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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Townsend Church of England School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 756 | 25.8% | 23.3% |
Queensbridge School
Birmingham, B13 8QB |
Secondary | 907 | 26.7% | 27.2% |
Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN |
Secondary | 920 | 18.5% | 23.6% |
Wetherby High School
Wetherby, LS22 6JS |
Secondary | 783 | 16.4% | 26.3% |
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Bristol, BS14 9LS |
Secondary | 754 | 21.5% | 27.2% |
Cressex Community School
High Wycombe, HP12 4QA |
Secondary | 763 | 20.7% | 29% |
Dowdales School
Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8AH |
Secondary | 829 | 24.4% | 20.1% |
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ |
Secondary | 943 | 22% | 23.6% |
New Mills School
High Peak, SK22 4NR |
Secondary | 681 | 21% | 27.8% |
South Molton Community College
South Molton, EX36 4LA |
Secondary | 662 | 24.9% | 18.9% |
Beaminster School
Beaminster, DT8 3EP |
Secondary | 679 | 23.4% | 21.4% |
De La Salle School
Basildon, SS14 2LA |
Secondary | 769 | 17.8% | 26.1% |
Maidenhill School
Stonehouse, GL10 2HA |
Secondary | 728 | 29.8% | 22.7% |
Portchester Community School
Fareham, PO16 9BD |
Secondary | 694 | 23.8% | 28% |
The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 856 | 19.4% | 19.3% |
Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH |
Secondary | 603 | 20.7% | 21.6% |
Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ |
Secondary | 728 | 16.1% | 21% |
The Market Weighton School
Market Weighton, YO43 3JF |
Secondary | 626 | 29.9% | 22% |
Dartford Science & Technology College
Dartford, DA1 2LY |
Secondary | 856 | 18.5% | 20.7% |
Alder Grange School
Rossendale, BB4 8HW |
Secondary | 903 | 18% | 21.6% |
Whitworth Community High School
ROCHDALE, OL12 8TS |
Secondary | 651 | 22.3% | 23.3% |
St Mary's Catholic High School
Leyland, PR25 1BS |
Secondary | 818 | 23.4% | 20.8% |
Bedale High School
Bedale, DL8 2EQ |
Secondary | 560 | 27.3% | 20.2% |
Carterton Community College
Carterton, OX18 1BU |
Secondary | 743 | 28.4% | 18.3% |
Bourne Community College
Emsworth, PO10 8PJ |
Secondary | 729 | 26.6% | 21.3% |
St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 742 | 31.7% | 24.8% |
St Joseph's Catholic School
Salisbury, SP1 1QY |
Secondary | 600 | 27.1% | 24.5% |
Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Heywood, OL10 2AA |
Secondary | 767 | 15.6% | 21.5% |
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Slough, SL3 9JQ |
Secondary | 666 | 24.2% | 25.7% |
Lowton Church of England High School
Warrington, WA3 1DU |
Secondary | 819 | 19.9% | 26.9% |
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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Townsend Church of England School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 756 | Sign in to see | |
The Dormston School
Dudley, DY3 1SN |
Secondary | 1,143 | ||
The Wordsley School
Stourbridge, DY8 5SP |
Secondary | 938 | ||
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport, PR8 4EX |
Secondary | 839 | ||
Westhoughton High School
Bolton, BL5 3BZ |
Secondary | 1,340 | ||
Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR |
Secondary | 1,074 | ||
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan, WN4 9PF |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
Norham High School
North Shields, NE29 7BU |
Secondary | 456 | ||
Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB |
Secondary | 469 | ||
St Benedict's Catholic College
Colchester, CO3 3US |
Secondary | 895 | ||
Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | ||
Portchester Community School
Fareham, PO16 9BD |
Secondary | 694 | ||
Crookhorn College
Waterlooville, PO7 5UD |
Secondary | 916 | ||
Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | ||
The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 856 | ||
The Priory School
Hitchin, SG5 2UR |
Secondary | 1,242 | ||
Fearnhill School
Letchworth, SG6 4BA |
Secondary | 602 | ||
The Astley Cooper School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7HL |
Secondary | 947 | ||
The Market Weighton School
Market Weighton, YO43 3JF |
Secondary | 626 | ||
Lathom High School : A Technology College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JN |
Secondary | 796 | ||
Our Lady's Catholic High School
Preston, PR2 3SQ |
Secondary | 902 | ||
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Engineering College
Skelmersdale, WN8 6JW |
Secondary | 853 | ||
Our Lady's Catholic College
Lancaster, LA1 2RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
Baines School
Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 8BE |
Secondary | 747 | ||
Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR |
Secondary | 421 | ||
Whytrig Community Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 0BP |
Secondary | 327 | ||
Astley Community High School
Seaton Delaval, NE25 0BP |
Secondary | 627 | ||
Paget High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR |
Secondary | 661 | ||
Arts and Media School Islington
London, N4 3LS |
Secondary | 596 |