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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Dunstan's School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 460 | 28.3% | 29.2% | 
| Pool Academy Redruth, TR15 3PZ | Secondary | 633 | 20.6% | 29.4% | 
| Selwood Academy Frome, BA11 2EF | Secondary | 598 | 22.1% | 26.6% | 
| Looe Community Academy Looe, PL13 1NQ | Secondary | 537 | 19.7% | 25% | 
| Daubeney Academy Bedford, MK42 7PS | Secondary | 507 | 20.6% | 27.2% | 
| Dorchester Middle School Dorchester, DT1 2HS | Secondary | 554 | 20.8% | 24.9% | 
| Oakbank Reading, RG7 1ER | Secondary | 522 | 22.6% | 26.4% | 
| The Sele School Hertford, SG14 2DG | Secondary | 436 | 29.4% | 26.4% | 
| Broadlands Academy Bristol, BS31 2DY | Secondary | 452 | 29.2% | 35% | 
| The Swanage School Swanage, BH19 2PH | Secondary | 343 | 28.6% | 32.4% | 
| St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy Lincoln, LN6 7SX | Secondary | 603 | 27.6% | 31.7% | 
| Aureus School Didcot, OX11 6FF | Secondary | 545 | 24.6% | 32.7% | 
| St Boniface's RC College Plymouth, PL5 3AG | Secondary | 374 | 25.7% | 32.4% | 
| Forest Hall School Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8TZ | Secondary | 498 | 30.7% | 30.6% | 
| Stalham High School Norwich, NR12 9DG | Secondary | 485 | 22% | 27.6% | 
| Dedworth Middle School Windsor, SL4 5PE | Secondary | 552 | 21.9% | 26.8% | 
| The Deanes Benfleet, SS7 2TD | Secondary | 543 | 28.5% | 24.7% | 
| Axe Valley Academy Axminster, EX13 5EA | Secondary | 685 | 29.8% | 27% | 
| Staindrop Academy Darlington, DL2 3JU | Secondary | 429 | 33.1% | 26.1% | 
| Hayle Academy Hayle, TR27 4DN | Secondary | 552 | 22.5% | 29.3% | 
| Goffs - Churchgate Academy Waltham Cross, EN8 9LY | Secondary | 602 | 26.6% | 31.4% | 
| Holsworthy Community College Holsworthy, EX22 6JD | Secondary | 524 | 28.4% | 27.7% | 
| Highfield Middle School Prudhoe, NE42 6EY | Secondary | 402 | 22.4% | 28.6% | 
| King Arthur's School Wincanton, BA9 9BX | Secondary | 469 | 18.6% | 28.6% | 
| North Walsham High School North Walsham, NR28 9HZ | Secondary | 617 | 25% | 28.7% | 
| All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Rossendale, BB4 6SJ | Secondary | 493 | 24.4% | 31.5% | 
| Huntcliff School Saltburn By the Sea, TS12 1HJ | Secondary | 531 | 29.1% | 27.5% | 
| Trinity Catholic School Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB | Secondary | 520 | 25.7% | 33.6% | 
| Maritime Academy Rochester | Secondary | 345 | 24.6% | 29.9% | 
| Sturminster Newton High School Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT | Secondary | 621 | 26.5% | 24.8% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Dunstan's School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 460 | Sign in to see | |
| Highsted Grammar School Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT | Secondary | 837 | ||
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy Alford, LN13 9HY | Secondary | 529 | ||
| Caistor Grammar School Market Rasen, LN7 6QJ | Secondary | 683 | ||
| Colyton Grammar School Colyton, EX24 6HN | Secondary | 1,061 | ||
| Denmark Road High School Gloucester, GL1 3JN | Secondary | 974 | ||
| Ansford Academy Castle Cary, BA7 7JJ | Secondary | 547 | ||
| Preston School Academy Yeovil, BA21 3JD | Secondary | 984 | ||
| West Hill School Stalybridge, SK15 1LX | Secondary | 847 | ||
| Stanchester Academy Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG | Secondary | 791 | ||
| Whitstone Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF | Secondary | 585 | ||
| Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School Blackburn, BB2 2LD | Secondary | 716 | ||
| Atherton High School Atherton, M46 0AY | Secondary | 525 | ||
| The Newbridge School Coalville, LE67 3SJ | Secondary | 797 | ||
| The Sele School Hertford, SG14 2DG | Secondary | 436 | ||
| Christ The King Voluntary Academy Nottingham, NG5 7JZ | Secondary | 850 | ||
| Lakelands Academy Ellesmere, SY12 0EA | Secondary | 576 | ||
| Wrotham School Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD | Secondary | 1,064 | ||
| Madeley High School Crewe, CW3 9JJ | Secondary | 733 | ||
| St Ives School St Ives, TR26 2BB | Secondary | 587 | ||
| Michaela Community School London, HA9 0UU | Secondary | 725 | ||
| Studio West Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2SZ | Secondary | 560 | ||
| Alde Valley Academy Leiston, IP16 4BG | Secondary | 643 | ||
| St Joseph's Catholic High School Slough, SL2 5HW | Secondary | 958 | ||
| Hayle Academy Hayle, TR27 4DN | Secondary | 552 | ||
| E-Act Bourne End Academy Bourne End, SL8 5BW | Secondary | 843 | ||
| St Mark's CofE School Bath, BA1 6ND | Secondary | 237 | ||
| St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy Stockport, SK4 2QP | Secondary | 592 | ||
| Outwood Academy Hasland Hall Chesterfield, S41 0LP | Secondary | 825 | ||
| Bishop Barrington Academy Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LA | Secondary | 627 | ||