The Blandford 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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The Blandford School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,103 | 10.9% | 19.9% |
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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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St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
Walsall, WS9 0RN |
Secondary | 1,113 | 14.7% | 24.4% |
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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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Stretford Grammar School
Manchester, M32 8JB |
Secondary | 956 | 8% | 17.9% |
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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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Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA |
Secondary | 1,212 | 11.6% | 23.2% |
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Ferndown Upper School
Ferndown, BH22 9EY |
Secondary | 1,134 | 16.7% | 19.5% |
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The Woodroffe School
Lyme Regis, DT7 3LX |
Secondary | 886 | 13% | 16.1% |
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Claverham Community College
Battle, TN33 0HT |
Secondary | 1,147 | 3.9% | 20.6% |
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The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL |
Secondary | 1,107 | 16.8% | 20.1% |
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The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,021 | 14.2% | 15.3% |
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Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ |
Secondary | 979 | 9.8% | 16.3% |
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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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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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Chilwell School
Nottingham, NG9 5AL |
Secondary | 1,078 | 10.2% | 20.6% |
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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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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% |
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Holy Trinity Academy
Telford, TF2 9SQ |
Secondary | 996 | 15.9% | 22.8% |
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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The Blandford School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,103 | Sign in to see | |
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Parliament Hill School
London, NW5 1RL |
Secondary | 1,194 | ||
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George Green's School
London, E14 3DW |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
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Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School
London, E1 0RH |
Secondary | 1,445 | ||
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All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Dagenham, RM8 1JT |
Secondary | 1,345 | ||
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St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
Orpington, BR6 9SH |
Secondary | 1,084 | ||
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Winchmore School
London, N21 3HS |
Secondary | 1,860 | ||
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Chace Community School
Enfield, EN1 3HQ |
Secondary | 882 | ||
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Hornsey School for Girls
London, N8 9JF |
Secondary | 561 | ||
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Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN |
Secondary | 1,527 | ||
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Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB |
Secondary | 1,534 | ||
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Rutlish School
London, SW20 9AD |
Secondary | 1,473 | ||
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Kettlethorpe High School
Wakefield, WF2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,616 | ||
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Sandy Secondary School
Sandy, SG19 1BL |
Secondary | 1,260 | ||
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The Radcliffe School
Milton Keynes, MK12 5BT |
Secondary | 1,192 | ||
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The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU |
Secondary | 1,398 | ||
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Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Widnes, WA8 7DW |
Secondary | 1,340 | ||
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Redruth School
Redruth, TR15 1TA |
Secondary | 1,437 | ||
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Littleover Community School
Derby, DE23 4BZ |
Secondary | 1,828 | ||
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Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Dronfield, S18 2FZ |
Secondary | 1,810 | ||
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Archway School
Stroud, GL5 4AX |
Secondary | 1,054 | ||
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The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,021 | ||
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Horndean Technology College
Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ |
Secondary | 1,290 | ||
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Crestwood Community School
Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ |
Secondary | 1,478 | ||
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Frederick Gough School
Scunthorpe, DN16 3NG |
Secondary | 1,335 | ||
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Northfleet School for Girls
Gravesend, DA11 8AQ |
Secondary | 1,319 | ||
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Huntington School
York, YO32 9WT |
Secondary | 1,506 | ||
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Chilwell School
Nottingham, NG9 5AL |
Secondary | 1,078 | ||
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Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE |
Secondary | 1,610 | ||
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Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8JE |
Secondary | 1,340 | ||