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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Downlands Community School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,250 | 26.6% | 8.2% |
|
The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP |
Secondary | 1,116 | 24.3% | 14.4% |
|
Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE |
Secondary | 1,095 | 17.5% | 10.2% |
|
St Hilda's Church of England High School
Liverpool, L17 3AL |
Secondary | 1,301 | 23.2% | 14.1% |
|
Guiseley School
Leeds, LS20 8DT |
Secondary | 1,431 | 19.4% | 11% |
|
The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,205 | 21% | 11.3% |
|
The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD |
Secondary | 1,434 | 13.9% | 8.9% |
|
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,191 | 20.1% | 15.8% |
|
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP |
Secondary | 1,306 | 17.6% | 13.3% |
|
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Poole, BH15 3HY |
Secondary | 1,095 | 22.1% | 12.8% |
|
Willingdon Community School
Eastbourne, BN20 9QX |
Secondary | 1,118 | 23.4% | 20.1% |
|
Priory School
Lewes, BN7 2XN |
Secondary | 1,154 | 29.2% | 19.7% |
|
Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | 19.6% | 9% |
|
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,021 | 14.2% | 15.3% |
|
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,370 | 16.6% | 11.4% |
|
The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,043 | 20.2% | 16.4% |
|
Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Basingstoke, RG22 6SR |
Secondary | 894 | 20.4% | 11.1% |
|
Testbourne Community School
Whitchurch, RG28 7JF |
Secondary | 949 | 18.7% | 16% |
|
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone, ME16 0SF |
Secondary | 1,254 | 15% | 10% |
|
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 3EW |
Secondary | 1,258 | 11.4% | 7.2% |
|
Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,253 | 18.9% | 19.3% |
|
Tanbridge House School
Horsham, RH12 1SR |
Secondary | 1,514 | 20.9% | 9.9% |
|
Millais School
Horsham, RH13 5HR |
Secondary | 896 | 23% | 12.7% |
|
Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ |
Secondary | 1,342 | 25.4% | 14.5% |
|
Imberhorne School
East Grinstead, RH19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,560 | 18.9% | 10.4% |
|
Sackville School
East Grinstead, RH19 3TY |
Secondary | 1,529 | 27.3% | 12.8% |
|
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 2JX |
Secondary | 1,334 | 23.7% | 14.4% |
|
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,178 | 19.8% | 16% |
|
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF |
Secondary | 1,145 | 19.2% | 12.6% |
|
Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW |
Secondary | 1,441 | 20.1% | 13.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Downlands Community School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,250 | Sign in to see | |
|
Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE |
Secondary | 1,355 | ||
|
Sydenham School
London, SE26 4RD |
Secondary | 1,468 | ||
|
The Heathland School
Hounslow, TW4 5JD |
Secondary | 1,760 | ||
|
St Joseph's RC High School
Bolton, BL6 6HW |
Secondary | 1,051 | ||
|
The Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M20 6BX |
Secondary | 933 | ||
|
Spen Valley High School
Liversedge, WF15 7LX |
Secondary | 960 | ||
|
Mortimer Community College
South Shields, NE33 4UG |
Secondary | 1,140 | ||
|
Hebburn Comprehensive School
Hebburn, NE31 2QU |
Secondary | 857 | ||
|
Brimsham Green School
Bristol, BS37 7LB |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
|
Sandy Secondary School
Sandy, SG19 1BL |
Secondary | 1,260 | ||
|
The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,205 | ||
|
The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD |
Secondary | 1,434 | ||
|
Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT |
Secondary | 1,112 | ||
|
The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH |
Secondary | 1,418 | ||
|
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,191 | ||
|
Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD |
Secondary | 1,293 | ||
|
Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA |
Secondary | 1,212 | ||
|
Murray Park Community School
Derby, DE3 9LL |
Secondary | 1,277 | ||
|
Brookfield Community School
Southampton, SO31 7DU |
Secondary | 1,854 | ||
|
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,021 | ||
|
Swanmore College
Southampton, SO32 2RB |
Secondary | 1,338 | ||
|
Crookhorn College
Waterlooville, PO7 5UD |
Secondary | 943 | ||
|
Horndean Technology College
Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ |
Secondary | 1,290 | ||
|
Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ |
Secondary | 979 | ||
|
Hornsea School and Language College
Hornsea, HU18 1DW |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
|
Northfleet School for Girls
Gravesend, DA11 8AQ |
Secondary | 1,319 | ||
|
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury, CT4 7AS |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
|
Huntington School
York, YO32 9WT |
Secondary | 1,506 | ||
|
St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 780 | ||