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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Studio School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 127 | 43.7% | 21.4% | 
| Pewsey Vale School Pewsey, SN9 5EW | Secondary | 346 | 38.7% | 23.7% | 
| Sir William Romney's School Tetbury, GL8 8AE | Secondary | 511 | 22.2% | 19.6% | 
| St Dunstan's School Glastonbury, BA6 9BY | Secondary | 460 | 28.3% | 29.2% | 
| St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown Dorchester, DT2 8SA | Secondary | 460 | 25.4% | 16.1% | 
| The Rural Enterprise Academy Penkridge, ST19 5PH | Secondary | 235 | 38.9% | 24% | 
| SGS Forest High School Cinderford, GL14 2AZ | Secondary | 280 | 31.8% | 35% | 
| The Swanage School Swanage, BH19 2PH | Secondary | 343 | 28.6% | 32.4% | 
| The Studio School Liverpool Liverpool, L1 0BS | Secondary | 293 | 30.2% | 25.4% | 
| Brymore Academy Bridgwater, TA5 2NB | Secondary | 343 | 56.6% | 15.2% | 
| Hadlow Rural Community School Hadlow, TN11 0AU | Secondary | 388 | 37.1% | 25.6% | 
| XP School Doncaster, DN4 5NG | Secondary | 247 | 28.2% | 26.5% | 
| Dorset Studio School Dorchester, DT2 8PX | Secondary | 345 | 51.6% | 28.1% | 
| Kings College Guildford Guildford, GU2 8DU | Secondary | 539 | 46.2% | 26.7% | 
| Digitech Studio School Bristol, BS30 8XQ | Secondary | 593 | 31.2% | 20.3% | 
| IKB Academy Bristol, BS31 1SP | Secondary | 142 | 24.7% | 19% | 
| Avon Valley Academy Salisbury, SP4 8HH | Secondary | 507 | 22.7% | 18.9% | 
| XP East Doncaster, DN4 5NG | Secondary | 293 | 30.6% | 22.3% | 
| Mullion School Helston, TR12 7EB | Secondary | 561 | 23.4% | 20.9% | 
| Chester International School Chester, CH4 7AE | Secondary | 281 | 34.5% | 21% | 
| Scott Medical and Healthcare College Plymouth, PL3 4BD | Secondary | 235 | 18% | 20.6% | 
| Staindrop Academy Darlington, DL2 3JU | Secondary | 429 | 33.1% | 26.1% | 
| 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% | 
| Atlantic Academy Bideford, EX39 5DW | Secondary | 246 | 35% | 34.6% | 
| St Mark's CofE School Bath, BA1 6ND | Secondary | 237 | 34.9% | 24.7% | 
| Whitelands Academy Bicester, OX26 1AY | Secondary | 467 | 33.2% | 18.6% | 
| Holy Family Catholic High School, A Voluntary Academy Goole, DN14 9NS | Secondary | 314 | 32.8% | 23.9% | 
| 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% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Studio School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 127 | 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 | ||
| Digitech Studio School Bristol, BS30 8XQ | Secondary | 593 | ||
| 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 | ||