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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Digitech Studio School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 593 | 31.2% | 20.3% | 
| 
                                Somervale Secondary School
                                 Radstock, BA3 2JD  | 
                            Secondary | 775 | 29.8% | 22.8% | 
| 
                                Woodland Middle School Academy
                                 Bedford, MK45 1NP  | 
                            Secondary | 712 | 24.6% | 17.3% | 
| 
                                The Honywood Community Science School
                                 Colchester, CO6 1PZ  | 
                            Secondary | 788 | 26.4% | 18% | 
| 
                                Ansford Academy
                                 Castle Cary, BA7 7JJ  | 
                            Secondary | 547 | 19.7% | 17.1% | 
| 
                                Sir William Romney's School
                                 Tetbury, GL8 8AE  | 
                            Secondary | 511 | 22.2% | 19.6% | 
| 
                                Whitstone
                                 Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF  | 
                            Secondary | 585 | 20% | 21.7% | 
| 
                                Brooklands Middle School
                                 Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PF  | 
                            Secondary | 601 | 22.5% | 18% | 
| 
                                The Axholme Academy
                                 Crowle, DN17 4HU  | 
                            Secondary | 534 | 24.9% | 23.6% | 
| 
                                Dorchester Middle School
                                 Dorchester, DT1 2HS  | 
                            Secondary | 554 | 20.8% | 24.9% | 
| 
                                St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
                                 Dorchester, DT2 8SA  | 
                            Secondary | 460 | 25.4% | 16.1% | 
| 
                                Lakelands Academy
                                 Ellesmere, SY12 0EA  | 
                            Secondary | 576 | 28.3% | 20% | 
| 
                                Sir Thomas Fremantle School
                                 Winslow, MK18 3GH  | 
                            Secondary | 601 | 23.1% | 22.6% | 
| 
                                The Skipton Academy
                                 Skipton, BD23 1UQ  | 
                            Secondary | 591 | 28.3% | 24.4% | 
| 
                                Avon Valley Academy
                                 Salisbury, SP4 8HH  | 
                            Secondary | 507 | 22.7% | 18.9% | 
| 
                                The Deanes
                                 Benfleet, SS7 2TD  | 
                            Secondary | 543 | 28.5% | 24.7% | 
| 
                                Mullion School
                                 Helston, TR12 7EB  | 
                            Secondary | 561 | 23.4% | 20.9% | 
| 
                                Axe Valley Academy
                                 Axminster, EX13 5EA  | 
                            Secondary | 685 | 29.8% | 27% | 
| 
                                King's Academy Ringmer
                                 Lewes, BN8 5RB  | 
                            Secondary | 611 | 22.8% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                Holsworthy Community College
                                 Holsworthy, EX22 6JD  | 
                            Secondary | 524 | 28.4% | 27.7% | 
| 
                                Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
                                 Reading, RG4 9LN  | 
                            Secondary | 456 | 30.5% | 22.8% | 
| 
                                Winterstoke Hundred Academy
                                 Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE  | 
                            Secondary | 677 | 27.2% | 23% | 
| 
                                Whitelands Academy
                                 Bicester, OX26 1AY  | 
                            Secondary | 467 | 33.2% | 18.6% | 
| 
                                Broadwater School
                                 Godalming, GU7 3BW  | 
                            Secondary | 692 | 28.7% | 16.1% | 
| 
                                Chipping Sodbury School
                                 Bristol, BS37 6EW  | 
                            Secondary | 729 | 23.2% | 16.3% | 
| 
                                Leigh Academy Rainham
                                 Gillingham, ME8 8GS  | 
                            Secondary | 632 | 21.7% | 19.2% | 
| 
                                The Kingsbrook School
                                 Aylesbury, HP22 7BR  | 
                            Secondary | 393 | 29.8% | 18.6% | 
| 
                                Sturminster Newton High School
                                 Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT  | 
                            Secondary | 621 | 26.5% | 24.8% | 
| 
                                Nidderdale High School
                                 Harrogate, HG3 5HL  | 
                            Secondary | 407 | 25.6% | 18.4% | 
| 
                                Highworth Warneford School
                                 Swindon, SN6 7BZ  | 
                            Secondary | 652 | 22.4% | 14.7% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Digitech Studio School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 593 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Wapping High School
                                 London, E1 2DA  | 
                            Secondary | 335 | ||
| 
                                Neston High School
                                 Neston, CH64 9NH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,729 | ||
| 
                                The Rural Enterprise Academy
                                 Penkridge, ST19 5PH  | 
                            Secondary | 235 | ||
| 
                                LeAF Studio
                                 Bournemouth, BH11 9JW  | 
                            Secondary | 447 | ||
| 
                                The Swanage School
                                 Swanage, BH19 2PH  | 
                            Secondary | 343 | ||
| 
                                All Saints Church of England Academy
                                 Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 5BL  | 
                            Secondary | 896 | ||
| 
                                Hadlow Rural Community School
                                 Hadlow, TN11 0AU  | 
                            Secondary | 388 | ||
| 
                                Waverley Studio College
                                 Birmingham, B9 5SX  | 
                            Secondary | 268 | ||
| 
                                Walsall Studio School
                                 Walsall, WS1 1RL  | 
                            Secondary | 179 | ||
| 
                                The Island Free School
                                 Ventnor, PO38 1BG  | 
                            Secondary | 623 | ||
| 
                                XP School
                                 Doncaster, DN4 5NG  | 
                            Secondary | 247 | ||
| 
                                Dorset Studio School
                                 Dorchester, DT2 8PX  | 
                            Secondary | 345 | ||
| 
                                Oasis Academy Silvertown
                                 London, E16 2BB  | 
                            Secondary | 489 | ||
| 
                                Allenbourn Middle School
                                 Wimborne, BH21 1PL  | 
                            Secondary | 541 | ||
| 
                                Hoe Valley School
                                 Woking, GU22 0NH  | 
                            Secondary | 801 | ||
| 
                                Somerset Studio School
                                 Radstock, BA3 3NQ  | 
                            Secondary | 127 | ||
| 
                                Space Studio West London
                                 Hounslow, TW14 9PE  | 
                            Secondary | 219 | ||
| 
                                IKB Academy
                                 Bristol, BS31 1SP  | 
                            Secondary | 142 | ||
| 
                                David Nieper Academy
                                 Alfreton, DE55 7JA  | 
                            Secondary | 777 | ||
| 
                                Queen Elizabeth Studio School
                                 LA6 2HJ  | 
                            Secondary | 337 | ||
| 
                                Da Vinci Academy
                                 Derby, DE21 4ET  | 
                            Secondary | 711 | ||
| 
                                Chertsey High School
                                 Addlestone, KT15 2EP  | 
                            Secondary | 896 | ||
| 
                                Harris Academy Riverside
                                 Purfleet, RM19 1QY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,079 | ||
| 
                                Scott Medical and Healthcare College
                                 Plymouth, PL3 4BD  | 
                            Secondary | 235 | ||
| 
                                Ryecroft CofE Middle School
                                 Rocester, ST14 5PB  | 
                            Secondary | 185 | ||
| 
                                Turner Free School
                                 Folkestone, CT19 4PB  | 
                            Secondary | 951 | ||
| 
                                Atlantic Academy
                                 Bideford, EX39 5DW  | 
                            Secondary | 246 | ||
| 
                                Winterstoke Hundred Academy
                                 Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE  | 
                            Secondary | 677 | ||
| 
                                Turves Green Boys' School
                                 Birmingham, B31 4BS  | 
                            Secondary | 538 | ||