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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,834 | 13.5% | 13.4% |
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The Priory Academy LSST
Lincoln, LN5 8PW |
Secondary | 1,772 | 10.2% | 15% |
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Arden
Solihull, B93 0PT |
Secondary | 1,817 | 17.8% | 10.8% |
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Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD |
Secondary | 1,818 | 17.1% | 16% |
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Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU |
Secondary | 1,964 | 12% | 10.4% |
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Denbigh School
Milton Keynes, MK5 6EX |
Secondary | 1,785 | 10.8% | 12.8% |
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Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW |
Secondary | 1,957 | 10.9% | 14.6% |
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Kennet School
Thatcham, RG19 4LL |
Secondary | 1,815 | 16.5% | 15.5% |
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Wildern School
Southampton, SO30 4EJ |
Secondary | 1,800 | 13.9% | 16.9% |
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Shenley Brook End School
Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT |
Secondary | 1,885 | 12.2% | 17% |
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Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE |
Secondary | 1,849 | 10.7% | 16.8% |
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Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD |
Secondary | 1,937 | 12.5% | 16.4% |
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Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE |
Secondary | 1,715 | 15.7% | 14.7% |
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Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX |
Secondary | 1,883 | 14.4% | 15.8% |
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The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH |
Secondary | 1,705 | 11.6% | 15.4% |
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St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,712 | 11.9% | 11.5% |
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Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL |
Secondary | 1,910 | 8.7% | 13.3% |
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Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS |
Secondary | 1,783 | 12.9% | 13% |
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Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX |
Secondary | 1,893 | 16.1% | 16.7% |
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Wymondham High Academy
Wymondham, NR18 0QT |
Secondary | 1,642 | 9.8% | 14.6% |
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Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF |
Secondary | 1,777 | 15.5% | 13.3% |
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Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG |
Secondary | 1,763 | 13% | 16.3% |
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The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,745 | 14.7% | 11.1% |
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Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH |
Secondary | 1,726 | 16.4% | 15.8% |
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Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG |
Secondary | 1,739 | 14.5% | 15.4% |
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The FitzWimarc School
Rayleigh, SS6 8EB |
Secondary | 1,798 | 10% | 13% |
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Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,651 | 10.1% | 15.5% |
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Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP |
Secondary | 1,748 | 9.2% | 14.7% |
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Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY |
Secondary | 1,812 | 16.5% | 13.6% |
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Winterbourne Academy
Bristol, BS36 1JL |
Secondary | 1,785 | 16.6% | 11.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,834 | Sign in to see | |
|
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX |
Secondary | 1,652 | ||
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Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,733 | ||
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Gosforth Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 2JH |
Secondary | 1,927 | ||
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Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU |
Secondary | 1,964 | ||
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Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX |
Secondary | 926 | ||
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Haydon School
Pinner, HA5 2LX |
Secondary | 1,549 | ||
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The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ |
Secondary | 2,121 | ||
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Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,559 | ||
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Leigh Academy Mascalls
Tonbridge, TN12 6LT |
Secondary | 1,241 | ||
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St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG |
Secondary | 1,712 | ||
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Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL |
Secondary | 1,910 | ||
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Longsands Academy
St Neots, PE19 1LQ |
Secondary | 1,555 | ||
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Lift Tendring
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ |
Secondary | 1,558 | ||
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Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD |
Secondary | 881 | ||
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Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG |
Secondary | 1,056 | ||
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Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN |
Secondary | 2,110 | ||
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Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY |
Secondary | 1,508 | ||
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Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY |
Secondary | 1,189 | ||
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Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ |
Secondary | 2,290 | ||
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Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL |
Secondary | 489 | ||
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Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH |
Secondary | 1,651 | ||
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Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR |
Secondary | 1,404 | ||
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Great Park Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 9FR |
Secondary | 327 | ||
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Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,739 | ||
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Louth Academy
Louth, LN11 9AW |
Secondary | 865 | ||
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Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ |
Secondary | 840 | ||
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Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY |
Secondary | 1,426 | ||
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King's Academy Brune Park
Gosport, PO12 3BU |
Secondary | 1,278 | ||
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Poole High School
Poole, BH15 2BW |
Secondary | 1,875 | ||