The Holmesdale School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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We've chosen 29 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.

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We chose these schools based on:

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• 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
The Holmesdale School (Your chosen school)	Secondary	598	14.2%	35.7%
Orion Spires Canterbury, CT2 0HD	Secondary	673	19.9%	39.6%
The Hereford Church of England Academy Hereford, HR2 7NG	Secondary	618	10.8%	38.8%
Ormiston Park Academy South Ockendon, RM15 4RU	Secondary	669	18.4%	34.5%
Coleridge Community College Cambridge, CB1 3RJ	Secondary	575	20.3%	36.8%
Thomas Knyvett College Ashford, TW15 3DU	Secondary	688	17.2%	35.4%
Limehurst Academy Loughborough, LE11 1NH	Secondary	654	18%	34.7%
Stamford Welland Academy Stamford, PE9 1HE	Secondary	597	16.9%	36.2%
Ark Greenwich Free School London, SE18 4LH	Secondary	601	16.5%	37.1%
Bridgemary School Gosport, PO13 0JN	Secondary	792	13.7%	38.1%
South Chingford Foundation School London, E4 8SG	Secondary	617	15.1%	36.3%
Fulham Cross Academy London, SW6 6SN	Secondary	663	17.6%	37.6%
Eden Girls' School, Coventry Coventry, CV1 4FS	Secondary	599	14.5%	36.7%
Dixons McMillan Academy Bradford, BD5 0JD	Secondary	680	18%	33.8%
The Oakwood Academy Nottingham, NG5 9PJ	Secondary	748	16.8%	39.5%
The Hurlingham Academy London, SW6 3ED	Secondary	732	15.7%	37.1%
Orchard Park High School Croydon, CR0 7NJ	Secondary	639	18.3%	38%
Irlam and Cadishead Academy Manchester, M44 5ZR	Secondary	782	13.9%	38.7%
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DE	Secondary	551	12.6%	39.3%
Trumpington Community College Cambridge, CB2 9FD	Secondary	571	19.8%	35.4%
Laureate Academy Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DW	Secondary	746	16.5%	35.8%
George Pindar School Scarborough, YO11 3LW	Secondary	727	13.1%	37.7%
Rye College Rye, TN31 7NQ	Secondary	616	22.6%	34.7%
Bronte Girls' Academy Bradford, BD4 7EB	Secondary	715	15.8%	36.4%
All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Rossendale, BB4 6SJ	Secondary	501	15.7%	33.9%
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy Liverpool, L23 5TF	Secondary	658	15.5%	32%
Cowley Academy Spalding, PE11 4TF	Secondary	628	15.3%	35.6%
Wellfield Academy Leyland, PR25 2TP	Secondary	525	16.4%	34.9%
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie Tonbridge, TN10 4PU	Secondary	782	16.2%	33.5%