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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Thames Park Secondary School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 743 | 21.6% | 29.1% |
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Carlton Keighley
Keighley, BD20 6EB |
Secondary | 795 | 20.3% | 29.7% |
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King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
Waltham Abbey, EN9 1LF |
Secondary | 799 | 19% | 31.9% |
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Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ |
Secondary | 682 | 18.1% | 29.1% |
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Outwood Academy Foxhills
Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ |
Secondary | 737 | 20.3% | 31.2% |
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Witchford Village College
Ely, CB6 2JA |
Secondary | 768 | 22.4% | 25.9% |
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Ormiston Endeavour Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG |
Secondary | 739 | 21.2% | 31.5% |
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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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Ormiston Sudbury Academy
Sudbury, CO10 1NW |
Secondary | 679 | 20% | 32.8% |
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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 Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ |
Secondary | 685 | 19.2% | 30.3% |
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The Hathaway Academy
Grays, RM17 5LL |
Secondary | 609 | 18.8% | 28.6% |
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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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Alde Valley Academy
Leiston, IP16 4BG |
Secondary | 674 | 20.6% | 30% |
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Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT |
Secondary | 776 | 23.1% | 31.7% |
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Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Redcar, TS10 1PJ |
Secondary | 744 | 18.6% | 29.6% |
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The Bishop David Brown School
Woking, GU21 5RF |
Secondary | 806 | 22.2% | 27.2% |
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Kempston Academy
Bedford, MK42 7EB |
Secondary | 827 | 16.4% | 28.8% |
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The Lenham School
Maidstone, ME17 2LL |
Secondary | 827 | 21.8% | 28.8% |
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The Green School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 6AU |
Secondary | 774 | 21.8% | 31.5% |
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Ernulf Academy
St. Neots, PE19 2SH |
Secondary | 743 | 17.9% | 31.8% |
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The Whitehaven Academy
Whitehaven, CA28 8TY |
Secondary | 816 | 19.9% | 30.1% |
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Onslow St Audrey's School
Hatfield, AL10 8AB |
Secondary | 808 | 17.1% | 30.5% |
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Dawlish College
Dawlish, EX7 0BY |
Secondary | 777 | 24.2% | 28.5% |
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Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS |
Secondary | 710 | 18.2% | 29.6% |
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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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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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Thames Park Secondary School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 743 | Sign in to see | |
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Burnham Grammar School
Slough, SL1 7HG |
Secondary | 1,271 | ||
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Tarleton Academy
Preston, PR4 6AQ |
Secondary | 676 | ||
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King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Birmingham, B20 2HL |
Secondary | 1,065 | ||
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Sybil Andrews Academy
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7QB |
Secondary | 628 | ||
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The Ongar Academy
Ongar, CM5 0AN |
Secondary | 519 | ||
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Heathside Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2JP |
Secondary | 484 | ||
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Deer Park School
Southampton, SO30 2HT |
Secondary | 698 | ||
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The Trinity School
Colchester, CO4 6ED |
Secondary | 598 | ||
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North Brent School
London, NW10 2UF |
Secondary | 309 | ||
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Putteridge High School
Luton, LU2 8HJ |
Secondary | 1,195 | ||
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Lordswood Boys' School
Birmingham, B17 8BJ |
Secondary | 656 | ||
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Bolder Academy
Isleworth, TW7 5DB |
Secondary | 955 | ||
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Merstham Park School
Redhill, RH1 3PU |
Secondary | 669 | ||
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Belvidere School
Shrewsbury, SY2 5RJ |
Secondary | 841 | ||
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The Whitehaven Academy
Whitehaven, CA28 8TY |
Secondary | 816 | ||
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Pakefield High School
Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ |
Secondary | 702 | ||
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King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Bolton, BL3 3HL |
Secondary | 900 | ||
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Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
Birmingham, B10 9HH |
Secondary | 616 | ||
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Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
Bradford, BD8 9AR |
Secondary | 599 | ||
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Orsett Heath Academy
Grays, RM16 4DG |
Secondary | 566 | ||
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Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Barnsley, S70 6FP |
Secondary | 717 | ||
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The High School Leckhampton
Cheltenham, GL51 3FS |
Secondary | 578 | ||
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Edgar Wood Academy
Heywood, OL10 2QN |
Secondary | 640 | ||
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Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX |
Secondary | 828 | ||
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BOA Digital Technologies Academy
Birmingham, B7 4EU |
Secondary | 361 | ||
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Houstone School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX |
Secondary | 658 | ||
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The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
Oldham, OL9 6BP |
Secondary | 720 | ||
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Windsor Olympus Academy
Birmingham, B18 4LX |
Secondary | 359 | ||
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Star Salford Academy
Worsley, M28 0BB |
Secondary | 278 | ||