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 1,615 16.9% 18%
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX
Secondary 1,652 10.4% 16.8%
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,625 15.5% 17.7%
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG
Secondary 1,732 17.3% 18.6%
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH
Secondary 1,653 19% 18.9%
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
Secondary 1,609 15.9% 16%
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN
Secondary 1,566 17.1% 15%
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT
Secondary 1,597 13.7% 18.7%
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET
Secondary 1,559 14.8% 16.1%
Soham Village College
Ely, CB7 5AA
Secondary 1,432 16.3% 18.4%
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ
Secondary 1,605 13% 16.6%
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT
Secondary 1,592 15.8% 17%
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH
Secondary 1,705 11.6% 15.4%
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Secondary 1,575 14% 19.5%
Longsands Academy
St Neots, PE19 1LQ
Secondary 1,555 13.1% 20.9%
The Chauncy School
Ware, SG12 0DP
Secondary 1,515 18.2% 15.4%
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ
Secondary 1,573 16.3% 15.2%
St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR
Secondary 1,495 15.3% 17.5%
Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW
Secondary 1,606 10.3% 17.7%
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT
Secondary 1,573 14.3% 20.7%
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY
Secondary 1,508 19.4% 18%
Shenfield High School
Brentwood, CM15 8RY
Secondary 1,528 16.7% 14.8%
The Gilberd School
Colchester, CO4 9PU
Secondary 1,578 12.6% 14.1%
Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG
Secondary 1,606 11.5% 18.9%
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS
Secondary 1,658 16.9% 17.4%
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Secondary 1,515 18.8% 17.7%
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,606 20% 19.4%
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE
Secondary 1,645 15.6% 17.1%
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB
Secondary 1,613 17.4% 16.4%
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA
Secondary 1,441 15% 17.7%