Tavistock College
        
        
Schools we chose for benchmarking
This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.
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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                        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% |