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 | 1,430 | 12.2% | 10.1% |
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Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY |
Secondary | 1,411 | 15% | 12.4% |
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The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne, EN10 7FU |
Secondary | 1,415 | 9.6% | 10.5% |
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Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR |
Secondary | 1,504 | 10.3% | 8.2% |
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The Petersfield School
Petersfield, GU32 3LU |
Secondary | 1,385 | 13.9% | 12.6% |
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Hayesfield Girls School
Bath, BA2 3LA |
Secondary | 1,529 | 13.1% | 11.2% |
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Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8RB |
Secondary | 1,509 | 15.6% | 9.8% |
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Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY |
Secondary | 1,471 | 15.1% | 9.7% |
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The London Oratory School
London, SW6 1RX |
Secondary | 1,398 | 10.7% | 10.3% |
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Malmesbury School
Malmesbury, SN16 0DF |
Secondary | 1,465 | 17.8% | 12% |
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St Albans Girls' School
St Albans, AL3 6DB |
Secondary | 1,428 | 13.5% | 9.8% |
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Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH |
Secondary | 1,327 | 11.5% | 11.6% |
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Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA |
Secondary | 1,383 | 12.4% | 13.1% |
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St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU |
Secondary | 1,315 | 10.7% | 10.3% |
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Vyners School
Uxbridge, UB10 8AB |
Secondary | 1,518 | 15.3% | 10.5% |
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Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,490 | 11.6% | 8.6% |
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The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN |
Secondary | 1,342 | 15% | 10.9% |
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Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH |
Secondary | 1,367 | 15.3% | 12.1% |
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Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL |
Secondary | 1,443 | 14.7% | 11.1% |
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Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
Leicester, LE6 0FP |
Secondary | 1,431 | 9.5% | 11.9% |
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Orleans Park School
Twickenham, TW1 3BB |
Secondary | 1,394 | 11.8% | 7.1% |
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Magdalen College School
Brackley, NN13 6FB |
Secondary | 1,358 | 11.6% | 9.6% |
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Silverdale School
Sheffield, S11 9QH |
Secondary | 1,452 | 11.2% | 11.4% |
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The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT |
Secondary | 1,453 | 10% | 12.5% |
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South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL |
Secondary | 1,355 | 9.7% | 11.7% |
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St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS |
Secondary | 1,489 | 15.5% | 11.4% |
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Ponteland High School
Ponteland, NE20 9EG |
Secondary | 1,545 | 11.3% | 11% |
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Poynton High School
Stockport, SK12 1PU |
Secondary | 1,500 | 12.9% | 8.2% |
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St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE |
Secondary | 1,366 | 13.5% | 10.8% |
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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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Downend School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,430 | Sign in to see | |
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Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
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Uffculme School
Cullompton, EX15 3AG |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
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George Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG9 7EW |
Secondary | 1,634 | ||
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John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ |
Secondary | 1,499 | ||
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Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
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Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD |
Secondary | 1,818 | ||
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The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,455 | ||
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Balcarras School
Cheltenham, GL53 8QF |
Secondary | 1,431 | ||
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The Knights Templar School
Baldock, SG7 6DZ |
Secondary | 1,415 | ||
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Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE |
Secondary | 1,626 | ||
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Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,504 | ||
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Heart of England School
Coventry, CV7 7FW |
Secondary | 1,216 | ||
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Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP |
Secondary | 1,486 | ||
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Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY |
Secondary | 1,294 | ||
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Batley Girls' High School
Batley, WF17 0LD |
Secondary | 1,372 | ||
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Haberdashers' Adams
Newport, TF10 7BD |
Secondary | 1,072 | ||
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Vyners School
Uxbridge, UB10 8AB |
Secondary | 1,518 | ||
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The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH |
Secondary | 1,284 | ||
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The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
Romford, RM1 2RR |
Secondary | 1,394 | ||
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The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ |
Secondary | 1,190 | ||
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Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB |
Secondary | 1,033 | ||
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St George's School A Church of England Academy
Blackpool, FY4 4PH |
Secondary | 1,032 | ||
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Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Bristol, BS30 8TS |
Secondary | 1,261 | ||
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,528 | ||
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Middleton Technology School
Manchester, M24 2GT |
Secondary | 1,336 | ||
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Edgbarrow School
Crowthorne, RG45 7HZ |
Secondary | 1,482 | ||
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Ashton Park School
Bristol, BS3 2JL |
Secondary | 1,257 | ||
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AIM Academy North London
London, N9 8DQ |
Secondary | 601 | ||
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St Francis Xavier's Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L25 6EG |
Secondary | 1,026 | ||