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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The Deanes
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 543 | 28.5% | 24.7% |
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Leigh Academy Tonbridge
Tonbridge, TN9 2PH |
Secondary | 588 | 22.7% | 26% |
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Mount Grace School
Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ |
Secondary | 508 | 22.4% | 23.4% |
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Witchford Village College
Ely, CB6 2JA |
Secondary | 752 | 22.8% | 24.2% |
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The Axholme Academy
Crowle, DN17 4HU |
Secondary | 534 | 24.9% | 23.6% |
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Daubeney Academy
Bedford, MK42 7PS |
Secondary | 507 | 20.6% | 27.2% |
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Oakbank
Reading, RG7 1ER |
Secondary | 522 | 22.6% | 26.4% |
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The Sele School
Hertford, SG14 2DG |
Secondary | 436 | 29.4% | 26.4% |
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Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Winslow, MK18 3GH |
Secondary | 601 | 23.1% | 22.6% |
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Walney School
Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3JT |
Secondary | 489 | 22.1% | 22.9% |
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The Skipton Academy
Skipton, BD23 1UQ |
Secondary | 591 | 28.3% | 24.4% |
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Forest Hall School
Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8TZ |
Secondary | 498 | 30.7% | 30.6% |
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Stalham High School
Norwich, NR12 9DG |
Secondary | 485 | 22% | 27.6% |
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Charnwood College
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Secondary | 584 | 23.2% | 25.4% |
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Dedworth Middle School
Windsor, SL4 5PE |
Secondary | 552 | 21.9% | 26.8% |
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Smithdon High School
Hunstanton, PE36 5HY |
Secondary | 582 | 21% | 22.4% |
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Axe Valley Academy
Axminster, EX13 5EA |
Secondary | 685 | 29.8% | 27% |
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King's Academy Ringmer
Lewes, BN8 5RB |
Secondary | 611 | 22.8% | 22.7% |
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Staindrop Academy
Darlington, DL2 3JU |
Secondary | 429 | 33.1% | 26.1% |
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The Priory Pembroke Academy
Lincoln, LN3 4JP |
Secondary | 568 | 24.9% | 25.2% |
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Alderman Peel High School
Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1RB |
Secondary | 598 | 21.3% | 23.2% |
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Holsworthy Community College
Holsworthy, EX22 6JD |
Secondary | 524 | 28.4% | 27.7% |
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Marston Vale Middle School
Bedford, MK43 9NH |
Secondary | 599 | 18.5% | 23% |
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Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reading, RG4 9LN |
Secondary | 456 | 30.5% | 22.8% |
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Sanders Draper
Hornchurch, RM12 6RT |
Secondary | 667 | 24.6% | 26.5% |
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Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE |
Secondary | 677 | 27.2% | 23% |
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North Walsham High School
North Walsham, NR28 9HZ |
Secondary | 617 | 25% | 28.7% |
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Huntcliff School
Saltburn By the Sea, TS12 1HJ |
Secondary | 531 | 29.1% | 27.5% |
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Sturminster Newton High School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT |
Secondary | 621 | 26.5% | 24.8% |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Deanes
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 543 | Sign in to see | |
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The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW |
Secondary | 1,149 | ||
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Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
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The Compton School
London, N12 0QG |
Secondary | 1,349 | ||
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Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB |
Secondary | 833 | ||
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Teign School
Newton Abbot, TQ12 3JG |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
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Lipson Co-operative Academy
Plymouth, PL4 7PG |
Secondary | 1,108 | ||
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The Hayfield School
Doncaster, DN9 3HG |
Secondary | 1,062 | ||
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Yavneh College
Borehamwood, WD6 1HL |
Secondary | 1,075 | ||
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Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ |
Secondary | 1,062 | ||
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Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Slough, SL1 2PU |
Secondary | 1,197 | ||
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The Thomas Aveling School
Rochester, ME1 2UW |
Secondary | 1,235 | ||
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St Clere's School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NW |
Secondary | 1,337 | ||
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Etonbury Academy
Arlesey, SG15 6XS |
Secondary | 1,109 | ||
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Anglo European School
Ingatestone, CM4 0DJ |
Secondary | 1,505 | ||
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Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY |
Secondary | 1,120 | ||
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The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Stevenage, SG1 4AE |
Secondary | 1,603 | ||
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Faringdon Community College
Faringdon, SN7 7LB |
Secondary | 1,412 | ||
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Woodcote High School
Coulsdon, CR5 2EH |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
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Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH |
Secondary | 823 | ||
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Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW |
Secondary | 978 | ||
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St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU |
Secondary | 1,358 | ||
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The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
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Tudor Grange Academy Redditch
Redditch, B98 7UH |
Secondary | 397 | ||
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Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD3 8HE |
Secondary | 879 | ||
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Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Lowestoft, NR32 4PZ |
Secondary | 1,259 | ||
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St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking
Woking, GU22 9AL |
Secondary | 1,531 | ||
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Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA |
Secondary | 1,176 | ||
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St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG |
Secondary | 669 | ||
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Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Runcorn, WA7 5YH |
Secondary | 374 | ||