Kingdown 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
Kingdown School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,458 16.9% 18.6%
Wilmington Academy
Wilmington, DA2 7DR
Secondary 1,382 17.1% 18.3%
The Morley Academy
Leeds, LS27 0PD
Secondary 1,432 14.8% 19.5%
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,468 17.3% 17%
Penrice Academy
St Austell, PL25 3NR
Secondary 1,427 17% 19.8%
Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA
Secondary 1,413 13.3% 16.7%
West Park School
Derby, DE21 7BT
Secondary 1,469 16.6% 19.4%
East Barnet School
Barnet, EN4 8PU
Secondary 1,414 17% 18.3%
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Secondary 1,452 17.8% 18.3%
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF
Secondary 1,529 16% 19.7%
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Secondary 1,383 14.5% 17.3%
St Joseph's Catholic College
Swindon, SN3 3LR
Secondary 1,416 16.7% 17.5%
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT
Secondary 1,495 17.9% 18%
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR
Secondary 1,354 13.3% 20.9%
Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP
Secondary 1,505 11.5% 16.8%
Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH
Secondary 1,483 13% 16.7%
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT
Secondary 1,520 15% 18.9%
Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Secondary 1,484 12.5% 17.4%
Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, DE22 2LW
Secondary 1,416 14.9% 17.7%
Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT
Secondary 1,423 16.1% 21.4%
Nunthorpe Academy
Middlesbrough, TS7 0LA
Secondary 1,480 13.7% 19.4%
Kingsthorpe College
Northampton, NN2 7HR
Secondary 1,406 14.9% 19.1%
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,492 17.7% 17.3%
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ
Secondary 1,502 17.1% 15.8%
St Mary's Catholic School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7PE
Secondary 1,442 13.3% 19.5%
Brigshaw High School
Castleford, WF10 2HR
Secondary 1,372 16.7% 17.8%
Helston Community College
Helston, TR13 8NR
Secondary 1,346 18.4% 18%
Wyvern St Edmund's
Salisbury, SP1 1RE
Secondary 1,331 19.5% 20%
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU10 6HB
Secondary 1,441 14.7% 17.1%
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA
Secondary 1,478 13.2% 16.7%

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
Kingdown School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,458 Sign in to see
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0NR
Secondary 872
Kemnal Technology College
Sidcup, DA14 5AA
Secondary 560
Parkstone Grammar School
Poole, BH17 7EP
Secondary 1,222
Wellacre Technology Academy
Manchester, M41 6AP
Secondary 687
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH
Secondary 1,728
Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF
Secondary 1,773
Carshalton Boys Sports College
Carshalton, SM5 1RW
Secondary 1,505
Pilton Community College
Barnstaple, EX31 1RB
Secondary 1,148
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Secondary 1,570
Lightcliffe Academy
Halifax, HX3 8TL
Secondary 920
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT
Secondary 1,495
Hewens College
Hayes, UB4 8JP
Secondary 482
Campion School
Northampton, NN7 3QG
Secondary 1,278
Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH
Secondary 969
The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Oldham, OL2 7HS
Secondary 1,886
Clapton Girls' Academy
London, E5 0RB
Secondary 1,194
Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ
Secondary 1,541
Kingsbury Green Academy
Calne, SN11 8YH
Secondary 1,033
Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH
Secondary 1,391
Montgomery Academy
Blackpool, FY2 0AZ
Secondary 1,186
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
Newent, GL18 1QF
Secondary 1,115
Charters School
Ascot, SL5 9QY
Secondary 1,713
Nunthorpe Academy
Middlesbrough, TS7 0LA
Secondary 1,480
Thorp Academy
Ryton, NE40 3AH
Secondary 1,463
Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
York, YO42 2LL
Secondary 1,267
Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ
Secondary 1,068
Lord Grey Academy
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Secondary 1,414
Q3 Academy Tipton
Tipton, DY4 7NR
Secondary 1,596
Huish Episcopi Academy
LANGPORT, TA10 9SS
Secondary 1,345