Thomas Gainsborough 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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Thomas Gainsborough School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,615 | 16.9% | 18% |
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Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX |
Secondary | 1,652 | 10.4% | 16.8% |
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Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,625 | 15.5% | 17.7% |
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Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG |
Secondary | 1,732 | 17.3% | 18.6% |
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Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH |
Secondary | 1,653 | 19% | 18.9% |
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Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,609 | 15.9% | 16% |
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The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN |
Secondary | 1,566 | 17.1% | 15% |
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Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,597 | 13.7% | 18.7% |
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Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,559 | 14.8% | 16.1% |
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Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA |
Secondary | 1,432 | 16.3% | 18.4% |
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Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,605 | 13% | 16.6% |
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The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,592 | 15.8% | 17% |
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The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH |
Secondary | 1,705 | 11.6% | 15.4% |
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Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT |
Secondary | 1,575 | 14% | 19.5% |
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Longsands Academy
St Neots, PE19 1LQ |
Secondary | 1,555 | 13.1% | 20.9% |
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The Chauncy School
Ware, SG12 0DP |
Secondary | 1,515 | 18.2% | 15.4% |
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The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ |
Secondary | 1,573 | 16.3% | 15.2% |
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St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR |
Secondary | 1,495 | 15.3% | 17.5% |
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Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW |
Secondary | 1,606 | 10.3% | 17.7% |
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Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT |
Secondary | 1,573 | 14.3% | 20.7% |
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Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY |
Secondary | 1,508 | 19.4% | 18% |
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Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY |
Secondary | 1,528 | 16.7% | 14.8% |
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The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU |
Secondary | 1,578 | 12.6% | 14.1% |
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Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG |
Secondary | 1,606 | 11.5% | 18.9% |
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Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS |
Secondary | 1,658 | 16.9% | 17.4% |
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Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,515 | 18.8% | 17.7% |
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Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,606 | 20% | 19.4% |
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,645 | 15.6% | 17.1% |
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Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB |
Secondary | 1,613 | 17.4% | 16.4% |
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Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA |
Secondary | 1,441 | 15% | 17.7% |
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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Thomas Gainsborough School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,615 | Sign in to see | |
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Lift Unity City
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE |
Secondary | 1,029 | ||
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Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH |
Secondary | 911 | ||
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Ark Walworth Academy
London, SE1 5UJ |
Secondary | 973 | ||
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Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA |
Secondary | 1,182 | ||
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Richard Rose Central Academy
Carlisle, CA1 1LY |
Secondary | 1,036 | ||
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Lift Greensward
Hockley, SS5 5HG |
Secondary | 1,614 | ||
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Knole Academy
Sevenoaks, TN13 3LE |
Secondary | 1,413 | ||
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Skegness Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QH |
Secondary | 932 | ||
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Oxford Spires Academy
Oxford, OX4 2AU |
Secondary | 1,306 | ||
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Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS |
Secondary | 1,219 | ||
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The King David High School
Manchester, M8 5DY |
Secondary | 780 | ||
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Alexandra Park School
London, N11 2AZ |
Secondary | 1,882 | ||
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Trinity CofE High School
Manchester, M15 6HP |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
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The Deepings School
Peterborough, PE6 8NF |
Secondary | 1,041 | ||
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Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA |
Secondary | 548 | ||
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St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Hebburn, NE31 2ET |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
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Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND |
Secondary | 767 | ||
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The Netherhall School
Cambridge, CB1 8NN |
Secondary | 1,268 | ||
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Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF |
Secondary | 1,424 | ||
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Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ |
Secondary | 1,727 | ||
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Helston Community College
Helston, TR13 8NR |
Secondary | 1,328 | ||
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The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW |
Secondary | 850 | ||
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The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, BS5 9JH |
Secondary | 980 | ||
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Bilton School
Rugby, CV22 7JT |
Secondary | 1,166 | ||
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Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Leicester, LE2 6FU |
Secondary | 1,152 | ||
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English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ |
Secondary | 1,167 | ||
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Ellis Guilford School
Nottingham, NG6 0HT |
Secondary | 1,257 | ||
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Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
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Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND |
Secondary | 1,060 | ||