Dorothy Stringer School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Dorothy Stringer School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,634 16.9% 23.9%
Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE
Secondary 1,313 22.6% 22%
Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN
Secondary 1,556 20% 19.7%
Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB
Secondary 1,477 18.5% 24.9%
Rutlish School
London, SW20 9AD
Secondary 1,491 21.2% 21.3%
Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS
Secondary 1,577 21.5% 20.4%
The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ
Secondary 1,374 14.7% 28.6%
King Edward VII School
Sheffield, S10 2PW
Secondary 1,709 8.2% 25.3%
Titus Salt School
Bradford, BD17 5RH
Secondary 1,436 23.9% 24.8%
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG
Secondary 1,698 14.1% 19.6%
Allerton Grange School
Leeds, LS17 6SF
Secondary 1,742 14% 23.5%
Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND
Secondary 1,364 17.8% 20%
Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY
Secondary 1,680 17.1% 16.9%
Garth Hill College
Bracknell, RG42 2AD
Secondary 1,474 13.6% 18.9%
The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH
Secondary 1,430 18.7% 22.7%
St Paul's Catholic School
Milton Keynes, MK6 5EN
Secondary 1,886 18.2% 24.2%
The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU
Secondary 1,482 11.7% 25.9%
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT
Secondary 1,525 19.9% 17.9%
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG
Secondary 1,535 22.4% 16.7%
Varndean School
Brighton, BN1 6NP
Secondary 1,502 30.9% 20.4%
Blatchington Mill School
Hove, BN3 7BW
Secondary 1,637 15.7% 21%
Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN
Secondary 1,780 14.2% 17.6%
Marriotts School
Stevenage, SG2 8UT
Secondary 1,410 22.6% 28.9%
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW
Secondary 1,326 14.2% 24.1%
Crown Hills Community College
Leicester, LE5 5FT
Secondary 1,497 13.6% 25.7%
Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE
Secondary 1,600 15.8% 15.4%
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL
Secondary 1,471 14.1% 18.5%
Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL
Secondary 1,558 15.7% 18.6%
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8JE
Secondary 1,361 19% 27.2%
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ
Secondary 1,652 14.7% 16.1%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Dorothy Stringer School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,634 Sign in to see
Plumstead Manor School
London, SE18 1QF
Secondary 1,456
Langdon Park Community School
London, E14 0RZ
Secondary 1,061
Morpeth School
London, E2 0PX
Secondary 1,513
Central Foundation Girls' School
London, E3 2AE
Secondary 1,541
Raynes Park High School
London, SW20 0JL
Secondary 1,194
Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS
Secondary 1,577
Cowley International College
St Helens, WA10 6PN
Secondary 1,504
St Paul's Catholic School
Milton Keynes, MK6 5EN
Secondary 1,886
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG
Secondary 1,535
Longhill High School
Brighton, BN2 7FR
Secondary 727
Blatchington Mill School
Hove, BN3 7BW
Secondary 1,637
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Hove, BN3 7BN
Secondary 953
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Hove, BN3 6ND
Secondary 2,629
Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH
Secondary 998
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW
Secondary 1,331
Calthorpe Park School
Fleet, GU51 5JA
Secondary 1,645
Crestwood Community School
Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ
Secondary 1,489
Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN
Secondary 1,780
Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR
Secondary 1,048
Maidstone Grammar School
Maidstone, ME15 7BT
Secondary 1,416
Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE
Secondary 1,600
St Bede's School
Redhill, RH1 2LQ
Secondary 1,952
Weald School, The
Billingshurst, RH14 9RY
Secondary 1,786
The Angmering School
Littlehampton, BN16 4HH
Secondary 1,345
Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ
Secondary 1,303
Imberhorne School
East Grinstead, RH19 1QY
Secondary 1,575
Sackville School
East Grinstead, RH19 3TY
Secondary 1,603
New College Leicester
Leicester, LE3 6DN
Secondary 1,025
Kingsford Community School
London, E6 5JG
Secondary 1,501