Marlwood 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
Marlwood School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 567 19.1% 17.3%
Wigmore School
Leominster, HR6 9UW
Secondary 463 19.9% 15.8%
Woodland Middle School Academy
Bedford, MK45 1NP
Secondary 670 16% 16.4%
The Roseland Academy
Truro, TR2 5SE
Secondary 662 19.6% 20.8%
Winchcombe School
Cheltenham, GL54 5LB
Secondary 530 16.3% 20.8%
Thomas Keble School
Stroud, GL6 7DY
Secondary 722 22.3% 15.5%
Bassingbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 5NJ
Secondary 658 15.4% 17%
Morpeth Chantry Middle School
Morpeth, NE61 1RQ
Secondary 556 17.1% 14.2%
LeAF Studio
Bournemouth, BH11 9JW
Secondary 461 17.8% 15.9%
Castle Donington College
Derby, DE74 2LN
Secondary 685 18.6% 18.9%
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Redditch, B97 5AQ
Secondary 662 17.7% 18.9%
Church Stretton School
Church Stretton, SY6 6EX
Secondary 538 17.3% 17.7%
The Island Free School
Ventnor, PO38 1BG
Secondary 619 17.3% 19.9%
Sybil Andrews Academy
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7QB
Secondary 628 19.8% 14.4%
St Bede's Catholic Middle School
Redditch, B98 7HA
Secondary 647 15.6% 18.2%
Broadstone Middle School
Broadstone, BH18 8AE
Secondary 598 17.9% 16.9%
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
London, SE9 2SU
Secondary 641 16.9% 16.1%
Allenbourn Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 1PL
Secondary 512 13.5% 17.4%
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
Wimborne, BH21 7AB
Secondary 583 15.4% 14.8%
Trevelyan Middle School
Windsor, SL4 3LL
Secondary 589 20.7% 13.9%
The Trinity School
Colchester, CO4 6ED
Secondary 598 17.4% 14.7%
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%
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough, YO12 5LH
Secondary 585 17.3% 19.6%
Fairlands Middle School
Cheddar, BS27 3PG
Secondary 411 16.3% 15.6%
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ
Secondary 717 19.5% 18.4%
Ferndown Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 9UP
Secondary 613 18.3% 20.7%
The Priory Church of England School
Dorking, RH4 3DG
Secondary 672 20.9% 17.4%
Highworth Warneford School
Swindon, SN6 7BZ
Secondary 630 19.8% 18.6%
Cullompton Community College
Cullompton, EX15 1DX
Secondary 754 22% 18.2%

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
Marlwood School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 567 Sign in to see
The Bourne Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 5HS
Secondary 949
Clyst Vale Community College
Exeter, EX5 3AJ
Secondary 937
The King's School
Ottery St Mary, EX11 1RA
Secondary 1,108
Honywood School
Colchester, CO6 1PZ
Secondary 823
Ribston Hall High School
Gloucester, GL1 5LE
Secondary 906
The Chantry School
Worcester, WR6 6QA
Secondary 887
Bournemouth School for Girls
Bournemouth, BH8 9UJ
Secondary 1,260
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School
Upminster, RM14 2QR
Secondary 829
Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Secondary 650
SGS Forest High School
Cinderford, GL14 2AZ
Secondary 258
Painsley Catholic College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH
Secondary 1,318
Lift Winton
Andover, SP10 2PS
Secondary 1,034
Hobart High School
Norwich, NR14 6JU
Secondary 697
St George's Catholic School
London, W9 1RB
Secondary 1,154
Court Fields School
Wellington, TA21 8SW
Secondary 826
St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ
Secondary 1,094
Hall Park Academy
Nottingham, NG16 3EA
Secondary 878
The Grange School
Christchurch, BH23 3AU
Secondary 472
Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ
Secondary 605
Little Lever School
Bolton, BL3 1BT
Secondary 1,068
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8TF
Secondary 602
Hornchurch High School
Hornchurch, RM12 4AJ
Secondary 718
North Gosforth Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 6EJ
Secondary 564
Farnham Heath End
Farnham, GU9 9BN
Secondary 1,077
Sir James Smith's School
Camelford, PL32 9UJ
Secondary 605
All Saints' Church of England Academy
Weymouth, DT4 9BJ
Secondary 701
Onslow St Audrey's School
Hatfield, AL10 8AB
Secondary 808
King Edward VI High School
Stafford, ST17 9YJ
Secondary 663
Outwood Academy Kirkby
Nottingham, NG17 7DH
Secondary 549