Ferndown Middle School

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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.

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Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Ferndown Middle School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 613 18.3% 20.7%
The Roseland Academy
Truro, TR2 5SE
Secondary 662 19.6% 20.8%
Winchcombe School
Cheltenham, GL54 5LB
Secondary 530 16.3% 20.8%
Honiton Community College
Honiton, EX14 1QT
Secondary 692 19.5% 22.3%
Henley In Arden School
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF
Secondary 682 16.5% 19.2%
Alcester Academy
Alcester, B49 6QQ
Secondary 635 17.3% 21.2%
Whitstone
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF
Secondary 578 21.6% 23.9%
Selwood Academy
Frome, BA11 2EF
Secondary 603 18.3% 22.8%
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU
Secondary 643 18.7% 21.2%
Dorchester Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2HS
Secondary 543 21.7% 23.6%
Castle Donington College
Derby, DE74 2LN
Secondary 685 18.6% 18.9%
Lakelands Academy
Ellesmere, SY12 0EA
Secondary 581 21.7% 20.7%
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Redditch, B97 5AQ
Secondary 662 17.7% 18.9%
Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Chichester, PO20 3UE
Secondary 698 18.9% 20.2%
St Ives School
St Ives, TR26 2BB
Secondary 574 17.6% 23.2%
The Island Free School
Ventnor, PO38 1BG
Secondary 619 17.3% 19.9%
Ingleby Manor Free School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0FA
Secondary 665 21.5% 21.7%
Broadstone Middle School
Broadstone, BH18 8AE
Secondary 598 17.9% 16.9%
Marlwood School
Bristol, BS35 3LA
Secondary 567 19.1% 17.3%
Deer Park School
Southampton, SO30 2HT
Secondary 698 19.5% 19.5%
Ludlow Church of England School
Ludlow, SY8 1GJ
Secondary 623 17.5% 22.5%
King's Academy Ringmer
Lewes, BN8 5RB
Secondary 642 22.1% 21.7%
Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR29 4QD
Secondary 686 18.3% 22.9%
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD
Secondary 613 18.1% 23.2%
Mary Webb School and Science College
Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG
Secondary 654 21% 20.6%
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough, YO12 5LH
Secondary 585 17.3% 19.6%
Orsett Heath Academy
Grays, RM16 4DG
Secondary 566 20.6% 22.3%
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ
Secondary 717 19.5% 18.4%
Middlewich High School
Middlewich, CW10 9BU
Secondary 677 19.7% 22.6%
Highworth Warneford School
Swindon, SN6 7BZ
Secondary 630 19.8% 18.6%