secondary | 1,190 | 15.1% | 22% |
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Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,253 | 18.9% | 19.3% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,178 | 19.8% | 16% |
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The Stonehenge School
Amesbury, SP4 7PW |
Secondary | 1,074 | 24.1% | 16.4% |
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Matravers School
Westbury, BA13 3QH |
Secondary | 958 | 12.6% | 23% |
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Hartford Church of England High School
Northwich, CW8 1LH |
Secondary | 1,105 | 13.6% | 17% |
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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Ferndown Upper School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,134 | Sign in to see | |
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La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
London, SW12 0AB |
Secondary | 1,198 | ||
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Valentines High School
Ilford, IG2 6HX |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
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The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
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Walthamstow School for Girls
London, E17 9RZ |
Secondary | 896 | ||
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Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Secondary | 916 | ||
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The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN |
Secondary | 1,134 | ||
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Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 825 | ||
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Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School
Manchester, M24 2GL |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
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Stockport School
Stockport, SK2 6BW |
Secondary | 1,342 | ||
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St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF |
Secondary | 1,204 | ||
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Wetherby High School
Wetherby, LS22 6JS |
Secondary | 830 | ||
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George Stephenson High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6SA |
Secondary | 1,234 | ||
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Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
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Humphry Davy School
Penzance, TR18 2TG |
Secondary | 741 | ||
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The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Secondary | 1,098 | ||
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Priory School
Lewes, BN7 2XN |
Secondary | 1,154 | ||
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Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB |
Secondary | 1,084 | ||
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 1,088 | ||
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The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,043 | ||
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The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 808 | ||
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Purbrook Park School
Waterlooville, PO7 5DS |
Secondary | 922 | ||
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The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
Hereford, HR1 1UU |
Secondary | 1,090 | ||
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Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,150 | ||
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St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Rochester, ME1 2FA |
Secondary | 1,086 | ||
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Spalding High School
Spalding, PE11 2PJ |
Secondary | 970 | ||
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Risedale School
Catterick Garrison, DL9 4BD |
Secondary | 469 | ||
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Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR |
Secondary | 392 | ||
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Arts and Media School Islington
London, N4 3LS |
Secondary | 577 | ||
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Wolverley CofE Secondary School
Kidderminster, DY11 5XQ |
Secondary | 966 | ||