Blackminster Middle 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
Blackminster Middle School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 254 21.7% 24.1%
St Ursula's Convent School
London, SE10 8HN
Secondary 552 14.4% 24.6%
Marden Bridge Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8RW
Secondary 587 17.6% 22%
Monkseaton High School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9EQ
Secondary 481 19.1% 29.3%
Edward Peake CofE VC School
Biggleswade, SG18 0EJ
Secondary 410 29.3% 26.3%
Samuel King's School
Alston, CA9 3QU
Secondary 107 29% 19.6%
Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB
Secondary 469 10.2% 22%
The Hayling College
Hayling Island, PO11 0NU
Secondary 555 22.8% 27.1%
The Clere School
Newbury, RG20 9HP
Secondary 470 22.4% 24.8%
Applemore College
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Secondary 526 28.4% 27.6%
Aylestone School
Hereford, HR1 1HY
Secondary 449 31% 28.7%
Earl Mortimer College
Leominster, HR6 8JJ
Secondary 522 22.6% 28.7%
Weobley High School
Hereford, HR4 8ST
Secondary 530 36.1% 16.4%
Aston Fields Middle School
Bromsgrove, B60 2ET
Secondary 595 12.6% 15.1%
Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH
Secondary 603 20.7% 21.6%
St Egwin's CofE Middle School
Evesham, WR11 4JU
Secondary 449 14.9% 23.6%
Bedale High School
Bedale, DL8 2EQ
Secondary 560 27.3% 20.2%
The Wensleydale School & Sixth Form
Leyburn, DL8 5HY
Secondary 389 31.2% 17.3%
Boroughbridge High School
York, YO51 9JX
Secondary 438 31.3% 21.9%
Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR
Secondary 421 18.8% 30.9%
Seaton Sluice Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE26 4JS
Secondary 332 25% 31.3%
Tweedmouth Community Middle School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2DJ
Secondary 337 23.4% 33.2%
Glendale Middle School
Wooler, NE71 6QG
Secondary 74 29.7% 29.7%
Berwick Middle School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1LA
Secondary 284 13.4% 27.8%
Paget High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR
Secondary 661 14.8% 27.4%
Norton Canes High School
Cannock, WS11 9SP
Secondary 442 26.2% 32.3%
Walton Priory Middle School
Stone, ST15 0AL
Secondary 523 21.8% 18.5%
Perton Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV6 7NR
Secondary 429 20.3% 18.4%
St Joseph's Catholic School
Salisbury, SP1 1QY
Secondary 600 27.1% 24.5%
Madani Boys School
Leicester, LE5 5LL
Secondary 448 12.3% 23.7%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Blackminster Middle School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 254 Sign in to see
St Ursula's Convent School
London, SE10 8HN
Secondary 552
Highbury Fields School
London, N5 1AR
Secondary 731
All Saints Catholic College
London, W10 6EL
Secondary 846
Selly Park Girls' School
Birmingham, B29 7PH
Secondary 813
St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL
Secondary 1,047
St John Wall Catholic School
Birmingham, B21 8HH
Secondary 635
Marden Bridge Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8RW
Secondary 587
Monkseaton Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8JW
Secondary 227
Wellfield Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9QW
Secondary 354
Leighton Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX
Secondary 601
Ruskin Community High School
Crewe, CW2 7JT
Secondary 715
Cardinal Newman Catholic High School
Warrington, WA4 1RX
Secondary 855
Solway Community School
Wigton, CA7 4DD
Secondary 146
Samuel King's School
Alston, CA9 3QU
Secondary 107
Grays Convent High School
Grays, RM17 5UX
Secondary 655
The Vyne Community School
Basingstoke, RG21 5PB
Secondary 746
Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF
Secondary 940
Applemore College
Southampton, SO45 4RQ
Secondary 526
Aylestone School
Hereford, HR1 1HY
Secondary 449
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Buntingford, SG9 9AW
Secondary 485
Dover Grammar School for Girls
Dover, CT16 2PZ
Secondary 872
Balshaw's Church of England High School
Leyland, PR25 3AH
Secondary 936
Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU
Secondary 587
Tweedmouth Community Middle School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2DJ
Secondary 337
Bellingham Middle School and Sports College
Hexham, NE48 2EN
Secondary 52
Glendale Middle School
Wooler, NE71 6QG
Secondary 74
Berwick Middle School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1LA
Secondary 284
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1EU
Secondary 132
Preston Muslim Girls High School
Preston, PR1 5BY
Secondary 608