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 22.8% 10.9%
Wigmore School
Leominster, HR6 9UW
Secondary 463 19.9% 15.8%
Appleby Grammar School
Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU
Secondary 360 20% 19.4%
Cartmel Priory CofE School
Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7SA
Secondary 354 16.7% 14.7%
Lady Hawkins' School
Kington, HR5 3AR
Secondary 253 22.5% 19.4%
Morpeth Chantry Middle School
Morpeth, NE61 1RQ
Secondary 556 17.1% 14.2%
Morpeth Newminster Middle School
Morpeth, NE61 1RH
Secondary 556 20% 11.9%
St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown
Dorchester, DT2 8SA
Secondary 445 27.2% 17.1%
LeAF Studio
Bournemouth, BH11 9JW
Secondary 461 17.8% 15.9%
Beis Yaakov High School
Salford, M7 4FF
Secondary 285 18.6% 2.8%
Ralph Sadleir School
Ware, SG11 1TF
Secondary 275 20.4% 15.3%
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA
Secondary 454 23.4% 18.7%
St Peter's Church of England Middle School
Windsor, SL4 2QY
Secondary 289 27% 11.4%
Bredon Hill Academy
Evesham, WR11 7SW
Secondary 478 13.2% 12.8%
Alvechurch CofE Middle School
Birmingham, B48 7TA
Secondary 438 11.6% 7.1%
Queen Elizabeth Studio School
LA6 2HJ
Secondary 332 24.7% 7.8%
Kirkburton Middle School
Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ
Secondary 502 19.5% 13.7%
Great Park Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 9FR
Secondary 327 12.2% 9.8%
Windsor Park CE Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7JX
Secondary 349 18.6% 18.9%
Penkridge Middle School
Stafford, ST19 5BW
Secondary 500 20.8% 17%
Ryecroft CofE Middle School
Rocester, ST14 5PB
Secondary 199 21.6% 13.6%
Oldfields Hall Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7PL
Secondary 511 15.1% 10.8%
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)
London, N16 5RP
Secondary 113 12.4% 8%
Lockyer's Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 3HQ
Secondary 444 16.2% 12.8%
Ovingham Middle School
Prudhoe, NE42 6DE
Secondary 347 18.4% 10.1%
Parkfields Middle School
Dunstable, LU5 6AB
Secondary 468 24.8% 10.5%
Fairlands Middle School
Cheddar, BS27 3PG
Secondary 411 16.3% 15.6%
Avanti Grange Secondary School
Bishops Stortford, CM23 2BD
Secondary 464 17.9% 10.6%
Ridgeway Secondary School
Redditch, B96 6BD
Secondary 338 23.7% 17.2%
Northampton School
Northampton, NN3 7TR
Secondary 428 14% 10%

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 268
Christ Church Academy
Stone, ST15 8JD
Secondary 546
Daubeney Academy
Bedford, MK42 7PS
Secondary 563
Breckland School
Brandon, IP27 0PE
Secondary 615
Parkside Studio College
Hayes, UB3 2SE
Secondary 61
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Redditch, B97 5AQ
Secondary 662
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Taunton, TA4 4SW
Secondary 349
De Salis Studio College
Hayes, UB4 8JP
Secondary 178
Woodhouse Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7DR
Secondary 420
London Enterprise Academy
London, E1 1RD
Secondary 415
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DE
Secondary 551
Somercotes Academy
Louth, LN11 7PN
Secondary 433
Church Hill Middle School
Redditch, B98 9LR
Secondary 451
Churnet View Middle School
Leek, ST13 6PU
Secondary 436
Codsall Middle School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1PB
Secondary 523
Bredon Hill Academy
Evesham, WR11 7SW
Secondary 478
Kirkburton Middle School
Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ
Secondary 502
Penkridge Middle School
Stafford, ST19 5BW
Secondary 500
Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)
London, N16 5RP
Secondary 113
Lockyer's Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 3HQ
Secondary 444
Birchensale Middle School
Redditch, B97 6HT
Secondary 536
Highfield Middle School
Prudhoe, NE42 6EY
Secondary 358
Ovingham Middle School
Prudhoe, NE42 6DE
Secondary 347
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough, YO12 5LH
Secondary 585
Fairlands Middle School
Cheddar, BS27 3PG
Secondary 411
Ferndown Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 9UP
Secondary 613
St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham
Hexham, NE46 2DD
Secondary 179
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
Grantham, NG31 7PX
Secondary 392
Ridgeway Secondary School
Redditch, B96 6BD
Secondary 338