Parkside Community College

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Parkside Community College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 694 22.3% 17.9%
Woodland Middle School Academy
Bedford, MK45 1NP
Secondary 670 16% 16.4%
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW
Secondary 795 24.7% 18.5%
Hadleigh High School
Ipswich, IP7 5HU
Secondary 732 20.5% 22.2%
Thomas Keble School
Stroud, GL6 7DY
Secondary 722 22.3% 15.5%
Cirencester Kingshill School
Cirencester, GL7 1HS
Secondary 807 22.6% 18%
The Corbet School
Shrewsbury, SY4 2AX
Secondary 719 22.1% 15.7%
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU
Secondary 643 18.7% 21.2%
Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN
Secondary 719 22.4% 18.3%
The Roundhill Academy
Leicester, LE4 8GQ
Secondary 731 22.7% 20.8%
The Priory Belvoir Academy
Nottingham, NG13 0AX
Secondary 695 21.2% 16.2%
Castle Donington College
Derby, DE74 2LN
Secondary 685 18.6% 18.9%
Holywell School
Bedford, MK43 0JA
Secondary 711 17.4% 17.2%
St Edward's Church of England Academy
Leek, ST13 8DN
Secondary 695 19.3% 15.3%
The Reach Free School
Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB
Secondary 753 25.2% 19.3%
Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Chichester, PO20 3UE
Secondary 698 18.9% 20.2%
Sybil Andrews Academy
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7QB
Secondary 628 19.8% 14.4%
Deer Park School
Southampton, SO30 2HT
Secondary 698 19.5% 19.5%
Long Stratton High School
Norwich, NR15 2XR
Secondary 716 19.9% 18.9%
Claydon High School
Ipswich, IP6 0EG
Secondary 773 17.8% 19.6%
Framingham Earl High School
Norwich, NR14 7QP
Secondary 802 21.2% 16.1%
Broadland High Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR12 8QN
Secondary 758 18.2% 20.5%
Mary Webb School and Science College
Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG
Secondary 654 21% 20.6%
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ
Secondary 717 19.5% 18.4%
Broadwater School
Godalming, GU7 3BW
Secondary 721 26.9% 17.5%
Chipping Sodbury School
Bristol, BS37 6EW
Secondary 769 20.7% 16.1%
The Priory Church of England School
Dorking, RH4 3DG
Secondary 672 20.9% 17.4%
Highworth Warneford School
Swindon, SN6 7BZ
Secondary 630 19.8% 18.6%
Castle Newnham School
Bedford, MK41 9DT
Secondary 750 18.9% 19.7%
Cullompton Community College
Cullompton, EX15 1DX
Secondary 754 22% 18.2%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Parkside Community College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 694 Sign in to see
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 1SF
Secondary 997
Kendrick School
Reading, RG1 5BN
Secondary 934
Newport Girls' High School Academy
Newport, TF10 7HL
Secondary 836
Kirkbie Kendal School
Kendal, LA9 7EQ
Secondary 1,042
Queen Mary's High School
Walsall, WS4 2AE
Secondary 944
The Eastwood Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU
Secondary 1,144
Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon, HG4 2DE
Secondary 662
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School
Rickmansworth, WD3 1HG
Secondary 1,199
The Henrietta Barnett School
London, NW11 7BN
Secondary 807
Loreto College
St Albans, AL1 3RQ
Secondary 930
Dorchester Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2HS
Secondary 543
Beccles High School
Beccles, NR34 7BQ
Secondary 239
Lady Margaret School
London, SW6 4UN
Secondary 781
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Brentwood, CM14 4EX
Secondary 1,013
St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Bromsgrove, B61 7DH
Secondary 677
Connaught School for Girls
London, E11 4AE
Secondary 603
Fulham Cross Academy
London, SW6 6SN
Secondary 663
Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD
Secondary 1,107
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Birmingham, B1 3AA
Secondary 614
Kings College Guildford
Guildford, GU2 8DU
Secondary 566
Erdington Academy
Birmingham, B24 8RE
Secondary 935
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Birmingham, B21 9ET
Secondary 1,044
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
London, N19 3EU
Secondary 650
Tanfield School
Stanley, DH9 8AY
Secondary 702
Plymouth High School for Girls
Plymouth, PL4 6HT
Secondary 795
King Edward VII Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2QB
Secondary 1,181
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
London, SE1 6EX
Secondary 445
Cowley Academy
Spalding, PE11 4TF
Secondary 628
Catshill Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JW
Secondary 424