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 28 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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Parkside Middle School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 603 | 20.7% | 21.6% |
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St Ursula's Convent School
London, SE10 8HN |
Secondary | 552 | 14.4% | 24.6% |
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Mossley Hollins High School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP |
Secondary | 890 | 21.5% | 17.1% |
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St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH |
Secondary | 827 | 14.4% | 24.4% |
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Gosforth Central Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN |
Secondary | 601 | 15.8% | 18.1% |
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Gosforth East Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5JT |
Secondary | 556 | 15.1% | 18% |
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Marden Bridge Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8RW |
Secondary | 587 | 17.6% | 22% |
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Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB |
Secondary | 469 | 10.2% | 22% |
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South Molton Community College
South Molton, EX36 4LA |
Secondary | 662 | 24.9% | 18.9% |
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Beaminster School
Beaminster, DT8 3EP |
Secondary | 679 | 23.4% | 21.4% |
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The Clere School
Newbury, RG20 9HP |
Secondary | 470 | 22.4% | 24.8% |
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Earl Mortimer College
Leominster, HR6 8JJ |
Secondary | 522 | 22.6% | 28.7% |
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Aston Fields Middle School
Bromsgrove, B60 2ET |
Secondary | 595 | 12.6% | 15.1% |
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St Egwin's CofE Middle School
Evesham, WR11 4JU |
Secondary | 449 | 14.9% | 23.6% |
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Townsend Church of England School
St Albans, AL3 6DR |
Secondary | 756 | 25.8% | 23.3% |
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Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ |
Secondary | 728 | 16.1% | 21% |
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The Market Weighton School
Market Weighton, YO43 3JF |
Secondary | 626 | 29.9% | 22% |
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Whitworth Community High School
ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS |
Secondary | 651 | 22.3% | 23.3% |
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Bedale High School
Bedale, DL8 2EQ |
Secondary | 560 | 27.3% | 20.2% |
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Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU |
Secondary | 587 | 20% | 16% |
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Paget High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR |
Secondary | 661 | 14.8% | 27.4% |
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Walton Priory Middle School
Stone, ST15 0AL |
Secondary | 523 | 21.8% | 18.5% |
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Perton Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV6 7NR |
Secondary | 429 | 20.3% | 18.4% |
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Bourne Community College
Emsworth, PO10 8PJ |
Secondary | 729 | 26.6% | 21.3% |
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St Joseph's Catholic School
Salisbury, SP1 1QY |
Secondary | 600 | 27.1% | 24.5% |
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Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA |
Secondary | 767 | 15.6% | 21.5% |
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Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Slough, SL3 9JQ |
Secondary | 666 | 24.2% | 25.7% |
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Preston Muslim Girls High School
Preston, PR1 5BY |
Secondary | 608 | 14.5% | 23.2% |
Building cost categories
We've chosen 28 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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Parkside Middle School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 603 | Sign in to see | |
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Lilian Baylis Technology School
London, SE11 5QY |
Secondary | 840 | ||
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St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School
London, NW6 5SN |
Secondary | 1,013 | ||
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Frederick Bremer School
London, E17 4EY |
Secondary | 881 | ||
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Kings Heath Secondary School
Birmingham, B13 0QP |
Secondary | 792 | ||
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Wheelers Lane Technology College
Birmingham, B13 0SF |
Secondary | 668 | ||
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St Matthias School
Wolverhampton, WV1 2BH |
Secondary | 843 | ||
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St Hilda's Church of England High School
Liverpool, L17 3AL |
Secondary | 1,132 | ||
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Ridgeway High School
Prenton, CH43 9EB |
Secondary | 905 | ||
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Loreto High School Chorlton
Manchester, M21 7SW |
Secondary | 768 | ||
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St Patrick's RC High School
Manchester, M30 7JJ |
Secondary | 930 | ||
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Mossley Hollins High School
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9DP |
Secondary | 890 | ||
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St Damian's RC Science College
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8BH |
Secondary | 827 | ||
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The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College
Wigan, WN1 1HQ |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
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All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT |
Secondary | 901 | ||
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Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Leeds, LS6 4QE |
Secondary | 921 | ||
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Kingsmeadow Community School
Gateshead, NE11 9NX |
Secondary | 912 | ||
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Gosforth Central Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN |
Secondary | 601 | ||
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Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
Chester, CH1 5JH |
Secondary | 709 | ||
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Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ |
Secondary | 943 | ||
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South Molton Community College
South Molton, EX36 4LA |
Secondary | 662 | ||
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Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College
Worcester, WR5 2XD |
Secondary | 1,051 | ||
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The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,049 | ||
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Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG |
Secondary | 967 | ||
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Abbeyfield School
Chippenham, SN15 3XB |
Secondary | 900 | ||
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Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 | ||
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Shuttleworth College
Burnley, BB12 8ST |
Secondary | 1,080 | ||
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Madani Boys School
Leicester, LE5 5LL |
Secondary | 448 | ||