St Dominic's School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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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

SEN characteristics will be taken into account when comparators are chosen, these include:

  • communication and interaction
  • cognition and learning
  • social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH)
  • sensory and/or physical needs
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
St Dominic's School
(Your chosen school)
Special 162 100% 37%
Lighthouse School Leeds
Leeds, LS16 6QB
Special 90 100% 23.3%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 113 100% 39.8%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 59 100% 44.1%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 233 100% 42.5%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 143 100% 44.8%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 154 100% 39%
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 122 100% 12.3%
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 121 100% 37.1%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151 100% 55.4%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 173 100% 36.4%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 120 100% 44.2%
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS
Special 66 100% 36.4%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139 100% 30.2%
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 121 100% 30.6%
The Wherry School
Norwich, NR1 2GB
Special 130 100% 29.2%
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 211 100% 39.8%
Woodside Academy
Erith, DA8 3PB
Special 207 100% 33.3%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 166 100% 43.4%
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 188 100% 38.3%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 175 100% 51.4%
Leigh Academy Snowfields
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Special 303 100% 34.7%
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 64 100% 48.4%
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 219 100% 42.9%
Chatten Free School
Rivenhall, CM8 3HH
Special 75 100% 26.7%
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171 100% 54.4%
Duke of Lancaster School
Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Special 101 100% 38%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 161 100% 31.1%
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 170 100% 57.6%
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 162 100% 45.7%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
St Dominic's School
(Your chosen school)
Special 162 Sign in to see
Wandle Valley Academy
Carshalton, SM5 1LW
Special 95
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 243
Lift Wishmore
Woking, GU24 8NE
Special 85
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 116
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 216
Grove House School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA
Special 126
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 85
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 69
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 84
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 101
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 257
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 151
Chiltern Way Academy
Aylesbury, HP22 6NL
Special 285
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 173
Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF
Special 53
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS
Special 241
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH
Special 70
Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN
Special 114
James Rennie School
Carlisle, CA3 0BU
Special 202
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 84
Shenstone Lodge School
Lichfield, WS14 0LB
Special 125
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 95
Castle EAST School
Bungay, NR35 1JS
Special 120
Elements Academy
Sheffield, S25 2NF
Special 174
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP
Special 139
Bishopswood School
Reading, RG4 9RH
Special 74
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 162
Newman School
Rotherham, S60 3LX
Special 187