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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Falmouth School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 969 | 16.6% | 22% |
Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
Teignmouth, TQ14 9HZ |
Secondary | 943 | 17.8% | 23.1% |
The Arnewood School
New Milton, BH25 6RS |
Secondary | 959 | 16.9% | 24.2% |
Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT |
Secondary | 1,032 | 18.4% | 21% |
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3JD |
Secondary | 984 | 14% | 19.1% |
Cottingham High School and Sixth Form College
Cottingham, HU16 5PX |
Secondary | 926 | 19.4% | 21.3% |
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW |
Secondary | 985 | 15.6% | 21.9% |
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB |
Secondary | 946 | 16% | 22.6% |
Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT |
Secondary | 872 | 17.9% | 22.7% |
Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT |
Secondary | 938 | 18% | 20.1% |
Christ's College Finchley
London, N2 0SE |
Secondary | 957 | 17.9% | 22.4% |
Writhlington School
Radstock, BA3 3NQ |
Secondary | 927 | 17.4% | 24.5% |
Wadebridge School
Wadebridge, PL27 6BU |
Secondary | 1,074 | 20% | 23.1% |
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY |
Secondary | 1,116 | 16.1% | 22% |
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF |
Secondary | 990 | 17% | 23.5% |
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA |
Secondary | 1,029 | 17.2% | 20.5% |
Isca Academy
Exeter, EX2 6AP |
Secondary | 988 | 21.7% | 24% |
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 964 | 19% | 19.7% |
Glenmoor Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4EX |
Secondary | 892 | 13.3% | 21.8% |
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB |
Secondary | 1,041 | 15.3% | 19.2% |
The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH |
Secondary | 998 | 18.3% | 21.1% |
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB |
Secondary | 954 | 15.8% | 20.3% |
Scalby School
Scarborough, YO12 6TH |
Secondary | 960 | 19% | 21.7% |
Callington Community College
Callington, PL17 7DR |
Secondary | 890 | 17.1% | 24.4% |
Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB |
Secondary | 916 | 19.1% | 22.9% |
Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ |
Secondary | 926 | 13.3% | 23.1% |
Kingsdown School
Swindon, SN2 7SH |
Secondary | 990 | 17.6% | 25.6% |
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF |
Secondary | 1,041 | 16.7% | 19.2% |
King's Academy Easthampstead Park
Bracknell, RG12 8FS |
Secondary | 979 | 19.4% | 22.5% |
Sidmouth College
Sidmouth, EX10 9LG |
Secondary | 872 | 17.1% | 19.6% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Falmouth School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 969 | Sign in to see | |
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0NR |
Secondary | 872 | ||
Wellacre Technology Academy
Manchester, M41 6AP |
Secondary | 687 | ||
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,604 | ||
Airedale Academy
Castleford, WF10 3JU |
Secondary | 1,043 | ||
Chosen Hill School
Gloucester, GL3 2PL |
Secondary | 1,317 | ||
Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF |
Secondary | 1,773 | ||
Highcliffe School
Christchurch, BH23 4QD |
Secondary | 1,509 | ||
Pilton Community College
Barnstaple, EX31 1RB |
Secondary | 1,148 | ||
Queens' School
Bushey, WD23 2TY |
Secondary | 1,683 | ||
Heart of England School
Coventry, CV7 7FW |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
Southfield School for Girls
Kettering, NN15 6HE |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
The Palmer Catholic Academy
Ilford, IG3 8EU |
Secondary | 1,170 | ||
Kingdown School
Warminster, BA12 9DR |
Secondary | 1,458 | ||
Kingsbury Green Academy
Calne, SN11 8YH |
Secondary | 1,033 | ||
Brixham College
Brixham, TQ5 9HF |
Secondary | 1,069 | ||
Coombe Girls' School
New Malden, KT3 3TU |
Secondary | 1,559 | ||
Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH |
Secondary | 1,391 | ||
Blackfen School for Girls
Sidcup, DA15 9NU |
Secondary | 1,486 | ||
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP |
Secondary | 1,415 | ||
Nunthorpe Academy
Middlesbrough, TS7 0LA |
Secondary | 1,480 | ||
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
Worle Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8XX |
Secondary | 1,364 | ||
Harris Academy Orpington
BR5 4LG |
Secondary | 557 | ||
Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,457 | ||
Chew Valley School
Bristol, BS40 8QB |
Secondary | 1,205 | ||
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA |
Secondary | 1,478 | ||
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Coventry, CV6 2FR |
Secondary | 1,483 | ||
Huish Episcopi Academy
LANGPORT, TA10 9SS |
Secondary | 1,345 |