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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Dorothy Stringer School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,634 | 16.9% | 23.9% |
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Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE |
Secondary | 1,313 | 22.6% | 22% |
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Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN |
Secondary | 1,556 | 20% | 19.7% |
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Ricards Lodge High School
London, SW19 7HB |
Secondary | 1,477 | 18.5% | 24.9% |
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Rutlish School
London, SW20 9AD |
Secondary | 1,491 | 21.2% | 21.3% |
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Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS |
Secondary | 1,577 | 21.5% | 20.4% |
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The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ |
Secondary | 1,374 | 14.7% | 28.6% |
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King Edward VII School
Sheffield, S10 2PW |
Secondary | 1,709 | 8.2% | 25.3% |
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Titus Salt School
Bradford, BD17 5RH |
Secondary | 1,436 | 23.9% | 24.8% |
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Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG |
Secondary | 1,698 | 14.1% | 19.6% |
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Allerton Grange School
Leeds, LS17 6SF |
Secondary | 1,742 | 14% | 23.5% |
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Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND |
Secondary | 1,364 | 17.8% | 20% |
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Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY |
Secondary | 1,680 | 17.1% | 16.9% |
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Garth Hill College
Bracknell, RG42 2AD |
Secondary | 1,474 | 13.6% | 18.9% |
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The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH |
Secondary | 1,430 | 18.7% | 22.7% |
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St Paul's Catholic School
Milton Keynes, MK6 5EN |
Secondary | 1,886 | 18.2% | 24.2% |
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The Whitby High School
Ellesmere Port, CH66 2NU |
Secondary | 1,482 | 11.7% | 25.9% |
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Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT |
Secondary | 1,525 | 19.9% | 17.9% |
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Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG |
Secondary | 1,535 | 22.4% | 16.7% |
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Varndean School
Brighton, BN1 6NP |
Secondary | 1,502 | 30.9% | 20.4% |
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Blatchington Mill School
Hove, BN3 7BW |
Secondary | 1,637 | 15.7% | 21% |
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Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN |
Secondary | 1,780 | 14.2% | 17.6% |
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Marriotts School
Stevenage, SG2 8UT |
Secondary | 1,410 | 22.6% | 28.9% |
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St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,326 | 14.2% | 24.1% |
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Crown Hills Community College
Leicester, LE5 5FT |
Secondary | 1,497 | 13.6% | 25.7% |
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Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE |
Secondary | 1,600 | 15.8% | 15.4% |
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The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL |
Secondary | 1,471 | 14.1% | 18.5% |
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Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL |
Secondary | 1,558 | 15.7% | 18.6% |
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Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8JE |
Secondary | 1,361 | 19% | 27.2% |
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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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dorothy Stringer School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,634 | Sign in to see | |
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Plumstead Manor School
London, SE18 1QF |
Secondary | 1,456 | ||
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Langdon Park Community School
London, E14 0RZ |
Secondary | 1,061 | ||
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Morpeth School
London, E2 0PX |
Secondary | 1,513 | ||
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Central Foundation Girls' School
London, E3 2AE |
Secondary | 1,541 | ||
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Raynes Park High School
London, SW20 0JL |
Secondary | 1,194 | ||
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Calderstones School
Liverpool, L18 3HS |
Secondary | 1,577 | ||
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Cowley International College
St Helens, WA10 6PN |
Secondary | 1,504 | ||
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St Paul's Catholic School
Milton Keynes, MK6 5EN |
Secondary | 1,886 | ||
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Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG |
Secondary | 1,535 | ||
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Longhill High School
Brighton, BN2 7FR |
Secondary | 727 | ||
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Blatchington Mill School
Hove, BN3 7BW |
Secondary | 1,637 | ||
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Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Hove, BN3 7BN |
Secondary | 953 | ||
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Hove, BN3 6ND |
Secondary | 2,629 | ||
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Harrow Way Community School
Andover, SP10 3RH |
Secondary | 998 | ||
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Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
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Calthorpe Park School
Fleet, GU51 5JA |
Secondary | 1,645 | ||
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Crestwood Community School
Eastleigh, SO50 4FZ |
Secondary | 1,489 | ||
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Kings' School
Winchester, SO22 5PN |
Secondary | 1,780 | ||
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Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
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Maidstone Grammar School
Maidstone, ME15 7BT |
Secondary | 1,416 | ||
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Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE |
Secondary | 1,600 | ||
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St Bede's School
Redhill, RH1 2LQ |
Secondary | 1,952 | ||
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Weald School, The
Billingshurst, RH14 9RY |
Secondary | 1,786 | ||
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The Angmering School
Littlehampton, BN16 4HH |
Secondary | 1,345 | ||
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Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ |
Secondary | 1,303 | ||
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Imberhorne School
East Grinstead, RH19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,575 | ||
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Sackville School
East Grinstead, RH19 3TY |
Secondary | 1,603 | ||
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New College Leicester
Leicester, LE3 6DN |
Secondary | 1,025 | ||
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Kingsford Community School
London, E6 5JG |
Secondary | 1,501 | ||