St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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 445 27.2% 17.1%
Wigmore School
Leominster, HR6 9UW
Secondary 463 19.9% 15.8%
Winchcombe School
Cheltenham, GL54 5LB
Secondary 530 16.3% 20.8%
Sir William Romney's School
Tetbury, GL8 8AE
Secondary 500 24.6% 21.8%
Thomas Keble School
Stroud, GL6 7DY
Secondary 722 22.3% 15.5%
Appleby Grammar School
Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU
Secondary 360 20% 19.4%
Lady Hawkins' School
Kington, HR5 3AR
Secondary 253 22.5% 19.4%
Queen Elizabeth High School
Bromyard, HR7 4QS
Secondary 432 25.7% 23.1%
Dorchester Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2HS
Secondary 543 21.7% 23.6%
LeAF Studio
Bournemouth, BH11 9JW
Secondary 461 17.8% 15.9%
Iceni Secondary Academy
Thetford, IP26 4PE
Secondary 584 26% 22.3%
Lakelands Academy
Ellesmere, SY12 0EA
Secondary 581 21.7% 20.7%
Ixworth High School
Ixworth, IP31 2HS
Secondary 548 26.1% 20.3%
Fairfield High School
Hereford, HR2 0SG
Secondary 613 28.6% 17.5%
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA
Secondary 454 23.4% 18.7%
Broadstone Middle School
Broadstone, BH18 8AE
Secondary 598 17.9% 16.9%
Marlwood School
Bristol, BS35 3LA
Secondary 567 19.1% 17.3%
Digitech Studio School
Bristol, BS30 8XQ
Secondary 594 32.2% 19.6%
Kirkburton Middle School
Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ
Secondary 502 19.5% 13.7%
Scissett Middle School
Huddersfield, HD8 9JX
Secondary 587 21.6% 13.8%
Mullion School
Helston, TR12 7EB
Secondary 557 26.8% 23.2%
Penkridge Middle School
Stafford, ST19 5BW
Secondary 500 20.8% 17%
Emmanuel Church of England Middle School
Verwood, BH31 6JF
Secondary 439 15.5% 18.2%
Fairlands Middle School
Cheddar, BS27 3PG
Secondary 411 16.3% 15.6%
Whitelands Academy
Bicester, OX26 1AY
Secondary 576 28% 18.4%
Ferndown Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 9UP
Secondary 613 18.3% 20.7%
The Kingsbrook School
Aylesbury, HP22 7BR
Secondary 570 30.4% 19.3%
Ridgeway Secondary School
Redditch, B96 6BD
Secondary 338 23.7% 17.2%
Nidderdale High School
Harrogate, HG3 5HL
Secondary 396 28.9% 20.8%
Highworth Warneford School
Swindon, SN6 7BZ
Secondary 630 19.8% 18.6%

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
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 445 Sign in to see
Wigmore School
Leominster, HR6 9UW
Secondary 463
Woodland Middle School Academy
Bedford, MK45 1NP
Secondary 670
Winchcombe School
Cheltenham, GL54 5LB
Secondary 530
Linslade School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA
Secondary 661
Henley In Arden School
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF
Secondary 682
Selwood Academy
Frome, BA11 2EF
Secondary 603
Looe Community Academy
Looe, PL13 1NQ
Secondary 524
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4HX
Secondary 679
Daubeney Academy
Bedford, MK42 7PS
Secondary 563
Breckland School
Brandon, IP27 0PE
Secondary 615
William Lovell Church of England Academy
Boston, PE22 8AA
Secondary 316
Ipsley CofE Middle School
Redditch, B98 0UB
Secondary 638
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Taunton, TA4 4SW
Secondary 349
St Bede's Catholic Middle School
Redditch, B98 7HA
Secondary 647
London Enterprise Academy
London, E1 1RD
Secondary 415
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA
Secondary 454
Broadstone Middle School
Broadstone, BH18 8AE
Secondary 598
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
Wimborne, BH21 7AB
Secondary 583
Codsall Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PB
Secondary 523
Trevelyan Middle School
Windsor, SL4 3LL
Secondary 589
Bredon Hill Academy
Evesham, WR11 7SW
Secondary 478
Kirkburton Middle School
Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ
Secondary 502
Mullion School
Helston, TR12 7EB
Secondary 557
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Buxton, SK17 6AF
Secondary 419
Cape Cornwall School
Penzance, TR19 7JX
Secondary 284
Fairlands Middle School
Cheddar, BS27 3PG
Secondary 411
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ
Secondary 717
Nidderdale High School
Harrogate, HG3 5HL
Secondary 396
Cullompton Community College
Cullompton, EX15 1DX
Secondary 754