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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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |