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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thames Park Secondary School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 570 | 15.2% | 26.1% |
Minehead Middle School
Minehead, TA24 5RH |
Secondary | 593 | 14.7% | 24.8% |
Caistor Yarborough Academy
Market Rasen, LN7 6QZ |
Secondary | 536 | 17.2% | 24.3% |
Cromer Academy
Cromer, NR27 0EX |
Secondary | 668 | 14.4% | 24.6% |
Melbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 6EF |
Secondary | 638 | 14.1% | 22.1% |
Berwick Academy
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF |
Secondary | 586 | 16.2% | 26.5% |
Looe Community Academy
Looe, PL13 1NQ |
Secondary | 537 | 19.7% | 25% |
Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA |
Secondary | 571 | 12.3% | 26.4% |
Daubeney Academy
Bedford, MK42 7PS |
Secondary | 507 | 20.6% | 27.2% |
Bedford Free School
Bedford, MK42 9AD |
Secondary | 529 | 11% | 26.3% |
Breckland School
Brandon, IP27 0PE |
Secondary | 607 | 13.3% | 24.1% |
Acle Academy
Norwich, NR13 3ER |
Secondary | 621 | 10.5% | 23.4% |
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ |
Secondary | 690 | 16.9% | 28.2% |
The Hathaway Academy
Grays, RM17 5LL |
Secondary | 676 | 15.3% | 28.1% |
St Ives School
St Ives, TR26 2BB |
Secondary | 587 | 17.6% | 24.2% |
Fowey River Academy
Fowey, PL23 1HE |
Secondary | 632 | 17.6% | 28.5% |
Eden Boys' School, Bolton
Bolton, BL1 3QE |
Secondary | 621 | 13.4% | 25.4% |
Alde Valley Academy
Leiston, IP16 4BG |
Secondary | 643 | 18.2% | 26.7% |
The Ongar Academy
Ongar, CM5 0AN |
Secondary | 556 | 10.5% | 22.4% |
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
Glossop, SK13 8DR |
Secondary | 582 | 18% | 24.9% |
West Craven High School
Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB |
Secondary | 616 | 17.9% | 26.3% |
Carnforth High School
Carnforth, LA5 9LS |
Secondary | 675 | 16.1% | 28.1% |
Alderman Peel High School
Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1RB |
Secondary | 598 | 21.3% | 23.2% |
Marston Vale Middle School
Bedford, MK43 9NH |
Secondary | 599 | 18.5% | 23% |
Merstham Park School
Redhill, RH1 3PU |
Secondary | 603 | 18.6% | 27.3% |
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
Bradford, BD8 9AR |
Secondary | 614 | 17.6% | 27.2% |
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Runcorn, WA7 1QU |
Secondary | 598 | 18.1% | 23.7% |
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Barnsley, S70 6FP |
Secondary | 536 | 15% | 25.6% |
Houstone School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX |
Secondary | 517 | 12.6% | 25.7% |
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, CB6 1EW |
Secondary | 505 | 21.5% | 24.7% |
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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Thames Park Secondary School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 570 | Sign in to see | |
Hammersmith Academy
London, W12 9JD |
Secondary | 913 | ||
Burnham Grammar School
Slough, SL1 7HG |
Secondary | 1,267 | ||
Hull Trinity House Academy
Hull, HU3 1UP |
Secondary | 820 | ||
South Shore Academy
Blackpool, FY4 2AR |
Secondary | 728 | ||
Eden Boys' School, Bolton
Bolton, BL1 3QE |
Secondary | 621 | ||
Sybil Andrews Academy
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7QB |
Secondary | 640 | ||
Burnley High School
Burnley, BB12 6NX |
Secondary | 613 | ||
The Fulham Boys School
London, SW6 5BD |
Secondary | 821 | ||
Heathside Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2JP |
Secondary | 305 | ||
Deer Park School
Southampton, SO30 2HT |
Secondary | 487 | ||
North Brent School
London, NW10 2UF |
Secondary | 81 | ||
Ellesmere Park High School
Manchester, M30 9BP |
Secondary | 813 | ||
Putteridge High School
Luton, LU2 8HJ |
Secondary | 1,200 | ||
Lordswood Boys' School
Birmingham, B17 8BJ |
Secondary | 542 | ||
Bolder Academy
Isleworth, TW7 5DB |
Secondary | 919 | ||
Merstham Park School
Redhill, RH1 3PU |
Secondary | 603 | ||
The Whitehaven Academy
Whitehaven, CA28 8TY |
Secondary | 775 | ||
Pakefield High School
Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ |
Secondary | 690 | ||
Paxman Academy
Colchester, CO2 9DB |
Secondary | 902 | ||
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
Birmingham, B10 9HH |
Secondary | 620 | ||
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
Bradford, BD8 9AR |
Secondary | 614 | ||
The High School Leckhampton
Cheltenham, GL51 3FS |
Secondary | 392 | ||
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Birmingham, B14 4HN |
Secondary | 591 | ||
Edgar Wood Academy
Heywood, OL10 2QN |
Secondary | 478 | ||
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX |
Secondary | 635 | ||
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Birmingham, B31 4BP |
Secondary | 751 | ||
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
Houstone School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX |
Secondary | 517 | ||
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
Oldham, OL9 6BP |
Secondary | 481 |