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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dawlish College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 777 | 24.2% | 28.5% |
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Carlton Keighley
Keighley, BD20 6EB |
Secondary | 795 | 20.3% | 29.7% |
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Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ |
Secondary | 682 | 18.1% | 29.1% |
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Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT |
Secondary | 874 | 21% | 25.7% |
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Witchford Village College
Ely, CB6 2JA |
Secondary | 768 | 22.4% | 25.9% |
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The Dorcan Academy
Swindon, SN3 5DA |
Secondary | 889 | 24.8% | 30.3% |
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Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE |
Secondary | 757 | 20.2% | 29.2% |
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Ark Bolingbroke Academy
London, SW11 6BF |
Secondary | 770 | 19.4% | 28.7% |
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Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY |
Secondary | 723 | 20.9% | 28.4% |
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Waseley Hills High School
Birmingham, B45 9EL |
Secondary | 743 | 20.8% | 27.1% |
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The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Atherstone, CV9 1LZ |
Secondary | 724 | 22% | 29.3% |
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The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS |
Secondary | 731 | 21.5% | 27.6% |
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Notre Dame RC School
Plymouth, PL6 5HN |
Secondary | 732 | 24.3% | 24.7% |
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Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER |
Secondary | 864 | 20.5% | 25.9% |
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Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading, RG1 5SL |
Secondary | 889 | 21.1% | 27.9% |
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Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT |
Secondary | 776 | 23.1% | 31.7% |
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The Bishop David Brown School
Woking, GU21 5RF |
Secondary | 806 | 22.2% | 27.2% |
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The Lenham School
Maidstone, ME17 2LL |
Secondary | 827 | 21.8% | 28.8% |
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Axe Valley Academy
Axminster, EX13 5EA |
Secondary | 757 | 30.9% | 29.1% |
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The Green School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 6AU |
Secondary | 774 | 21.8% | 31.5% |
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Reading Girls' School
Reading, RG2 7PY |
Secondary | 905 | 23.5% | 28.2% |
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Sanders Draper
Hornchurch, RM12 6RT |
Secondary | 707 | 25.3% | 25.8% |
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E-Act Bourne End Academy
Bourne End, SL8 5BW |
Secondary | 748 | 28.5% | 29.1% |
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The Whitehaven Academy
Whitehaven, CA28 8TY |
Secondary | 816 | 19.9% | 30.1% |
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Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ |
Secondary | 840 | 23% | 27.3% |
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Thames Park Secondary School
Grays, RM17 5FP |
Secondary | 743 | 21.6% | 29.1% |
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Wolsingham School
Bishop Auckland, DL13 3DJ |
Secondary | 745 | 25.6% | 27.6% |
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St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LE |
Secondary | 674 | 23.4% | 28.5% |
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Sturminster Newton High School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT |
Secondary | 617 | 25.8% | 28.5% |
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King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Birmingham, B30 1DY |
Secondary | 825 | 22% | 29.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dawlish College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 777 | Sign in to see | |
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Lavington School
Devizes, SN10 4EB |
Secondary | 871 | ||
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Outwood Academy City Fields
Wakefield, WF1 4SF |
Secondary | 902 | ||
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The Roseland Academy
Truro, TR2 5SE |
Secondary | 662 | ||
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Winchcombe School
Cheltenham, GL54 5LB |
Secondary | 530 | ||
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Arnold Academy
Bedford, MK45 4JZ |
Secondary | 699 | ||
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Bowland High
Clitheroe, BB7 4QS |
Secondary | 615 | ||
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Upper Shirley High School
Southampton, SO15 7QU |
Secondary | 1,082 | ||
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Kingstone High School
Hereford, HR2 9HJ |
Secondary | 595 | ||
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Humberston Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4TF |
Secondary | 890 | ||
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The Corbet School
Shrewsbury, SY4 2AX |
Secondary | 719 | ||
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Hasmonean High School for Boys
London, NW4 1NA |
Secondary | 772 | ||
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Looe Community Academy
Looe, PL13 1NQ |
Secondary | 524 | ||
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Braunton Academy
Braunton, EX33 2BP |
Secondary | 841 | ||
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The Priory Belvoir Academy
Nottingham, NG13 0AX |
Secondary | 695 | ||
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Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA |
Secondary | 994 | ||
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All Saints Catholic College
Dukinfield, SK16 5AP |
Secondary | 820 | ||
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St Boniface's RC College
Plymouth, PL5 3AG |
Secondary | 392 | ||
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Notre Dame RC School
Plymouth, PL6 5HN |
Secondary | 732 | ||
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St Augustine's Catholic High School
Redditch, B97 5LX |
Secondary | 967 | ||
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Forest Hall School
Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8TZ |
Secondary | 472 | ||
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The Grange School
Christchurch, BH23 3AU |
Secondary | 472 | ||
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The Lacon Childe School
Kidderminster, DY14 8PE |
Secondary | 538 | ||
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Five Acres High School
Coleford, GL16 7QW |
Secondary | 809 | ||
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The Trafalgar School at Downton
Salisbury, SP5 3HN |
Secondary | 795 | ||
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Holsworthy Community College
Holsworthy, EX22 6JD |
Secondary | 535 | ||
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Hasmonean High School for Girls
London, NW7 2EU |
Secondary | 585 | ||
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Longdendale High School
Hyde, SK14 8LW |
Secondary | 784 | ||
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St Benedict's Catholic School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH |
Secondary | 976 | ||
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Cullompton Community College
Cullompton, EX15 1DX |
Secondary | 754 | ||