Thurston Community College

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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.

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  • 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
Thurston Community College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,486 14.7% 16.4%
Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN
Secondary 1,556 20% 19.7%
Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ
Secondary 1,436 18.5% 17.2%
Trinity Catholic High School
Woodford Green, IG8 0TP
Secondary 1,598 9.5% 12.8%
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 3PS
Secondary 1,408 12.8% 16.5%
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE
Secondary 1,563 12% 18.1%
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE
Secondary 1,331 13.8% 17.2%
Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND
Secondary 1,364 17.8% 20%
Benton Park School
Leeds, LS19 6LX
Secondary 1,491 11.5% 16.5%
Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY
Secondary 1,680 17.1% 16.9%
Garth Hill College
Bracknell, RG42 2AD
Secondary 1,474 13.6% 18.9%
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT
Secondary 1,525 19.9% 17.9%
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG
Secondary 1,535 22.4% 16.7%
Lytchett Minster School
Poole, BH16 6JD
Secondary 1,590 15.8% 14.9%
Heathfield Community College
Heathfield, TN21 8RJ
Secondary 1,438 9.4% 12.9%
Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ
Secondary 1,602 14.2% 13.2%
Beauchamps High School
Wickford, SS11 8LY
Secondary 1,471 15.3% 11.4%
Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB
Secondary 1,334 12.1% 17.3%
The Nobel School
Stevenage, SG2 0HS
Secondary 1,490 21.4% 17.4%
Ashlyns School
Berkhamsted, HP4 3AH
Secondary 1,535 16.9% 10.2%
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY
Secondary 1,557 13.5% 18.6%
Aylsham High School
Norwich, NR11 6AN
Secondary 1,519 24% 18.1%
Huntington School
York, YO32 9WT
Secondary 1,465 16.5% 14.1%
King James's School
Knaresborough, HG5 8EB
Secondary 1,524 17.9% 15.8%
Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL
Secondary 1,710 15.3% 15.4%
Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE
Secondary 1,600 15.8% 15.4%
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL
Secondary 1,471 14.1% 18.5%
Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL
Secondary 1,558 15.7% 18.6%
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ
Secondary 1,652 14.7% 16.1%
Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW
Secondary 1,479 19.3% 12.7%