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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Beaminster School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 673 | 25% | 22.3% |
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St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ |
Secondary | 915 | 21.6% | 21.5% |
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Gosforth Central Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN |
Secondary | 600 | 17.8% | 20% |
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Gosforth East Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5JT |
Secondary | 557 | 18.3% | 17.1% |
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Marden Bridge Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8RW |
Secondary | 577 | 15.8% | 21.1% |
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St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Bristol, BS14 9LS |
Secondary | 754 | 23.5% | 26.6% |
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Torpoint Community College
Torpoint, PL11 2NH |
Secondary | 668 | 11.5% | 25% |
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New Mills School
High Peak, SK22 4NR |
Secondary | 692 | 20.8% | 26.9% |
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South Molton Community College
South Molton, EX36 4LA |
Secondary | 657 | 14.6% | 22% |
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De La Salle School
Basildon, SS14 2LA |
Secondary | 763 | 16.8% | 22.5% |
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Maidenhill School
Stonehouse, GL10 2HA |
Secondary | 714 | 33.5% | 26.2% |
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The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 808 | 21.8% | 21.9% |
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Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH |
Secondary | 594 | 25% | 22.9% |
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Townsend Church of England School
St Albans, AL3 6DR |
Secondary | 746 | 18.1% | 24.4% |
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Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ |
Secondary | 722 | 23% | 23.4% |
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The Market Weighton School
Market Weighton, YO43 3JF |
Secondary | 658 | 31.8% | 22.8% |
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Dartford Science & Technology College
Dartford, DA1 2LY |
Secondary | 858 | 17.7% | 21.4% |
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Alder Grange School
Rossendale, BB4 8HW |
Secondary | 900 | 19.8% | 21.8% |
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Whitworth Community High School
ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS |
Secondary | 654 | 23.7% | 24.9% |
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Leyland, PR25 1BS |
Secondary | 813 | 24.6% | 21.2% |
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Bedale High School
Bedale, DL8 2EQ |
Secondary | 555 | 30.3% | 21.6% |
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Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU |
Secondary | 561 | 24.2% | 15.7% |
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Carterton Community College
Carterton, OX18 1BU |
Secondary | 774 | 27.4% | 20.3% |
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Wadham School
Crewkerne, TA18 7NT |
Secondary | 763 | 16.3% | 20.4% |
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Walton Priory Middle School
Stone, ST15 0AL |
Secondary | 543 | 22.9% | 17.7% |
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Bourne Community College
Emsworth, PO10 8PJ |
Secondary | 693 | 27.8% | 21.2% |
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St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 780 | 32.6% | 24.5% |
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St Joseph's Catholic School
Salisbury, SP1 1QY |
Secondary | 566 | 22.5% | 26.4% |
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Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA |
Secondary | 772 | 17.8% | 20.6% |
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Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Slough, SL3 9JQ |
Secondary | 681 | 26.4% | 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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Beaminster School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 673 | Sign in to see | |
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Sydenham School
London, SE26 4RD |
Secondary | 1,468 | ||
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Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
Croydon, CR0 5JQ |
Secondary | 837 | ||
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Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
Birmingham, B9 4TR |
Secondary | 938 | ||
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Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Birmingham, B45 9NY |
Secondary | 1,147 | ||
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Colton Hills Community School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5DG |
Secondary | 1,163 | ||
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Golborne High School
Warrington, WA3 3EL |
Secondary | 1,145 | ||
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St Peter's Catholic High School
Wigan, WN5 8NU |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
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Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
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Saint Gregory's Catholic College
Bath, BA2 8PA |
Secondary | 987 | ||
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St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Bristol, BS14 9LS |
Secondary | 754 | ||
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The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,205 | ||
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St Cuthbert Mayne School
Torquay, TQ1 4RN |
Secondary | 1,002 | ||
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St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Poole, BH15 3HY |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
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Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX |
Secondary | 1,118 | ||
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The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE |
Secondary | 1,139 | ||
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Crookhorn College
Waterlooville, PO7 5UD |
Secondary | 943 | ||
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Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ |
Secondary | 979 | ||
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St Edmund's Catholic School
Portsmouth, PO1 1RX |
Secondary | 1,157 | ||
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Millfield School
Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG |
Secondary | 877 | ||
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Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 8QY |
Secondary | 813 | ||
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Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
Fleetwood, FY7 8AY |
Secondary | 771 | ||
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All Hallows Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 0LN |
Secondary | 912 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Leyland, PR25 1BS |
Secondary | 813 | ||
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James Calvert Spence College
Morpeth, NE65 0NG |
Secondary | 568 | ||
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Carterton Community College
Carterton, OX18 1BU |
Secondary | 774 | ||
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Wadham School
Crewkerne, TA18 7NT |
Secondary | 763 | ||
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St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF |
Secondary | 1,145 | ||
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Matravers School
Westbury, BA13 3QH |
Secondary | 958 | ||
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Lowton Church of England High School
Warrington, WA3 1DU |
Secondary | 814 | ||