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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Wensleydale School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 407 | 20.6% | 17% |
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Gosforth Central Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1UN |
Secondary | 600 | 17.8% | 20% |
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Gosforth East Middle School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 5JT |
Secondary | 557 | 18.3% | 17.1% |
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Marden Bridge Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 8RW |
Secondary | 577 | 15.8% | 21.1% |
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Monkseaton High School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9EQ |
Secondary | 155 | 18.1% | 23.9% |
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Wellfield Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9QW |
Secondary | 346 | 16.8% | 14.2% |
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Leighton Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX |
Secondary | 597 | 14.7% | 11.4% |
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St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor
Windsor, SL4 5EN |
Secondary | 482 | 16.4% | 10.4% |
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Samuel King's School
Alston, CA9 3QU |
Secondary | 113 | 23% | 18.6% |
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The Lakes School
Windermere, LA23 1HW |
Secondary | 445 | 18.4% | 16% |
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Millom School
Millom, LA18 5AB |
Secondary | 476 | 9.9% | 21.2% |
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South Molton Community College
South Molton, EX36 4LA |
Secondary | 657 | 14.6% | 22% |
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Cranborne Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 5RP |
Secondary | 266 | 12.1% | 18.5% |
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Beaminster School
Beaminster, DT8 3EP |
Secondary | 673 | 25% | 22.3% |
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Weobley High School
Hereford, HR4 8ST |
Secondary | 533 | 34% | 18.8% |
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Aston Fields Middle School
Bromsgrove, B60 2ET |
Secondary | 599 | 15.9% | 14.7% |
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Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0AH |
Secondary | 594 | 25% | 22.9% |
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St Egwin's CofE Middle School
Evesham, WR11 4JU |
Secondary | 438 | 15.3% | 23.1% |
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Edwinstree Church of England Middle School
Buntingford, SG9 9AW |
Secondary | 486 | 31.3% | 18.3% |
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Longcroft School and Sixth Form College
Beverley, HU17 7EJ |
Secondary | 722 | 23% | 23.4% |
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The Market Weighton School
Market Weighton, YO43 3JF |
Secondary | 658 | 31.8% | 22.8% |
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Bedale High School
Bedale, DL8 2EQ |
Secondary | 555 | 30.3% | 21.6% |
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Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU |
Secondary | 561 | 24.2% | 15.7% |
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Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton, BD23 5BS |
Secondary | 351 | 21.7% | 15.4% |
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Boroughbridge High School
York, YO51 9JX |
Secondary | 388 | 32.2% | 22.9% |
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Corbridge Middle School
Corbridge, NE45 5HX |
Secondary | 367 | 26.4% | 10.6% |
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The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY |
Secondary | 507 | 9.5% | 12.8% |
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Walton Priory Middle School
Stone, ST15 0AL |
Secondary | 543 | 22.9% | 17.7% |
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Perton Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV6 7NR |
Secondary | 399 | 18.8% | 18.3% |
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Preston Muslim Girls High School
Preston, PR1 5BY |
Secondary | 607 | 13.5% | 22.4% |
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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Wensleydale School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 407 | Sign in to see | |
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All Saints Catholic College
London, W10 6EL |
Secondary | 900 | ||
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Addey and Stanhope School
London, SE14 6TJ |
Secondary | 591 | ||
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St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
London, N12 7NJ |
Secondary | 908 | ||
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Newman Catholic College
London, NW10 3RN |
Secondary | 582 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Croydon, CR9 2EE |
Secondary | 566 | ||
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Hodge Hill Girls' School
Birmingham, B36 8EY |
Secondary | 753 | ||
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St John Wall Catholic School
Birmingham, B21 8HH |
Secondary | 598 | ||
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St Thomas More RC College
Manchester, M34 6AF |
Secondary | 799 | ||
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Lostock High School
Manchester, M32 9PL |
Secondary | 514 | ||
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Westborough High School
Dewsbury, WF13 2JE |
Secondary | 902 | ||
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Valley Gardens Middle School
Whitley Bay, NE25 9AQ |
Secondary | 768 | ||
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Torpoint Community College
Torpoint, PL11 2NH |
Secondary | 668 | ||
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Beacon Hill Community School
Wigton, CA7 3EZ |
Secondary | 135 | ||
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New Mills School
High Peak, SK22 4NR |
Secondary | 692 | ||
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Maidenhill School
Stonehouse, GL10 2HA |
Secondary | 714 | ||
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The Hayling College
Hayling Island, PO11 0NU |
Secondary | 516 | ||
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Cove School
Farnborough, GU14 9RN |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
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Aylestone School
Hereford, HR1 1HY |
Secondary | 443 | ||
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Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Preston, PR1 6DT |
Secondary | 600 | ||
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Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Preston, PR5 6PB |
Secondary | 774 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic High School, Lytham
Lytham St Annes, FY8 4JL |
Secondary | 817 | ||
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St Cecilia's RC High School
Preston, PR3 2XA |
Secondary | 581 | ||
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Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Accrington, BB5 0LU |
Secondary | 802 | ||
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Archbishop Temple Church of England High School
Preston, PR2 8RA |
Secondary | 892 | ||
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Settle College
Settle, BD24 0AU |
Secondary | 561 | ||
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Upper Wharfedale School
Skipton, BD23 5BS |
Secondary | 351 | ||
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The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY |
Secondary | 507 | ||
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Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
Slough, SL3 9JQ |
Secondary | 681 | ||
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North Huddersfield Trust School
Huddersfield, HD2 1DJ |
Secondary | 995 | ||