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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Holsworthy Community College
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 524 | 28.4% | 27.7% | 
| 
                                Leigh Academy Tonbridge
                                 Tonbridge, TN9 2PH  | 
                            Secondary | 588 | 22.7% | 26% | 
| 
                                Pool Academy
                                 Redruth, TR15 3PZ  | 
                            Secondary | 633 | 20.6% | 29.4% | 
| 
                                St Dunstan's School
                                 Glastonbury, BA6 9BY  | 
                            Secondary | 460 | 28.3% | 29.2% | 
| 
                                Selwood Academy
                                 Frome, BA11 2EF  | 
                            Secondary | 598 | 22.1% | 26.6% | 
| 
                                Looe Community Academy
                                 Looe, PL13 1NQ  | 
                            Secondary | 537 | 19.7% | 25% | 
| 
                                Dorchester Middle School
                                 Dorchester, DT1 2HS  | 
                            Secondary | 554 | 20.8% | 24.9% | 
| 
                                Oakbank
                                 Reading, RG7 1ER  | 
                            Secondary | 522 | 22.6% | 26.4% | 
| 
                                The Sele School
                                 Hertford, SG14 2DG  | 
                            Secondary | 436 | 29.4% | 26.4% | 
| 
                                The Swanage School
                                 Swanage, BH19 2PH  | 
                            Secondary | 343 | 28.6% | 32.4% | 
| 
                                St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 Lincoln, LN6 7SX  | 
                            Secondary | 603 | 27.6% | 31.7% | 
| 
                                St Boniface's RC College
                                 Plymouth, PL5 3AG  | 
                            Secondary | 374 | 25.7% | 32.4% | 
| 
                                The Skipton Academy
                                 Skipton, BD23 1UQ  | 
                            Secondary | 591 | 28.3% | 24.4% | 
| 
                                Forest Hall School
                                 Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8TZ  | 
                            Secondary | 498 | 30.7% | 30.6% | 
| 
                                Stalham High School
                                 Norwich, NR12 9DG  | 
                            Secondary | 485 | 22% | 27.6% | 
| 
                                Charnwood College
                                 Loughborough, LE11 4SQ  | 
                            Secondary | 584 | 23.2% | 25.4% | 
| 
                                Dedworth Middle School
                                 Windsor, SL4 5PE  | 
                            Secondary | 552 | 21.9% | 26.8% | 
| 
                                The Deanes
                                 Benfleet, SS7 2TD  | 
                            Secondary | 543 | 28.5% | 24.7% | 
| 
                                Axe Valley Academy
                                 Axminster, EX13 5EA  | 
                            Secondary | 685 | 29.8% | 27% | 
| 
                                Staindrop Academy
                                 Darlington, DL2 3JU  | 
                            Secondary | 429 | 33.1% | 26.1% | 
| 
                                The Priory Pembroke Academy
                                 Lincoln, LN3 4JP  | 
                            Secondary | 568 | 24.9% | 25.2% | 
| 
                                Hayle Academy
                                 Hayle, TR27 4DN  | 
                            Secondary | 552 | 22.5% | 29.3% | 
| 
                                Goffs - Churchgate Academy
                                 Waltham Cross, EN8 9LY  | 
                            Secondary | 602 | 26.6% | 31.4% | 
| 
                                Sanders Draper
                                 Hornchurch, RM12 6RT  | 
                            Secondary | 667 | 24.6% | 26.5% | 
| 
                                King Arthur's School
                                 Wincanton, BA9 9BX  | 
                            Secondary | 469 | 18.6% | 28.6% | 
| 
                                Winterstoke Hundred Academy
                                 Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE  | 
                            Secondary | 677 | 27.2% | 23% | 
| 
                                North Walsham High School
                                 North Walsham, NR28 9HZ  | 
                            Secondary | 617 | 25% | 28.7% | 
| 
                                All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
                                 Rossendale, BB4 6SJ  | 
                            Secondary | 493 | 24.4% | 31.5% | 
| 
                                Huntcliff School
                                 Saltburn By the Sea, TS12 1HJ  | 
                            Secondary | 531 | 29.1% | 27.5% | 
| 
                                Sturminster Newton High School
                                 Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT  | 
                            Secondary | 621 | 26.5% | 24.8% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                Holsworthy Community College
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 524 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                The Roseland Academy
                                 Truro, TR2 5SE  | 
                            Secondary | 654 | ||
| 
                                Studley High School
                                 Studley, B80 7QX  | 
                            Secondary | 847 | ||
| 
                                Hadleigh High School
                                 Ipswich, IP7 5HU  | 
                            Secondary | 769 | ||
| 
                                Upper Shirley High School
                                 Southampton, SO15 7QU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,063 | ||
| 
                                Manor High School
                                 Leicester, LE2 4FU  | 
                            Secondary | 926 | ||
| 
                                Tarleton Academy
                                 Preston, PR4 6AQ  | 
                            Secondary | 691 | ||
| 
                                Looe Community Academy
                                 Looe, PL13 1NQ  | 
                            Secondary | 537 | ||
| 
                                Braunton Academy
                                 Braunton, EX33 2BP  | 
                            Secondary | 810 | ||
| 
                                The Featherstone Academy
                                 Pontefract, WF7 5AJ  | 
                            Secondary | 513 | ||
| 
                                Winterton Community Academy
                                 Scunthorpe, DN15 9QD  | 
                            Secondary | 534 | ||
| 
                                St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School
                                 London, N11 1NP  | 
                            Secondary | 586 | ||
| 
                                St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy
                                 Lincoln, LN6 7SX  | 
                            Secondary | 603 | ||
| 
                                All Saints Catholic College
                                 Dukinfield, SK16 5AP  | 
                            Secondary | 798 | ||
| 
                                The Snaith School
                                 Goole, DN14 9LB  | 
                            Secondary | 779 | ||
| 
                                St Augustine's Catholic High School
                                 Redditch, B97 5LX  | 
                            Secondary | 958 | ||
| 
                                The Grange School
                                 Christchurch, BH23 3AU  | 
                            Secondary | 447 | ||
| 
                                Windsor Girls' School
                                 Windsor, SL4 3RT  | 
                            Secondary | 810 | ||
| 
                                Eden Boys' School, Preston
                                 Preston, PR1 4BD  | 
                            Secondary | 614 | ||
| 
                                The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton
                                 Wolverhampton, WV4 6AP  | 
                            Secondary | 789 | ||
| 
                                Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
                                 Birmingham, B30 1UL  | 
                            Secondary | 778 | ||
| 
                                Colonel Frank Seely Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG14 6JZ  | 
                            Secondary | 830 | ||
| 
                                Axe Valley Academy
                                 Axminster, EX13 5EA  | 
                            Secondary | 685 | ||
| 
                                Central Lancaster High School
                                 Lancaster, LA1 3LS  | 
                            Secondary | 601 | ||
| 
                                Dawlish College
                                 Dawlish, EX7 0BY  | 
                            Secondary | 749 | ||
| 
                                The Heys School
                                 Manchester, M25 1JZ  | 
                            Secondary | 574 | ||
| 
                                St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
                                 Manchester, M41 9PD  | 
                            Secondary | 699 | ||
| 
                                Longdendale High School
                                 Hyde, SK14 8LW  | 
                            Secondary | 790 | ||
| 
                                Buckler's Mead School
                                 Yeovil, BA21 4NH  | 
                            Secondary | 759 | ||
| 
                                St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
                                 St. Helens, WA11 9BB  | 
                            Secondary | 565 | ||