Thurston Community College
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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Thurston Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,486 | 14.7% | 16.4% |
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Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN |
Secondary | 1,556 | 20% | 19.7% |
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Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ |
Secondary | 1,436 | 18.5% | 17.2% |
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Trinity Catholic High School
Woodford Green, IG8 0TP |
Secondary | 1,598 | 9.5% | 12.8% |
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St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 3PS |
Secondary | 1,408 | 12.8% | 16.5% |
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St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE |
Secondary | 1,563 | 12% | 18.1% |
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Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,331 | 13.8% | 17.2% |
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Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND |
Secondary | 1,364 | 17.8% | 20% |
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Benton Park School
Leeds, LS19 6LX |
Secondary | 1,491 | 11.5% | 16.5% |
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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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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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Lytchett Minster School
Poole, BH16 6JD |
Secondary | 1,590 | 15.8% | 14.9% |
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Heathfield Community College
Heathfield, TN21 8RJ |
Secondary | 1,438 | 9.4% | 12.9% |
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Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ |
Secondary | 1,602 | 14.2% | 13.2% |
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Beauchamps High School
Wickford, SS11 8LY |
Secondary | 1,471 | 15.3% | 11.4% |
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Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB |
Secondary | 1,334 | 12.1% | 17.3% |
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The Nobel School
Stevenage, SG2 0HS |
Secondary | 1,490 | 21.4% | 17.4% |
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Ashlyns School
Berkhamsted, HP4 3AH |
Secondary | 1,535 | 16.9% | 10.2% |
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Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY |
Secondary | 1,557 | 13.5% | 18.6% |
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Aylsham High School
Norwich, NR11 6AN |
Secondary | 1,519 | 24% | 18.1% |
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Huntington School
York, YO32 9WT |
Secondary | 1,465 | 16.5% | 14.1% |
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King James's School
Knaresborough, HG5 8EB |
Secondary | 1,524 | 17.9% | 15.8% |
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Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL |
Secondary | 1,710 | 15.3% | 15.4% |
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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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Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ |
Secondary | 1,652 | 14.7% | 16.1% |
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Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW |
Secondary | 1,479 | 19.3% | 12.7% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Thurston Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,486 | Sign in to see | |
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Plumstead Manor School
London, SE18 1QF |
Secondary | 1,456 | ||
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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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Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Barking, IG11 9AG |
Secondary | 2,341 | ||
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The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Greenford, UB6 9AW |
Secondary | 1,994 | ||
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Fortismere School
London, N10 1NE |
Secondary | 1,770 | ||
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Woodbridge High School
Woodford Green, IG8 7DQ |
Secondary | 2,004 | ||
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Mayfield School
Dagenham, RM8 1XE |
Secondary | 1,848 | ||
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Old Swinford Hospital
Stourbridge, DY8 1QX |
Secondary | 947 | ||
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St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
Walsall, WS9 0RN |
Secondary | 1,117 | ||
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Cowley International College
St Helens, WA10 6PN |
Secondary | 1,504 | ||
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Pensby High School
Wirral, CH61 6XN |
Secondary | 920 | ||
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Titus Salt School
Bradford, BD17 5RH |
Secondary | 1,436 | ||
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Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG |
Secondary | 1,535 | ||
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Lytchett Minster School
Poole, BH16 6JD |
Secondary | 1,590 | ||
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Gillingham School
Gillingham, SP8 4QP |
Secondary | 1,670 | ||
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Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, BN1 6PZ |
Secondary | 1,634 | ||
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Hove, BN3 6ND |
Secondary | 2,629 | ||
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Barnwell School
Stevenage, SG2 9SW |
Secondary | 1,315 | ||
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Ashlyns School
Berkhamsted, HP4 3AH |
Secondary | 1,535 | ||
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Maidstone Grammar School
Maidstone, ME15 7BT |
Secondary | 1,416 | ||
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Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Thirsk, YO7 1RZ |
Secondary | 1,019 | ||
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King James's School
Knaresborough, HG5 8EB |
Secondary | 1,524 | ||
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King Edward VI CEVC School
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH |
Secondary | 1,201 | ||
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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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Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ |
Secondary | 1,303 | ||
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Sackville School
East Grinstead, RH19 3TY |
Secondary | 1,603 | ||
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Ladybridge High School
Bolton, BL3 4NG |
Secondary | 1,123 | ||