Thornden School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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.

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  • 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
Thornden School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,457 9% 5.4%
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Watford, WD18 0AE
Secondary 1,451 4.8% 5.8%
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Reading, RG4 8LR
Secondary 1,563 12% 8.6%
Dartford Grammar School
Dartford, DA1 2HW
Secondary 1,539 6.4% 6.4%
Highworth Grammar School
Ashford, TN24 8UD
Secondary 1,536 6.8% 6.6%
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham, HP6 5HA
Secondary 1,370 13.1% 2.8%
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham, WA14 2RS
Secondary 1,389 7.2% 4.8%
Balcarras School
Cheltenham, GL53 8QF
Secondary 1,423 8.2% 5.9%
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT
Secondary 1,419 4.1% 4.2%
Dame Alice Owen's School
Potters Bar, EN6 2DU
Secondary 1,479 11.8% 3.4%
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ
Secondary 1,533 6% 5.8%
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL
Secondary 1,507 10.2% 8.4%
Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR
Secondary 1,553 9% 7.5%
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Aylesbury, HP21 8PE
Secondary 1,367 4.5% 6.3%
Aylesbury High School
Aylesbury, HP21 7SX
Secondary 1,329 5% 5.1%
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Gillingham, ME8 7AJ
Secondary 1,536 5.1% 7.9%
The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE
Secondary 1,418 9.2% 5.8%
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU
Secondary 1,452 10.3% 6.2%
Bishop Stopford School
Kettering, NN15 6BJ
Secondary 1,453 7% 5.4%
Gravesend Grammar School
Gravesend, DA12 2PR
Secondary 1,465 4.3% 7.7%
Royal Latin School
Buckingham, MK18 1AX
Secondary 1,313 5.5% 3.5%
Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ
Secondary 1,505 10.5% 6.6%
Rosebery School
Epsom, KT18 7NQ
Secondary 1,422 9.6% 5.8%
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ
Secondary 1,354 13.4% 4.8%
Calday Grange Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 8GG
Secondary 1,509 7.2% 7.2%
Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY
Secondary 1,507 13% 6.5%
The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5NJ
Secondary 1,436 5.9% 4.8%
Edgbarrow School
Crowthorne, RG45 7HZ
Secondary 1,490 10.2% 5.3%
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS
Secondary 1,457 12.6% 8.9%
Poynton High School
Stockport, SK12 1PU
Secondary 1,499 9.5% 7.3%