Downend 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
Downend School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,430 12.2% 10.1%
Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY
Secondary 1,411 15% 12.4%
The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU
Secondary 1,415 9.6% 10.5%
Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR
Secondary 1,504 10.3% 8.2%
The Petersfield School
Petersfield, GU32 3LU
Secondary 1,385 13.9% 12.6%
Hayesfield Girls School
Bath, BA2 3LA
Secondary 1,529 13.1% 11.2%
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB
Secondary 1,509 15.6% 9.8%
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY
Secondary 1,471 15.1% 9.7%
The London Oratory School
London, SW6 1RX
Secondary 1,398 10.7% 10.3%
Malmesbury School
Malmesbury, SN16 0DF
Secondary 1,465 17.8% 12%
St Albans Girls' School
St Albans, AL3 6DB
Secondary 1,428 13.5% 9.8%
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH
Secondary 1,327 11.5% 11.6%
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA
Secondary 1,383 12.4% 13.1%
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU
Secondary 1,315 10.7% 10.3%
Vyners School
Uxbridge, UB10 8AB
Secondary 1,518 15.3% 10.5%
Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ
Secondary 1,490 11.6% 8.6%
The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN
Secondary 1,342 15% 10.9%
Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH
Secondary 1,367 15.3% 12.1%
Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL
Secondary 1,443 14.7% 11.1%
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP
Secondary 1,431 9.5% 11.9%
Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB
Secondary 1,394 11.8% 7.1%
Magdalen College School
Brackley, NN13 6FB
Secondary 1,358 11.6% 9.6%
Silverdale School
Sheffield, S11 9QH
Secondary 1,452 11.2% 11.4%
The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT
Secondary 1,453 10% 12.5%
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL
Secondary 1,355 9.7% 11.7%
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS
Secondary 1,489 15.5% 11.4%
Ponteland High School
Ponteland, NE20 9EG
Secondary 1,545 11.3% 11%
Poynton High School
Stockport, SK12 1PU
Secondary 1,500 12.9% 8.2%
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
Secondary 1,366 13.5% 10.8%
All Saints Catholic School York
York, YO24 1BJ
Secondary 1,416 12.6% 9.7%

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
Downend School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,430 Sign in to see
Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE
Secondary 1,023
Uffculme School
Cullompton, EX15 3AG
Secondary 1,085
George Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG9 7EW
Secondary 1,634
John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ
Secondary 1,499
Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ
Secondary 1,505
Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD
Secondary 1,818
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,455
Balcarras School
Cheltenham, GL53 8QF
Secondary 1,431
The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ
Secondary 1,415
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,626
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF
Secondary 1,504
Heart of England School
Coventry, CV7 7FW
Secondary 1,216
Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP
Secondary 1,486
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY
Secondary 1,294
Batley Girls' High School
Batley, WF17 0LD
Secondary 1,372
Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD
Secondary 1,072
Vyners School
Uxbridge, UB10 8AB
Secondary 1,518
The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH
Secondary 1,284
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
Romford, RM1 2RR
Secondary 1,394
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Secondary 1,190
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB
Secondary 1,033
St George's School A Church of England Academy
Blackpool, FY4 4PH
Secondary 1,032
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Bristol, BS30 8TS
Secondary 1,261
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ
Secondary 1,528
Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT
Secondary 1,336
Edgbarrow School
Crowthorne, RG45 7HZ
Secondary 1,482
Ashton Park School
Bristol, BS3 2JL
Secondary 1,257
AIM Academy North London
London, N9 8DQ
Secondary 601
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L25 6EG
Secondary 1,026