St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown

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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
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 460 25.4% 16.1%
Wigmore School
Leominster, HR6 9UW
Secondary 449 19.6% 12.9%
The Roseland Academy
Truro, TR2 5SE
Secondary 654 17.9% 18.8%
Ansford Academy
Castle Cary, BA7 7JJ
Secondary 547 19.7% 17.1%
Sir William Romney's School
Tetbury, GL8 8AE
Secondary 511 22.2% 19.6%
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School
Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4HA
Secondary 347 20.2% 15.6%
Whitstone
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF
Secondary 585 20% 21.7%
Appleby Grammar School
Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU
Secondary 346 20.8% 14.7%
Brooklands Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PF
Secondary 601 22.5% 18%
Morpeth Chantry Middle School
Morpeth, NE61 1RQ
Secondary 557 18.7% 14.7%
LeAF Studio
Bournemouth, BH11 9JW
Secondary 447 20.3% 14.4%
Wye School
Wye, TN25 5EJ
Secondary 598 21.4% 18.1%
Fairfield High School
Hereford, HR2 0SG
Secondary 579 25% 14.3%
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA
Secondary 456 19.5% 16.9%
Marlwood School
Bristol, BS35 3LA
Secondary 546 17.3% 14%
St Peter's Church of England Middle School
Windsor, SL4 2QY
Secondary 337 21.7% 13.1%
Allenbourn Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 1PL
Secondary 541 15.3% 15.3%
Digitech Studio School
Bristol, BS30 8XQ
Secondary 593 31.2% 20.3%
Avon Valley Academy
Salisbury, SP4 8HH
Secondary 507 22.7% 18.9%
The Trinity School
Colchester, CO4 6ED
Secondary 420 20.1% 16.2%
Scissett Middle School
Huddersfield, HD8 9JX
Secondary 608 24.8% 12.7%
Mullion School
Helston, TR12 7EB
Secondary 561 23.4% 20.9%
Windsor Park CE Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7JX
Secondary 355 20.9% 13%
Penkridge Middle School
Stafford, ST19 5BW
Secondary 481 18.5% 15.4%
Emmanuel Middle Church of England Middle School
Verwood, BH31 6JF
Secondary 426 14.6% 17.4%
Lockyer's Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 3HQ
Secondary 456 14.9% 12.9%
Chipping Sodbury School
Bristol, BS37 6EW
Secondary 729 23.2% 16.3%
The Kingsbrook School
Aylesbury, HP22 7BR
Secondary 393 29.8% 18.6%
Nidderdale High School
Harrogate, HG3 5HL
Secondary 407 25.6% 18.4%
Highworth Warneford School
Swindon, SN6 7BZ
Secondary 652 22.4% 14.7%

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
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 460 Sign in to see
Wigmore School
Leominster, HR6 9UW
Secondary 449
Woodland Middle School Academy
Bedford, MK45 1NP
Secondary 712
Linslade School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA
Secondary 625
Henley In Arden School
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF
Secondary 699
Looe Community Academy
Looe, PL13 1NQ
Secondary 537
Bedford Free School
Bedford, MK42 9AD
Secondary 529
Breckland School
Brandon, IP27 0PE
Secondary 607
William Lovell Church of England Academy
Boston, PE22 8AA
Secondary 327
Ipsley CofE Middle School
Redditch, B98 0UB
Secondary 649
The Charter School Bermondsey
London, SE16 4EE
Secondary 442
St Bede's Catholic Middle School
Redditch, B98 7HA
Secondary 652
London Enterprise Academy
London, E1 1RD
Secondary 487
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA
Secondary 456
Broadstone Middle School
Broadstone, BH18 8AE
Secondary 670
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
Wimborne, BH21 7AB
Secondary 591
Turing House School
Twickenham, TW2 6LH
Secondary 940
Bolton Muslim Girls School
Bolton, BL3 6TQ
Secondary 720
Somercotes Academy
Louth, LN11 7PN
Secondary 457
Codsall Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PB
Secondary 513
Trevelyan Middle School
Windsor, SL4 3LL
Secondary 565
Kirkburton Middle School
Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ
Secondary 503
Mullion School
Helston, TR12 7EB
Secondary 561
Saracens High School
London, NW9 4AS
Secondary 988
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Buxton, SK17 6AF
Secondary 426
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough, YO12 5LH
Secondary 589
Fairlands Middle School
Cheddar, BS27 3PG
Secondary 434
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ
Secondary 721
Pioneer Secondary Academy
Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB
Secondary 559
Nidderdale High School
Harrogate, HG3 5HL
Secondary 407