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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South Dartmoor Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 800 | 20.9% | 18.9% |
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Parkside Community College
Cambridge, CB1 1EH |
Secondary | 737 | 20% | 17.3% |
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John Masefield High School
Ledbury, HR8 2HF |
Secondary | 885 | 21% | 18.1% |
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Honiton Community College
Honiton, EX14 1QT |
Secondary | 748 | 19% | 22.3% |
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Hadleigh High School
Ipswich, IP7 5HU |
Secondary | 769 | 18.5% | 19.9% |
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Stanchester Academy
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG |
Secondary | 791 | 16.2% | 18.2% |
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Cirencester Kingshill School
Cirencester, GL7 1HS |
Secondary | 841 | 21.5% | 17.4% |
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Great Torrington School
Torrington, EX38 7DJ |
Secondary | 876 | 23.9% | 21.5% |
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Humphrey Perkins School
Loughborough, LE12 8JU |
Secondary | 844 | 19.6% | 16.9% |
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The Roundhill Academy
Leicester, LE4 8GQ |
Secondary | 798 | 20.4% | 20% |
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St Bernard's Catholic High School
Rotherham, S65 3BE |
Secondary | 811 | 19% | 21% |
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St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QB |
Secondary | 839 | 19.5% | 20.6% |
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Ibstock School
Ibstock, LE67 6NE |
Secondary | 810 | 20.9% | 19.7% |
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Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT |
Secondary | 848 | 19.1% | 18.3% |
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Iceni Secondary Academy
Thetford, IP26 4PE |
Secondary | 752 | 20.5% | 19.9% |
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The Catholic High School, Chester
Chester, CH4 7HS |
Secondary | 806 | 19.1% | 19.7% |
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King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN |
Secondary | 876 | 21.1% | 17.2% |
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The Reach Free School
Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB |
Secondary | 757 | 23.6% | 18% |
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Court Fields School
Wellington, TA21 8SW |
Secondary | 798 | 17.9% | 20.2% |
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Broadstone Middle School
Broadstone, BH18 8AE |
Secondary | 670 | 17.2% | 18.2% |
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Hoe Valley School
Woking, GU22 0NH |
Secondary | 801 | 21.9% | 21% |
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Chertsey High School
Addlestone, KT15 2EP |
Secondary | 896 | 20.8% | 18.4% |
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Yate Academy
Yate, BS37 4DX |
Secondary | 818 | 16.3% | 20.3% |
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Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR29 4QD |
Secondary | 766 | 18.3% | 20.5% |
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Theale Green School
Reading, RG7 5DA |
Secondary | 762 | 21.8% | 20.1% |
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St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ |
Secondary | 721 | 19.3% | 16.8% |
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Chipping Sodbury School
Bristol, BS37 6EW |
Secondary | 729 | 23.2% | 16.3% |
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Bury Church of England High School
Bury, BL9 0TS |
Secondary | 842 | 19.7% | 17.7% |
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King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX |
Secondary | 912 | 20.5% | 18.1% |
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Sidmouth College
Sidmouth, EX10 9LG |
Secondary | 872 | 17.1% | 19.6% |
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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South Dartmoor Community College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 800 | Sign in to see | |
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Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
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The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
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Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
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Aylward Academy
London, N18 1NB |
Secondary | 1,386 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ |
Secondary | 1,305 | ||
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Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,093 | ||
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William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB |
Secondary | 1,444 | ||
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Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,533 | ||
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King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 3SX |
Secondary | 1,135 | ||
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Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Secondary | 1,457 | ||
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Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB |
Secondary | 1,147 | ||
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Backwell School
Bristol, BS48 3BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | ||
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Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Cheltenham, GL51 3EF |
Secondary | 1,830 | ||
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West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 759 | ||
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The King Edmund School
Rochford, SS4 1TL |
Secondary | 1,432 | ||
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Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Ashbourne, DE6 1EP |
Secondary | 1,359 | ||
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Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,294 | ||
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Sexey's School
Bruton, BA10 0DF |
Secondary | 686 | ||
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Featherstone High School
Southall, UB2 5HF |
Secondary | 1,763 | ||
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Shoeburyness High School
Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL |
Secondary | 1,809 | ||
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Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG |
Secondary | 1,519 | ||
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The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE |
Secondary | 1,224 | ||
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St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,492 | ||
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The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
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Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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Okehampton College
Okehampton, EX20 1PW |
Secondary | 1,214 | ||
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Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT |
Secondary | 1,346 | ||
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Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR |
Secondary | 1,248 | ||
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Greenfield Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF |
Secondary | 674 | ||