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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Dedworth Middle School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 552 | 21.9% | 26.8% | 
| 
                                Leigh Academy Tonbridge
                                 Tonbridge, TN9 2PH  | 
                            Secondary | 588 | 22.7% | 26% | 
| 
                                Pool Academy
                                 Redruth, TR15 3PZ  | 
                            Secondary | 633 | 20.6% | 29.4% | 
| 
                                North Kesteven Academy
                                 Lincoln, LN6 9AG  | 
                            Secondary | 659 | 20.2% | 27.9% | 
| 
                                Mount Grace School
                                 Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ  | 
                            Secondary | 508 | 22.4% | 23.4% | 
| 
                                Berwick Academy
                                 Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF  | 
                            Secondary | 586 | 16.2% | 26.5% | 
| 
                                Selwood Academy
                                 Frome, BA11 2EF  | 
                            Secondary | 598 | 22.1% | 26.6% | 
| 
                                Looe Community Academy
                                 Looe, PL13 1NQ  | 
                            Secondary | 537 | 19.7% | 25% | 
| 
                                Daubeney Academy
                                 Bedford, MK42 7PS  | 
                            Secondary | 507 | 20.6% | 27.2% | 
| 
                                Dorchester Middle School
                                 Dorchester, DT1 2HS  | 
                            Secondary | 554 | 20.8% | 24.9% | 
| 
                                Oakbank
                                 Reading, RG7 1ER  | 
                            Secondary | 522 | 22.6% | 26.4% | 
| 
                                Winterton Community Academy
                                 Scunthorpe, DN15 9QD  | 
                            Secondary | 534 | 19.7% | 29.2% | 
| 
                                Sir Thomas Fremantle School
                                 Winslow, MK18 3GH  | 
                            Secondary | 601 | 23.1% | 22.6% | 
| 
                                Jubilee High School
                                 Addlestone, KT15 1TE  | 
                            Secondary | 681 | 20.5% | 25% | 
| 
                                Alde Valley Academy
                                 Leiston, IP16 4BG  | 
                            Secondary | 643 | 18.2% | 26.7% | 
| 
                                Stalham High School
                                 Norwich, NR12 9DG  | 
                            Secondary | 485 | 22% | 27.6% | 
| 
                                Charnwood College
                                 Loughborough, LE11 4SQ  | 
                            Secondary | 584 | 23.2% | 25.4% | 
| 
                                St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 Glossop, SK13 8DR  | 
                            Secondary | 582 | 18% | 24.9% | 
| 
                                Churnet View Middle School
                                 Leek, ST13 6PU  | 
                            Secondary | 476 | 19.8% | 28.4% | 
| 
                                West Craven High School
                                 Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB  | 
                            Secondary | 616 | 17.9% | 26.3% | 
| 
                                King's Academy Ringmer
                                 Lewes, BN8 5RB  | 
                            Secondary | 611 | 22.8% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                The Priory Pembroke Academy
                                 Lincoln, LN3 4JP  | 
                            Secondary | 568 | 24.9% | 25.2% | 
| 
                                Hayle Academy
                                 Hayle, TR27 4DN  | 
                            Secondary | 552 | 22.5% | 29.3% | 
| 
                                Merstham Park School
                                 Redhill, RH1 3PU  | 
                            Secondary | 603 | 18.6% | 27.3% | 
| 
                                Sanders Draper
                                 Hornchurch, RM12 6RT  | 
                            Secondary | 667 | 24.6% | 26.5% | 
| 
                                King Arthur's School
                                 Wincanton, BA9 9BX  | 
                            Secondary | 469 | 18.6% | 28.6% | 
| 
                                Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
                                 Bradford, BD8 9AR  | 
                            Secondary | 614 | 17.6% | 27.2% | 
| 
                                North Walsham High School
                                 North Walsham, NR28 9HZ  | 
                            Secondary | 617 | 25% | 28.7% | 
| 
                                St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
                                 Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LE  | 
                            Secondary | 672 | 23.4% | 27% | 
| 
                                Vista  Academy Littleport
                                 Ely, CB6 1EW  | 
                            Secondary | 505 | 21.5% | 24.7% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Dedworth Middle School
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 552 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Woodland Middle School Academy
                                 Bedford, MK45 1NP  | 
                            Secondary | 712 | ||
| 
                                Linslade School
                                 Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA  | 
                            Secondary | 625 | ||
| 
                                Arnold Academy
                                 Bedford, MK45 4JZ  | 
                            Secondary | 695 | ||
| 
                                Henley In Arden School
                                 Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF  | 
                            Secondary | 699 | ||
| 
                                Bowland High
                                 Clitheroe, BB7 4QS  | 
                            Secondary | 590 | ||
| 
                                Upper Shirley High School
                                 Southampton, SO15 7QU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,063 | ||
| 
                                Humberston Academy
                                 Grimsby, DN36 4TF  | 
                            Secondary | 901 | ||
| 
                                Alameda Middle School
                                 Bedford, MK45 2QR  | 
                            Secondary | 716 | ||
| 
                                Hasmonean High School for Boys
                                 London, NW4 1NA  | 
                            Secondary | 752 | ||
| 
                                Langtree School
                                 Reading, RG8 0RA  | 
                            Secondary | 621 | ||
| 
                                Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 Nuneaton, CV13 6BF  | 
                            Secondary | 778 | ||
| 
                                William Lovell Church of England Academy
                                 Boston, PE22 8AA  | 
                            Secondary | 327 | ||
| 
                                Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
                                 Lincoln, LN5 0PA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,029 | ||
| 
                                Ipsley CofE Middle School
                                 Redditch, B98 0UB  | 
                            Secondary | 649 | ||
| 
                                St Clement's High School
                                 King's Lynn, PE34 4LZ  | 
                            Secondary | 702 | ||
| 
                                St Bede's Catholic Middle School
                                 Redditch, B98 7HA  | 
                            Secondary | 652 | ||
| 
                                Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form
                                 Banbury, OX16 9DG  | 
                            Secondary | 879 | ||
| 
                                Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
                                 Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA  | 
                            Secondary | 456 | ||
| 
                                The Banovallum School
                                 Horncastle, LN9 6DA  | 
                            Secondary | 617 | ||
| 
                                Canary Wharf College Crossharbour
                                 London, E14 9GL  | 
                            Secondary | 484 | ||
| 
                                North Cestrian School
                                 Altrincham, WA14 4AJ  | 
                            Secondary | 780 | ||
| 
                                Trevelyan Middle School
                                 Windsor, SL4 3LL  | 
                            Secondary | 565 | ||
| 
                                Mullion School
                                 Helston, TR12 7EB  | 
                            Secondary | 561 | ||
| 
                                The Trafalgar School at Downton
                                 Salisbury, SP5 3HN  | 
                            Secondary | 783 | ||
| 
                                St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 Buxton, SK17 6AF  | 
                            Secondary | 426 | ||
| 
                                St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
                                 Dorchester, DT1 2DZ  | 
                            Secondary | 721 | ||
| 
                                Uplands Academy
                                 Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ  | 
                            Secondary | 800 | ||
| 
                                Pioneer Secondary Academy
                                 Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB  | 
                            Secondary | 559 | ||
| 
                                Nidderdale High School
                                 Harrogate, HG3 5HL  | 
                            Secondary | 407 | ||