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 157 100% 36.3%
Foxwood Academy
Nottingham, NG9 3GF
Special 112 100% 37.5%
Thames Valley School
Reading, RG30 4BZ
Special 55 100% 38.2%
Churchill Special Free School
Haverhill, CB9 0LB
Special 70 100% 20%
Hawthorns School
Hyde, SK14 6PJ
Special 219 100% 42%
The Rise Free School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Special 138 100% 42%
Pond Meadow School
Guildford, GU1 1DR
Special 146 100% 32.9%
Forest Bridge School
Maidenhead, SL6 1BN
Special 113 100% 8.8%
Riverside Bridge School
Barking, IG11 0FU
Special 196 100% 43.4%
Pictor Academy
Timperley, WA15 6PH
Special 119 100% 27.4%
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188 100% 44.2%
Dysart School
Surbiton, KT6 6HL
Special 164 100% 31.7%
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 163 100% 33.3%
High Park School
Bradford, BD9 6RY
Special 117 100% 39.3%
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 145 100% 28.3%
Purple Oaks Academy
Northampton, NN2 7RR
Special 119 100% 31.9%
Ladywood School
Bolton, BL3 1NG
Special 197 100% 41.6%
Coppice School
Doncaster, DN7 6JH
Special 153 100% 39.2%
Aspire School
Sittingbourne, ME10 5DA
Special 176 100% 37.5%
Harry Watts Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Special 169 100% 47.9%
Snowfields Academy
Maidstone, ME14 5GA
Special 232 100% 34.1%
Chiltern Way Academy Wokingham
Wokingham, RG40 2HR
Special 56 100% 48.2%
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, EX7 9SF
Special 201 100% 44.3%
Fox Grove School
Leatherhead, KT22 7PW
Special 133 100% 33.8%
The Bridge Easton
Easton, NR9 5EA
Special 100 100% 35%
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171 100% 47.4%
Summerdown School
Eastbourne, BN22 9PZ
Special 132 100% 31.8%
Tettenhall Wood School
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XF
Special 164 100% 50.6%
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 149 100% 42.3%
Kenwood Academy
Sheffield, S7 1HQ
Special 176 100% 40.9%

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 157 Sign in to see
Wandle Valley Academy
Carshalton, SM5 1LW
Special 91
The Cedars Academy
Gateshead, NE9 6QD
Special 231
Wishmore Cross Academy
Woking, GU24 8NE
Special 65
Kingfisher School
Abingdon, OX14 3RR
Special 111
Walton Hall Academy
Stafford, ST21 6JR
Special 201
Grove House School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA
Special 128
Cuckmere House School
Seaford, BN25 4BA
Special 81
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9JU
Special 85
St Mary's School
Heathfield, TN21 0BT
Special 88
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 103
Danecourt School
Gillingham, ME8 6AA
Special 254
Rivermead School
Gillingham, ME7 1UG
Special 188
Chiltern Way Academy
Aylesbury, HP22 6NL
Special 265
The South Downs School
Eastbourne, BN20 8NU
Special 163
Notton House Academy
Chippenham, SN15 2NF
Special 51
Glebe School
West Wickham, BR4 9AE
Special 279
The Springfields Academy
Calne, SN11 0DS
Special 210
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH
Special 74
St Luke's Academy
Swindon, SN2 7AS
Special 79
Spa School, Bermondsey
London, SE1 5RN
Special 115
Unified Academy
Dorking, RH5 4DB
Special 61
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 56
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 101
Castle EAST School
Bungay, NR35 1JS
Special 78
Leycroft Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UE
Special 171
Lea Hall Academy
Birmingham, B33 9QY
Special 70
Elements Academy
Sheffield, S25 2NF
Special 170
Penn Hall School
Wolverhampton, WV4 5HP
Special 135
Corley Academy
Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Special 149