Downlands Community School
Schools we chose for benchmarking
This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.
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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Downlands Community School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,251 | 22.6% | 7.9% |
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The John Fisher School
Purley, CR8 3YP |
Secondary | 1,134 | 23.2% | 14% |
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Summerhill School
Kingswinford, DY6 9XE |
Secondary | 1,094 | 16.9% | 10.4% |
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Guiseley School
Leeds, LS20 8DT |
Secondary | 1,427 | 18.9% | 10.7% |
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The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | 19.5% | 11.4% |
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The Downs School
Newbury, RG20 6AD |
Secondary | 1,437 | 11.9% | 9% |
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The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,141 | 19.1% | 13.8% |
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Ulverston Victoria High School
Ulverston, LA12 0EB |
Secondary | 1,337 | 19.2% | 12% |
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The Nelson Thomlinson School
Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Secondary | 1,161 | 16.7% | 12.8% |
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St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Exeter, EX2 5AP |
Secondary | 1,307 | 18.2% | 12.7% |
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Heathfield Community College
Heathfield, TN21 8RJ |
Secondary | 1,438 | 9.4% | 12.9% |
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St Richard's Catholic College
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE |
Secondary | 1,035 | 11.7% | 12.7% |
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Court Moor School
Fleet, GU52 7RY |
Secondary | 1,133 | 17.5% | 8.9% |
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Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,331 | 14.3% | 10.9% |
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The Wavell School
Farnborough, GU14 6BH |
Secondary | 1,029 | 18.9% | 14.1% |
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Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
Basingstoke, RG22 6SR |
Secondary | 891 | 22.5% | 9.9% |
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Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,120 | 11.9% | 3.8% |
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Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone, ME16 0SF |
Secondary | 1,274 | 5.3% | 9.7% |
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Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School
Canterbury, CT1 3EW |
Secondary | 1,256 | 10% | 6.8% |
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Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,209 | 17.5% | 17.9% |
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Tanbridge House School
Horsham, RH12 1SR |
Secondary | 1,525 | 27.2% | 9.8% |
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The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | 18.5% | 11.4% |
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Millais School
Horsham, RH13 5HR |
Secondary | 1,055 | 24.3% | 11.3% |
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Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ |
Secondary | 1,303 | 22.1% | 14.2% |
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Imberhorne School
East Grinstead, RH19 1QY |
Secondary | 1,575 | 18.1% | 9.9% |
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Sackville School
East Grinstead, RH19 3TY |
Secondary | 1,603 | 25.1% | 11.8% |
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Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 2JX |
Secondary | 1,331 | 20.9% | 13.6% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,175 | 20.3% | 14.5% |
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St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Worthing, BN12 5AF |
Secondary | 1,077 | 20.1% | 13.2% |
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Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW |
Secondary | 1,479 | 19.3% | 12.7% |