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 | 1,584 | 17.8% | 18.2% |
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The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,468 | 17.3% | 17% |
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Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,672 | 15.6% | 16% |
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West Park School
Derby, DE21 7BT |
Secondary | 1,469 | 16.6% | 19.4% |
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Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL |
Secondary | 1,452 | 17.8% | 18.3% |
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Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF |
Secondary | 1,597 | 18.8% | 17.5% |
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The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,595 | 14.9% | 15.3% |
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Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | 13.6% | 17.6% |
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Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF |
Secondary | 1,529 | 16% | 19.7% |
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Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT |
Secondary | 1,570 | 14.5% | 17.2% |
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Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT |
Secondary | 1,495 | 17.9% | 18% |
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Kingdown School
Warminster, BA12 9DR |
Secondary | 1,458 | 16.9% | 18.6% |
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Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR |
Secondary | 1,675 | 16.1% | 19.8% |
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Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT |
Secondary | 1,520 | 15% | 18.9% |
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Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY |
Secondary | 1,566 | 21.1% | 17.5% |
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 14.8% | 15.8% |
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The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH |
Secondary | 1,606 | 16.3% | 20.9% |
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Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB |
Secondary | 1,738 | 16.7% | 20.6% |
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Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY |
Secondary | 1,496 | 18% | 13.7% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,492 | 17.7% | 17.3% |
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Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,556 | 17.7% | 15.6% |
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The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,502 | 17.1% | 15.8% |
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Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,608 | 17.6% | 18% |
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North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN |
Secondary | 1,580 | 14.3% | 21% |
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Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT |
Secondary | 1,650 | 17% | 15.3% |
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Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD |
Secondary | 1,680 | 17.6% | 19.2% |
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 16.3% | 14.9% |
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Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE |
Secondary | 1,628 | 14.6% | 13.9% |
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Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,659 | 20.9% | 20.2% |
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Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA |
Secondary | 1,478 | 13.2% | 16.7% |
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 | 1,584 | Sign in to see | |
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Unity City Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE |
Secondary | 999 | ||
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Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH |
Secondary | 984 | ||
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Ark Walworth Academy
London, SE1 5UJ |
Secondary | 997 | ||
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Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
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Richard Rose Central Academy
Carlisle, CA1 1LY |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
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Greensward Academy
Hockley, SS5 5HG |
Secondary | 1,584 | ||
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The Wellington Academy
Ludgershall, SP11 9RR |
Secondary | 1,146 | ||
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Skegness Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QH |
Secondary | 1,022 | ||
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Oxford Spires Academy
Oxford, OX4 2AU |
Secondary | 1,317 | ||
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John Henry Newman Catholic College
Birmingham, B37 5GA |
Secondary | 1,308 | ||
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Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ |
Secondary | 1,245 | ||
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Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS |
Secondary | 1,176 | ||
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The King David High School
Manchester, M8 5DY |
Secondary | 773 | ||
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Trinity CofE High School
Manchester, M15 6HP |
Secondary | 1,511 | ||
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The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU |
Secondary | 1,570 | ||
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Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA |
Secondary | 571 | ||
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The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ |
Secondary | 1,514 | ||
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Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND |
Secondary | 844 | ||
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The Netherhall School
Cambridge, CB1 8NN |
Secondary | 1,231 | ||
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Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF |
Secondary | 1,422 | ||
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Helston Community College
Helston, TR13 8NR |
Secondary | 1,346 | ||
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The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW |
Secondary | 873 | ||
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The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, BS5 9JH |
Secondary | 999 | ||
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Bacon's College
London, SE16 6AT |
Secondary | 1,034 | ||
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English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ |
Secondary | 1,148 | ||
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Ellis Guilford School
Nottingham, NG6 0HT |
Secondary | 1,282 | ||
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Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT |
Secondary | 1,096 | ||
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Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND |
Secondary | 1,018 | ||
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Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD |
Secondary | 1,146 | ||