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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mark's CofE School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 237 | 34.9% | 24.7% | 
| Pewsey Vale School Pewsey, SN9 5EW | Secondary | 346 | 38.7% | 23.7% | 
| Sir William Romney's School Tetbury, GL8 8AE | Secondary | 511 | 22.2% | 19.6% | 
| St Dunstan's School Glastonbury, BA6 9BY | Secondary | 460 | 28.3% | 29.2% | 
| The Rural Enterprise Academy Penkridge, ST19 5PH | Secondary | 235 | 38.9% | 24% | 
| The Sele School Hertford, SG14 2DG | Secondary | 436 | 29.4% | 26.4% | 
| SGS Forest High School Cinderford, GL14 2AZ | Secondary | 280 | 31.8% | 35% | 
| The Swanage School Swanage, BH19 2PH | Secondary | 343 | 28.6% | 32.4% | 
| The Studio School Liverpool Liverpool, L1 0BS | Secondary | 293 | 30.2% | 25.4% | 
| Hadlow Rural Community School Hadlow, TN11 0AU | Secondary | 388 | 37.1% | 25.6% | 
| Waverley Studio College Birmingham, B9 5SX | Secondary | 268 | 34.6% | 31.6% | 
| St Boniface's RC College Plymouth, PL5 3AG | Secondary | 374 | 25.7% | 32.4% | 
| Futures Institute Banbury Banbury, OX16 9HY | Secondary | 122 | 22.1% | 23.8% | 
| XP School Doncaster, DN4 5NG | Secondary | 247 | 28.2% | 26.5% | 
| Dorset Studio School Dorchester, DT2 8PX | Secondary | 345 | 51.6% | 28.1% | 
| Digitech Studio School Bristol, BS30 8XQ | Secondary | 593 | 31.2% | 20.3% | 
| Somerset Studio School Radstock, BA3 3NQ | Secondary | 127 | 43.7% | 21.4% | 
| IKB Academy Bristol, BS31 1SP | Secondary | 142 | 24.7% | 19% | 
| XP East Doncaster, DN4 5NG | Secondary | 293 | 30.6% | 22.3% | 
| Mullion School Helston, TR12 7EB | Secondary | 561 | 23.4% | 20.9% | 
| Chester International School Chester, CH4 7AE | Secondary | 281 | 34.5% | 21% | 
| Scott Medical and Healthcare College Plymouth, PL3 4BD | Secondary | 235 | 18% | 20.6% | 
| Staindrop Academy Darlington, DL2 3JU | Secondary | 429 | 33.1% | 26.1% | 
| Holsworthy Community College Holsworthy, EX22 6JD | Secondary | 524 | 28.4% | 27.7% | 
| Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge Reading, RG4 9LN | Secondary | 456 | 30.5% | 22.8% | 
| Atlantic Academy Bideford, EX39 5DW | Secondary | 246 | 35% | 34.6% | 
| Holy Family Catholic High School, A Voluntary Academy Goole, DN14 9NS | Secondary | 314 | 32.8% | 23.9% | 
| The Kingsbrook School Aylesbury, HP22 7BR | Secondary | 393 | 29.8% | 18.6% | 
| Sturminster Newton High School Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT | Secondary | 621 | 26.5% | 24.8% | 
| Chilmington Green School Ashford, TN23 4QE | Secondary | 122 | 28.7% | 30.3% | 
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mark's CofE School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 237 | Sign in to see | |
| Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy Alford, LN13 9HY | Secondary | 529 | ||
| Colyton Grammar School Colyton, EX24 6HN | Secondary | 1,061 | ||
| Hurworth School Darlington, DL2 2JG | Secondary | 669 | ||
| King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls Birmingham, B17 8QB | Secondary | 956 | ||
| West London Free School London, W6 9LP | Secondary | 916 | ||
| Ansford Academy Castle Cary, BA7 7JJ | Secondary | 547 | ||
| Sir William Romney's School Tetbury, GL8 8AE | Secondary | 511 | ||
| Kirkby Stephen Grammar School Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4HA | Secondary | 347 | ||
| Lostock Hall Academy Preston, PR5 5UR | Secondary | 779 | ||
| St Dunstan's School Glastonbury, BA6 9BY | Secondary | 460 | ||
| Woolmer Hill School Haslemere, GU27 1QB | Secondary | 888 | ||
| Kingswinford Academy Kingswinford, DY6 7AD | Secondary | 918 | ||
| The Sele School Hertford, SG14 2DG | Secondary | 436 | ||
| Christ The King Voluntary Academy Nottingham, NG5 7JZ | Secondary | 850 | ||
| Iceni Secondary Academy Thetford, IP26 4PE | Secondary | 752 | ||
| The Ramsey Academy, Halstead Halstead, CO9 2HR | Secondary | 776 | ||
| Copley Academy Stalybridge, SK15 3RR | Secondary | 625 | ||
| Church Stretton School Church Stretton, SY6 6EX | Secondary | 545 | ||
| St Thomas More Catholic High School Crewe, CW2 8AE | Secondary | 666 | ||
| Alde Valley Academy Leiston, IP16 4BG | Secondary | 643 | ||
| Stalham High School Norwich, NR12 9DG | Secondary | 485 | ||
| Axe Valley Academy Axminster, EX13 5EA | Secondary | 685 | ||
| Broadland High Ormiston Academy Norwich, NR12 8QN | Secondary | 761 | ||
| Burscough Priory Academy Ormskirk, L40 7RZ | Secondary | 698 | ||
| Cape Cornwall School Penzance, TR19 7JX | Secondary | 269 | ||
| Mary Webb School and Science College Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG | Secondary | 647 | ||
| Hope Valley College Hope Valley, S33 6SD | Secondary | 543 | ||
| St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy Stockport, SK4 2QP | Secondary | 592 | ||
| The Hollins Accrington, BB5 2QY | Secondary | 797 | ||