Thurstable 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
Thurstable School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,036 18.1% 16.4%
Uffculme School
Cullompton, EX15 3AG
Secondary 1,085 16.9% 17.1%
Debden Park High School
Loughton, IG10 2BQ
Secondary 1,060 21.8% 16.9%
Robert Bloomfield Academy
Shefford, SG17 5BU
Secondary 974 20.4% 13.6%
Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB
Secondary 1,078 18.9% 15.7%
Thamesmead School
Shepperton, TW17 9EE
Secondary 1,049 18.8% 15.6%
Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN
Secondary 992 18.1% 18.5%
The Eastwood Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU
Secondary 1,144 16.9% 17.3%
Redden Court School
Romford, RM3 0TS
Secondary 1,063 19.7% 17.9%
Coombe Boys' School
New Malden, KT3 6NU
Secondary 1,031 20.3% 17.3%
St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge, CB1 3TD
Secondary 940 14.8% 15.2%
Chipping Norton School
Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY
Secondary 1,029 20.2% 15.8%
BBG Academy
Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE
Secondary 1,048 20.5% 18.1%
The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX
Secondary 1,075 18.1% 17.7%
Reepham High School and College
Norwich, NR10 4JT
Secondary 1,015 16.8% 18.1%
Worthing High School
Worthing, BN14 7AR
Secondary 1,057 16.5% 15.4%
Alec Hunter Academy
Braintree, CM7 3NR
Secondary 1,068 18.8% 13.9%
Wrotham School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Secondary 1,023 15.4% 17.8%
Wombourne High School
Wolverhampton, WV5 8BJ
Secondary 1,005 16.7% 15.5%
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
London, W14 8BZ
Secondary 1,024 16.3% 14.5%
Millthorpe School
York, YO23 1WF
Secondary 1,037 18.8% 16.1%
Sir Graham Balfour High School
Stafford, ST16 1NR
Secondary 1,001 17.9% 18.2%
Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR
Secondary 1,082 18.4% 13.6%
Farnham Heath End
Farnham, GU9 9BN
Secondary 1,077 17.6% 16.3%
Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB
Secondary 1,040 13.8% 17.3%
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF
Secondary 1,106 14.6% 14.5%
Katherine Warington School
Harpenden, AL5 5FH
Secondary 1,017 19.2% 14.5%
Princes Risborough School
Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR
Secondary 1,101 16.5% 17.3%
Bradfield School
Sheffield, S35 0AE
Secondary 1,024 16.9% 15.8%
Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT
Secondary 1,105 17.8% 15.8%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Thurstable School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,036 Sign in to see
Charles Darwin School
Westerham, TN16 3AU
Secondary 1,314
King Ethelbert School
Birchington, CT7 9BL
Secondary 842
Alcester Grammar School
Alcester, B49 5ED
Secondary 1,294
The Highcrest Academy
High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ
Secondary 1,073
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA
Secondary 1,300
Roundwood Park School
Harpenden, AL5 3AE
Secondary 1,437
Chesterfield High School
Liverpool, L23 9YB
Secondary 1,631
Colchester County High School for Girls
Colchester, CO3 3US
Secondary 1,210
Wootton Upper School
Bedford, MK43 9HT
Secondary 868
Lynn Grove Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP
Secondary 1,109
The Boswells School
Chelmsford, CM1 6LY
Secondary 1,411
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Stevenage, SG1 4AE
Secondary 1,605
The Marlborough Science Academy
St Albans, AL1 2QA
Secondary 1,335
Moseley Park
Bilston, WV14 6LU
Secondary 1,076
Ormiston Sudbury Academy
Sudbury, CO10 1NW
Secondary 679
City of Peterborough Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Secondary 830
Hamstead Hall Academy
Birmingham, B20 1HL
Secondary 1,190
Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ
Secondary 921
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6BW
Secondary 1,135
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Bedlington, NE22 6ED
Secondary 1,057
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP
Secondary 1,196
Avon Valley Academy
Salisbury, SP4 8HH
Secondary 519
Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
York, YO42 2LL
Secondary 1,218
King's Academy Ringmer
Lewes, BN8 5RB
Secondary 642
Coppice Performing Arts School
Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE
Secondary 1,002
St Edward's Church of England Academy
Romford, RM7 9NX
Secondary 848
Ernulf Academy
St. Neots, PE19 2SH
Secondary 743
Lea Manor High School
Luton, LU3 3TL
Secondary 996
Priestnall School
Stockport, SK4 3HP
Secondary 1,285