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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Gordano School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 2,124 | 13.2% | 7.2% |
Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield, WF1 2PF |
Secondary | 1,980 | 8.9% | 13.6% |
Ashmole Academy
London, N14 5RJ |
Secondary | 1,879 | 5.8% | 8.5% |
Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD |
Secondary | 1,894 | 15.2% | 15.1% |
Ivybridge Community College
Ivybridge, PL21 0JA |
Secondary | 2,424 | 15.5% | 12.9% |
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU |
Secondary | 1,932 | 13% | 10% |
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ |
Secondary | 2,097 | 19.7% | 8.3% |
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ |
Secondary | 2,103 | 12.2% | 11.8% |
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH |
Secondary | 1,899 | 8.9% | 6.7% |
Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS |
Secondary | 1,839 | 18.3% | 7.3% |
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS |
Secondary | 2,108 | 10.5% | 8.3% |
Saffron Walden County High School
Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH |
Secondary | 2,128 | 18% | 6.7% |
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW |
Secondary | 2,124 | 10.5% | 13.9% |
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL |
Secondary | 1,932 | 8% | 11.5% |
Ilkley Grammar School
Ilkley, LS29 8TR |
Secondary | 2,135 | 15.9% | 5.2% |
George Abbot School
Guildford, GU1 1XX |
Secondary | 1,939 | 18.6% | 7% |
Graveney School
London, SW17 9BU |
Secondary | 2,275 | 9.5% | 13.6% |
St Aidan's Church of England High School
Harrogate, HG2 8JR |
Secondary | 2,069 | 5.2% | 4.8% |
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET |
Secondary | 2,080 | 18.9% | 12.4% |
St Bartholomew's School
Newbury, RG14 6JP |
Secondary | 1,994 | 20.7% | 8% |
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX |
Secondary | 2,067 | 13.7% | 12.1% |
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW |
Secondary | 2,014 | 6.4% | 9.4% |
Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ |
Secondary | 2,276 | 15.3% | 11% |
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB |
Secondary | 1,916 | 11.7% | 9.4% |
Great Sankey High School
Warrington, WA5 3AA |
Secondary | 2,085 | 10.4% | 8.4% |
Beauchamp College
Leicester, LE2 5TP |
Secondary | 2,181 | 6.6% | 8.4% |
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL |
Secondary | 2,053 | 14.2% | 14% |
Salesian School, Chertsey
Chertsey, KT16 9LU |
Secondary | 1,850 | 9.7% | 6.9% |
Winterbourne Academy
Bristol, BS36 1JL |
Secondary | 1,827 | 14.2% | 10% |
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Kenilworth, CV8 2AL |
Secondary | 1,894 | 19.7% | 8.3% |
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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Gordano School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 2,124 | Sign in to see | |
Macmillan Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG |
Secondary | 1,540 | ||
Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE |
Secondary | 1,270 | ||
The Priory Academy LSST
Lincoln, LN5 8PW |
Secondary | 1,781 | ||
Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield, WF1 2PF |
Secondary | 1,980 | ||
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX |
Secondary | 1,657 | ||
Northampton School for Boys
Northampton, NN1 5RT |
Secondary | 1,678 | ||
Ivybridge Community College
Ivybridge, PL21 0JA |
Secondary | 2,424 | ||
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU |
Secondary | 1,932 | ||
Claremont High School
Harrow, HA3 0UH |
Secondary | 1,618 | ||
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS |
Secondary | 2,108 | ||
Mascalls Academy
Tonbridge, TN12 6LT |
Secondary | 1,322 | ||
Marling School
Stroud, GL5 4HE |
Secondary | 1,185 | ||
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET |
Secondary | 2,080 | ||
Trinity School
Carlisle, CA1 1JB |
Secondary | 1,695 | ||
Cramlington Learning Village
Cramlington, NE23 6BN |
Secondary | 2,040 | ||
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Tenterden, TN30 6LT |
Secondary | 1,949 | ||
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ |
Secondary | 2,276 | ||
Paignton Academy
Paignton, TQ3 3WA |
Secondary | 1,528 | ||
Beauchamp College
Leicester, LE2 5TP |
Secondary | 2,181 | ||
Ark Alexandra Academy
HASTINGS, TN34 2PG |
Secondary | 1,553 | ||
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,608 | ||
Queen Elizabeth High School
Hexham, NE46 3JB |
Secondary | 1,289 | ||
Hexham Middle School
Hexham, NE46 3JB |
Secondary | 599 | ||
Elizabeth Woodville School
Milton Keynes, MK19 6HN |
Secondary | 1,126 | ||
Fortis Academy
Birmingham, B44 8NU |
Secondary | 1,346 | ||
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU |
Secondary | 1,967 | ||
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Weymouth, DT4 9SY |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ |
Secondary | 794 |