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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Tavistock College
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,298 | 14.8% | 21% | 
| 
                                Malcolm Arnold Academy
                                 Northampton, NN2 6JW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,358 | 12.5% | 21.1% | 
| 
                                Chadwell Heath Academy
                                 Romford, RM6 4RS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,238 | 14.1% | 21.4% | 
| 
                                Holyrood Academy
                                 Chard, TA20 1JL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,323 | 15.6% | 22.6% | 
| 
                                Coopers School
                                 Chislehurst, BR7 5PS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,299 | 17.6% | 20% | 
| 
                                Penair School
                                 Truro, TR1 1TN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,190 | 14.3% | 20.2% | 
| 
                                Brighouse High School
                                 Brighouse, HD6 2NY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,325 | 12.5% | 20.5% | 
| 
                                Hummersknott Academy
                                 Darlington, DL3 8AR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,265 | 17.2% | 20.4% | 
| 
                                Mascalls Academy
                                 Tonbridge, TN12 6LT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,322 | 16.1% | 21.1% | 
| 
                                Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
                                 Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,281 | 13.8% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                Newton Abbot College
                                 Newton Abbot, TQ12 2NF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,285 | 19.6% | 21.7% | 
| 
                                Lydiard Park Academy
                                 Swindon, SN5 6HN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,262 | 15.9% | 21.6% | 
| 
                                Severn Vale School
                                 Gloucester, GL2 4PR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,354 | 13.3% | 20.9% | 
| 
                                Bishopshalt School
                                 Uxbridge, UB8 3RF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,292 | 15.8% | 22.6% | 
| 
                                Framwellgate School Durham
                                 Durham, DH1 5BQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,276 | 15.8% | 21.6% | 
| 
                                Wigston Academy
                                 Wigston, LE18 2DT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,330 | 17% | 22.1% | 
| 
                                The Westgate School
                                 Slough, SL1 5AH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,326 | 15.3% | 19.3% | 
| 
                                The John of Gaunt School
                                 Trowbridge, BA14 9EH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,261 | 19.2% | 21.9% | 
| 
                                Trinity School
                                 Newbury, RG14 2DU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,300 | 16.1% | 19.6% | 
| 
                                Abbeyfield School
                                 Northampton, NN4 8BU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,377 | 15.3% | 21.3% | 
| 
                                Launceston College
                                 Launceston, PL15 9JR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,337 | 12.2% | 21% | 
| 
                                Mark Rutherford School
                                 Bedford, MK41 8PX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,259 | 14% | 20.6% | 
| 
                                Mildenhall College Academy
                                 Mildenhall, IP28 7JX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,330 | 15.9% | 22.1% | 
| 
                                Westfield Academy
                                 Watford, WD18 6NS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,341 | 13.7% | 22.5% | 
| 
                                The Kingsway School
                                 Cheadle, SK8 4QX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,309 | 14.6% | 22.7% | 
| 
                                Chase Terrace Academy
                                 Burntwood, WS7 2DB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,275 | 14.6% | 19.9% | 
| 
                                Wyvern St Edmund's
                                 Salisbury, SP1 1RE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,331 | 19.5% | 20% | 
| 
                                Ashton Park School
                                 Bristol, BS3 2JL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,240 | 18.2% | 23% | 
| 
                                Melksham Oak Community School
                                 Melksham, SN12 6QZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,274 | 19.5% | 20.5% | 
| 
                                Honley High School
                                 Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,283 | 17.5% | 20.8% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Tavistock College
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 1,298 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Watford Grammar School for Boys
                                 Watford, WD18 7JF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,557 | ||
| 
                                Westlands School
                                 Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,776 | ||
| 
                                Wales High School
                                 Sheffield, S26 5QQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,842 | ||
| 
                                Hockerill Anglo-European College
                                 Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX  | 
                            Secondary | 921 | ||
| 
                                Windsor High School and Sixth Form
                                 Halesowen, B63 4BB  | 
                            Secondary | 1,746 | ||
| 
                                Maiden Erlegh School
                                 Reading, RG6 7HS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,839 | ||
| 
                                Backwell School
                                 Bristol, BS48 3BX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,630 | ||
| 
                                Rainham Mark Grammar School
                                 Gillingham, ME8 7AJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,536 | ||
| 
                                The Marches School
                                 Oswestry, SY11 2AR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,383 | ||
| 
                                Minsthorpe Community College
                                 Pontefract, WF9 2UJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,582 | ||
| 
                                King Alfred's
                                 Wantage, OX12 9BY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,682 | ||
| 
                                The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
                                 Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,136 | ||
| 
                                The Blue School
                                 Wells, BA5 2NR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,434 | ||
| 
                                Cannock Chase High School
                                 Cannock, WS11 1JT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,110 | ||
| 
                                Cotham School
                                 Bristol, BS6 6DT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,640 | ||
| 
                                Tewkesbury Academy
                                 Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,206 | ||
| 
                                Cheadle Hulme High School
                                 Cheadle, SK8 7JY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,671 | ||
| 
                                Riddlesdown Collegiate
                                 Purley, CR8 1EX  | 
                            Secondary | 2,067 | ||
| 
                                Wickersley School and Sports College
                                 Rotherham, S66 1JL  | 
                            Secondary | 2,053 | ||
| 
                                Shaftesbury School
                                 Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER  | 
                            Secondary | 868 | ||
| 
                                Bridgewater High School
                                 Warrington, WA4 3AE  | 
                            Secondary | 1,657 | ||
| 
                                Callington Community College
                                 Callington, PL17 7DR  | 
                            Secondary | 890 | ||
| 
                                Harton Academy
                                 South Shields, NE34 6DL  | 
                            Secondary | 1,659 | ||
| 
                                Benfield School
                                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU  | 
                            Secondary | 969 | ||
| 
                                Okehampton College
                                 Okehampton, EX20 1PW  | 
                            Secondary | 1,214 | ||
| 
                                Goole Academy
                                 Goole, DN14 6AN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,172 | ||
| 
                                Philip Morant School and College
                                 Colchester, CO3 4QS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,729 | ||
| 
                                Harris Academy Ockendon
                                 South Ockendon, RM15 5AY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,435 | ||
| 
                                Ashby School
                                 Ashby-De-La-Zouch, LE65 1DT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,528 | ||