Therfield School

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Therfield School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,050 18.4% 18.8%
Uffculme School
Cullompton, EX15 3AG
Secondary 1,085 16.9% 17.1%
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES
Secondary 1,003 16.2% 18.9%
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF
Secondary 1,044 15.8% 21.9%
Thamesmead School
Shepperton, TW17 9EE
Secondary 1,049 18.8% 15.6%
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB
Secondary 1,131 18.7% 19.4%
Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN
Secondary 992 18.1% 18.5%
Dene Magna School
Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU
Secondary 1,006 20.6% 18.6%
Redden Court School
Romford, RM3 0TS
Secondary 1,063 19.7% 17.9%
Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW
Secondary 1,059 18.7% 19.5%
Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT
Secondary 1,039 17.1% 19.6%
Coombe Boys' School
New Malden, KT3 6NU
Secondary 1,031 20.3% 17.3%
Chipping Norton School
Chipping Norton, OX7 5DY
Secondary 1,029 20.2% 15.8%
BBG Academy
Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE
Secondary 1,048 20.5% 18.1%
The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX
Secondary 1,075 18.1% 17.7%
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
Secondary 961 19.1% 21.1%
Reepham High School and College
Norwich, NR10 4JT
Secondary 1,015 16.8% 18.1%
Wrotham School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Secondary 1,023 15.4% 17.8%
John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB
Secondary 995 20.2% 20.6%
St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ
Secondary 1,094 16.6% 19.8%
The Brakenhale School
Bracknell, RG12 7BA
Secondary 1,108 18% 20.6%
Sir Graham Balfour High School
Stafford, ST16 1NR
Secondary 1,001 17.9% 18.2%
St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU
Secondary 1,065 17.1% 19.7%
Farnham Heath End
Farnham, GU9 9BN
Secondary 1,077 17.6% 16.3%
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle, SK8 5GB
Secondary 1,050 21.5% 18.9%
Princes Risborough School
Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR
Secondary 1,101 16.5% 17.3%
The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP
Secondary 953 19.1% 19.2%
Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT
Secondary 1,105 17.8% 15.8%
North Bromsgrove High School
Bromsgrove, B60 1BA
Secondary 1,080 17.3% 18.7%
The Burton Borough School
Newport, TF10 7DS
Secondary 1,109 19.1% 19.2%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Therfield School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,050 Sign in to see
Kemnal Technology College
Sidcup, DA14 5AA
Secondary 509
Wellacre Technology Academy
Manchester, M41 6AP
Secondary 720
Tonbridge Grammar School
Tonbridge, TN9 2JR
Secondary 1,164
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN
Secondary 1,566
Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF
Secondary 1,706
Lightcliffe Academy
Halifax, HX3 8TL
Secondary 827
Bishop Stopford School
Kettering, NN15 6BJ
Secondary 1,460
Campion School
Northampton, NN7 3QG
Secondary 1,318
The Palmer Catholic Academy
Ilford, IG3 8EU
Secondary 1,155
Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH
Secondary 894
Kingdown School
Warminster, BA12 9DR
Secondary 1,407
St Albans Girls' School
St Albans, AL3 6DB
Secondary 1,428
Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW
Secondary 1,370
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Hythe, CT21 4HL
Secondary 1,358
Kingsbury Green Academy
Calne, SN11 8YH
Secondary 1,059
Rosebery School
Epsom, KT18 7NQ
Secondary 1,476
Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH
Secondary 1,367
Montgomery Academy
Blackpool, FY2 0AZ
Secondary 1,184
The Norton Knatchbull School
Ashford, TN24 0QJ
Secondary 1,290
Beaumont School
St Albans, AL4 0XB
Secondary 1,651
Charters School
Ascot, SL5 9QY
Secondary 1,716
Thorp Academy
Ryton, NE40 3AH
Secondary 1,502
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA
Secondary 1,441
Lord Grey Academy
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Secondary 1,433
Q3 Academy Tipton
Tipton, DY4 7NR
Secondary 1,572
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Coventry, CV6 2FR
Secondary 1,451
The North School
Ashford, TN24 8AL
Secondary 1,276
The Bulmershe School
Reading, RG5 3EU
Secondary 1,506
Huish Episcopi Academy
LANGPORT, TA10 9SS
Secondary 1,250