Downend School
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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Downend School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,411 | 10.1% | 9.5% |
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Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY |
Secondary | 1,441 | 13% | 11.6% |
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John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,512 | 9.2% | 8.5% |
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Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe, BB7 2DJ |
Secondary | 1,441 | 6.2% | 8.4% |
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The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU |
Secondary | 1,358 | 8.9% | 9.9% |
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Balcarras School
Cheltenham, GL53 8QF |
Secondary | 1,423 | 8.2% | 5.9% |
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Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD |
Secondary | 1,397 | 6.6% | 10.4% |
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Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL |
Secondary | 1,507 | 10.2% | 8.4% |
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Highcliffe School
Christchurch, BH23 4QD |
Secondary | 1,509 | 12.1% | 12.2% |
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Hayesfield Girls School
Bath, BA2 3LA |
Secondary | 1,497 | 10.8% | 11% |
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Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB |
Secondary | 1,517 | 13.9% | 9.3% |
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The London Oratory School
London, SW6 1RX |
Secondary | 1,393 | 11.1% | 10.1% |
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Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW |
Secondary | 1,379 | 11.2% | 12.2% |
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Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,319 | 10.9% | 10.7% |
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Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA |
Secondary | 1,468 | 11.5% | 10.9% |
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St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU |
Secondary | 1,303 | 10.3% | 9.9% |
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The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN |
Secondary | 1,374 | 12.5% | 10.1% |
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Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH |
Secondary | 1,391 | 14.2% | 11.8% |
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Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH |
Secondary | 1,379 | 6.2% | 9.9% |
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Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP |
Secondary | 1,415 | 8.2% | 11% |
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Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB |
Secondary | 1,375 | 11.6% | 6.9% |
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Painsley Catholic College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH |
Secondary | 1,325 | 8.5% | 10.4% |
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Silverdale School
Sheffield, S11 9QH |
Secondary | 1,469 | 10% | 11% |
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The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT |
Secondary | 1,472 | 12.3% | 11.3% |
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South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL |
Secondary | 1,345 | 9.1% | 10.2% |
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Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF |
Secondary | 1,422 | 9.9% | 10.8% |
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St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,457 | 12.6% | 8.9% |
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St John Fisher Catholic Academy
Harrogate, HG2 8PT |
Secondary | 1,329 | 11.7% | 8.2% |
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St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE |
Secondary | 1,334 | 12.7% | 10.5% |
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All Saints Catholic School York
York, YO24 1BJ |
Secondary | 1,413 | 11.1% | 9.3% |
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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Downend School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,411 | Sign in to see | |
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Uffculme School
Cullompton, EX15 3AG |
Secondary | 1,069 | ||
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George Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG9 7EW |
Secondary | 1,658 | ||
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John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,512 | ||
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Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD |
Secondary | 1,894 | ||
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Balcarras School
Cheltenham, GL53 8QF |
Secondary | 1,423 | ||
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Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS |
Secondary | 1,254 | ||
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The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,421 | ||
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Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,583 | ||
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Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | ||
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Wallingford School
Wallingford, OX10 8HH |
Secondary | 1,411 | ||
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Batley Girls' High School
Batley, WF17 0LD |
Secondary | 1,377 | ||
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Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
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Vyners School
Uxbridge, UB10 8AB |
Secondary | 1,489 | ||
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | ||
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Norbury High School for Girls
Thornton Heath, CR7 8BT |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
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The Deepings School
Peterborough, PE6 8NF |
Secondary | 1,236 | ||
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The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH |
Secondary | 1,326 | ||
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The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
Romford, RM1 2RR |
Secondary | 1,410 | ||
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The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ |
Secondary | 1,178 | ||
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St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QB |
Secondary | 839 | ||
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Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB |
Secondary | 1,041 | ||
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St George's School A Church of England Academy
Blackpool, FY4 4PH |
Secondary | 1,010 | ||
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Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Bristol, BS30 8TS |
Secondary | 1,245 | ||
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | ||
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Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT |
Secondary | 1,344 | ||
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Fulford School
York, YO10 4FY |
Secondary | 1,727 | ||
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Edgbarrow School
Crowthorne, RG45 7HZ |
Secondary | 1,490 | ||
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Ashton Park School
Bristol, BS3 2JL |
Secondary | 1,240 | ||
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AIM Academy North London
London, N9 8DQ |
Secondary | 587 | ||