Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 193 18.1% 9.8%
Wigmore School
Leominster, HR6 9UW
Secondary 449 19.6% 12.9%
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School
Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4HA
Secondary 347 20.2% 15.6%
Appleby Grammar School
Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU
Secondary 346 20.8% 14.7%
Cartmel Priory CofE School
Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7SA
Secondary 366 14.5% 12.8%
Lady Hawkins' School
Kington, HR5 3AR
Secondary 267 19.9% 16.5%
Morpeth Chantry Middle School
Morpeth, NE61 1RQ
Secondary 557 18.7% 14.7%
Morpeth Newminster Middle School
Morpeth, NE61 1RH
Secondary 556 16.7% 9.5%
LeAF Studio
Bournemouth, BH11 9JW
Secondary 447 20.3% 14.4%
Beis Yaakov High School
Salford, M7 4FF
Secondary 296 21.6% 2%
Wigston College
Wigston, LE18 2DS
Secondary 276 7.3% 12%
Ralph Sadleir School
Ware, SG11 1TF
Secondary 319 18.8% 14.7%
Woodhouse Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7DR
Secondary 411 8% 12.7%
St Peter's Church of England Middle School
Windsor, SL4 2QY
Secondary 337 21.7% 13.1%
Alvechurch CofE Middle School
Birmingham, B48 7TA
Secondary 440 12.1% 8.4%
The Trinity School
Colchester, CO4 6ED
Secondary 420 20.1% 16.2%
Queen Elizabeth Studio School
LA6 2HJ
Secondary 337 27.6% 6.2%
Windsor Park CE Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7JX
Secondary 355 20.9% 13%
Penkridge Middle School
Stafford, ST19 5BW
Secondary 481 18.5% 15.4%
Ryecroft CofE Middle School
Rocester, ST14 5PB
Secondary 185 20.5% 11.9%
Oldfields Hall Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7PL
Secondary 517 16.3% 13.3%
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)
London, N16 5RP
Secondary 125 17.6% 10.4%
Lockyer's Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 3HQ
Secondary 456 14.9% 12.9%
Ovingham Middle School
Prudhoe, NE42 6DE
Secondary 340 13.5% 10.9%
Parkfields Middle School
Dunstable, LU5 6AB
Secondary 460 25.7% 10.4%
Fairlands Middle School
Cheddar, BS27 3PG
Secondary 434 10.1% 12.7%
The High School Leckhampton
Cheltenham, GL51 3FS
Secondary 392 18.6% 9.9%
Avanti Grange Secondary School
Bishops Stortford, CM23 2BD
Secondary 297 15.5% 9.4%
Ridgeway Secondary School
Redditch, B96 6BD
Secondary 302 20.2% 17.5%
Northampton School
Northampton, NN3 7TR
Secondary 210 14.3% 8.6%

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
Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 193 Sign in to see
Charles Read Academy
Grantham, NG33 4NT
Secondary 276
Selwood Academy
Frome, BA11 2EF
Secondary 598
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU
Secondary 673
Daubeney Academy
Bedford, MK42 7PS
Secondary 507
Bedford Free School
Bedford, MK42 9AD
Secondary 529
Breckland School
Brandon, IP27 0PE
Secondary 607
Parkside Studio College
Hayes, UB3 2SE
Secondary 61
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Redditch, B97 5AQ
Secondary 663
The Charter School Bermondsey
London, SE16 4EE
Secondary 442
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Taunton, TA4 4SW
Secondary 368
De Salis Studio College
Hayes, UB4 8JP
Secondary 152
Woodhouse Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7DR
Secondary 411
London Enterprise Academy
London, E1 1RD
Secondary 487
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill
Wimborne, BH21 7AB
Secondary 591
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DE
Secondary 554
Church Hill Middle School
Redditch, B98 9LR
Secondary 431
Churnet View Middle School
Leek, ST13 6PU
Secondary 476
Codsall Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PB
Secondary 513
Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD
Secondary 1,143
Penkridge Middle School
Stafford, ST19 5BW
Secondary 481
Lockyer's Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 3HQ
Secondary 456
CHS South
Manchester, M21 7SX
Secondary 1,026
Birchensale Middle School
Redditch, B97 6HT
Secondary 584
Ovingham Middle School
Prudhoe, NE42 6DE
Secondary 340
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough, YO12 5LH
Secondary 589
Ferndown Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 9UP
Secondary 601
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham
Hexham, NE46 2DD
Secondary 186
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
Grantham, NG31 7PX
Secondary 350
Ridgeway Secondary School
Redditch, B96 6BD
Secondary 302