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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Plymstock School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,672 | 15.6% | 16% |
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Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT |
Secondary | 1,756 | 19.5% | 15.5% |
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Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | 13.6% | 16% |
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Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG |
Secondary | 1,740 | 12% | 18% |
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Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH |
Secondary | 1,728 | 16.3% | 18.4% |
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The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | 13.8% | 13.7% |
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Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,652 | 13.1% | 16.2% |
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Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,663 | 12% | 15.1% |
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Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF |
Secondary | 1,773 | 16.2% | 14.6% |
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Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | 14.6% | 13.3% |
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Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF |
Secondary | 1,597 | 18.8% | 17.5% |
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Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE |
Secondary | 1,775 | 16.3% | 15.3% |
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Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,741 | 15.6% | 13% |
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The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,595 | 14.9% | 15.3% |
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Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | 13.6% | 17.6% |
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Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT |
Secondary | 1,570 | 14.5% | 17.2% |
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Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,727 | 17% | 12.2% |
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Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA |
Secondary | 1,625 | 11.7% | 18.4% |
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King Alfred's
Wantage, OX12 9BY |
Secondary | 1,682 | 18.9% | 14.9% |
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The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,603 | 14.7% | 13.9% |
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Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH |
Secondary | 1,729 | 14.1% | 13.8% |
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Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,556 | 17.7% | 15.6% |
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Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,608 | 17.6% | 18% |
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Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT |
Secondary | 1,650 | 17% | 15.3% |
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Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT |
Secondary | 1,558 | 17% | 12.6% |
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Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH |
Secondary | 1,584 | 17.8% | 18.2% |
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Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD |
Secondary | 1,680 | 17.6% | 19.2% |
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 16.3% | 14.9% |
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,628 | 14.6% | 13.9% |
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Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,710 | 17.3% | 15% |
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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Plymstock School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,672 | Sign in to see | |
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Shireland Collegiate Academy
Smethwick, B66 4ND |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
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George Salter Academy
West Bromwich, B70 9UW |
Secondary | 1,467 | ||
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Chadwell Heath Academy
Romford, RM6 4RS |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
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Garforth Academy
Leeds, LS25 1LJ |
Secondary | 1,900 | ||
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Newstead Wood School
Orpington, BR6 9SA |
Secondary | 1,264 | ||
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Hayes School
Bromley, BR2 7DB |
Secondary | 1,762 | ||
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Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW |
Secondary | 2,124 | ||
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The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH |
Secondary | 1,700 | ||
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The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR |
Secondary | 1,383 | ||
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Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB |
Secondary | 1,517 | ||
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St Laurence School
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ |
Secondary | 1,374 | ||
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St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD |
Secondary | 1,449 | ||
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The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,408 | ||
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Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4BD |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
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Stratton School
Biggleswade, SG18 8JB |
Secondary | 783 | ||
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St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ |
Secondary | 1,216 | ||
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The Dukeries Academy
Newark, NG22 9TD |
Secondary | 777 | ||
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The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,539 | ||
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Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,366 | ||
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Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,710 | ||
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Beckfoot Thornton
Bradford, BD13 3BH |
Secondary | 1,296 | ||
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Swinton Academy
Mexborough, S64 8JW |
Secondary | 996 | ||
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Callington Community College
Callington, PL17 7DR |
Secondary | 890 | ||
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Thornhill Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7NA |
Secondary | 597 | ||
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Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD |
Secondary | 1,736 | ||
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Whitworth Park Academy
Spennymoor, DL16 7LN |
Secondary | 939 | ||
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Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN |
Secondary | 979 | ||
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Ashby School
Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT |
Secondary | 1,528 | ||
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Ernest Bevin Academy
London, SW17 7DF |
Secondary | 767 | ||