Thomas Gainsborough School

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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.

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Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Thomas Gainsborough School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,584 17.8% 18.2%
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,468 17.3% 17%
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
Secondary 1,672 15.6% 16%
West Park School
Derby, DE21 7BT
Secondary 1,469 16.6% 19.4%
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Secondary 1,452 17.8% 18.3%
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,597 18.8% 17.5%
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT
Secondary 1,595 14.9% 15.3%
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF
Secondary 1,561 13.6% 17.6%
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF
Secondary 1,529 16% 19.7%
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Secondary 1,570 14.5% 17.2%
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT
Secondary 1,495 17.9% 18%
Kingdown School
Warminster, BA12 9DR
Secondary 1,458 16.9% 18.6%
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Secondary 1,675 16.1% 19.8%
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT
Secondary 1,520 15% 18.9%
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY
Secondary 1,566 21.1% 17.5%
Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ
Secondary 1,530 14.8% 15.8%
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,606 16.3% 20.9%
Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB
Secondary 1,738 16.7% 20.6%
Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY
Secondary 1,496 18% 13.7%
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,492 17.7% 17.3%
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Secondary 1,556 17.7% 15.6%
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ
Secondary 1,502 17.1% 15.8%
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,608 17.6% 18%
North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN
Secondary 1,580 14.3% 21%
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT
Secondary 1,650 17% 15.3%
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD
Secondary 1,680 17.6% 19.2%
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ
Secondary 1,557 16.3% 14.9%
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE
Secondary 1,628 14.6% 13.9%
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE
Secondary 1,659 20.9% 20.2%
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA
Secondary 1,478 13.2% 16.7%