Gordano School

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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
Gordano School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 2,097 11% 8.2%
Ashmole Academy
London, N14 5RJ
Secondary 1,824 7.6% 9.9%
Ivybridge Community College
Ivybridge, PL21 0JA
Secondary 2,324 18.1% 13.4%
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU
Secondary 1,964 12% 10.4%
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
Secondary 2,071 19% 8.7%
Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW
Secondary 1,957 10.9% 14.6%
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Secondary 2,121 14.9% 12.7%
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH
Secondary 1,895 10.2% 8.3%
Sandringham School
St Albans, AL4 9NX
Secondary 1,817 8.9% 6.2%
Maiden Erlegh School
Reading, RG6 7HS
Secondary 1,872 19.8% 6.8%
Bohunt School
Liphook, GU30 7NY
Secondary 1,872 9.3% 7.9%
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS
Secondary 2,108 10% 10.3%
Saffron Walden County High School
Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH
Secondary 2,119 19.3% 8%
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW
Secondary 2,106 12.2% 13.2%
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL
Secondary 1,910 8.7% 13.3%
Ilkley Grammar School
Ilkley, LS29 8TR
Secondary 2,174 16.9% 6.3%
George Abbot School
Guildford, GU1 1XX
Secondary 1,939 20.7% 7.7%
St Aidan's Church of England High School
Harrogate, HG2 8JR
Secondary 2,028 11.3% 5.8%
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET
Secondary 2,051 21.1% 12.2%
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE
Secondary 2,008 17.2% 14.7%
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,076 15% 12.2%
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW
Secondary 2,033 7.1% 9.8%
St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX
Secondary 1,712 14% 10.6%
Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ
Secondary 2,290 14.8% 12.4%
Lymm High School
Lymm, WA13 0RB
Secondary 1,923 13.1% 9.8%
Beauchamp College
Leicester, LE2 5TP
Secondary 2,234 7.3% 9.1%
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,834 13.5% 13.4%
Salesian School, Chertsey
Chertsey, KT16 9LU
Secondary 1,850 12.6% 6.7%
Winterbourne Academy
Bristol, BS36 1JL
Secondary 1,785 16.6% 11.6%
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Kenilworth, CV8 2AL
Secondary 1,934 21.9% 8.6%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Gordano School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 2,097 Sign in to see
Macmillan Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG
Secondary 1,567
The Priory Academy LSST
Lincoln, LN5 8PW
Secondary 1,772
Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield, WF1 2PF
Secondary 1,936
Northampton School for Boys
Northampton, NN1 5RT
Secondary 1,713
Ivybridge Community College
Ivybridge, PL21 0JA
Secondary 2,324
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU
Secondary 1,964
Redborne Upper School and Community College
Bedford, MK45 2NU
Secondary 1,593
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS
Secondary 2,108
Leigh Academy Mascalls
Tonbridge, TN12 6LT
Secondary 1,241
Stroud High School
Stroud, GL5 4HF
Secondary 1,106
E-Act Ousedale School
Newport Pagnell, MK16 0BJ
Secondary 2,268
Marling School
Stroud, GL5 4HE
Secondary 1,119
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET
Secondary 2,051
Trinity School
Carlisle, CA1 1JB
Secondary 1,678
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Tenterden, TN30 6LT
Secondary 1,863
King's Academy Bay House
Gosport, PO12 2QP
Secondary 2,012
Coundon Court
Coventry, CV6 2AJ
Secondary 1,882
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
Secondary 1,189
Paignton Academy
Paignton, TQ3 3WA
Secondary 1,582
Beauchamp College
Leicester, LE2 5TP
Secondary 2,234
Ark Alexandra Academy
HASTINGS, TN34 2PG
Secondary 1,432
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,606
Queen Elizabeth High School
Hexham, NE46 3JB
Secondary 1,306
Hexham Middle School
Hexham, NE46 3JB
Secondary 606
Elizabeth Woodville School
Roade, NN7 2LP
Secondary 1,098
Fortis Academy
Birmingham, B44 8NU
Secondary 1,301
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU
Secondary 2,024
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
Secondary 840
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Rochdale, OL11 5EF
Secondary 1,171