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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The Purbeck School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,041 | 16.7% | 19.2% |
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Bristol, BS1 5TS |
Secondary | 1,168 | 18.4% | 18.9% |
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES |
Secondary | 997 | 16.2% | 17.5% |
Kings Norton Girls' School
Birmingham, B30 1HW |
Secondary | 1,078 | 15.3% | 17.2% |
Clyst Vale Community College
Exeter, EX5 3AJ |
Secondary | 959 | 20.7% | 17.8% |
Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT |
Secondary | 1,032 | 18.4% | 21% |
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3JD |
Secondary | 984 | 14% | 19.1% |
Crispin School Academy
Street, BA16 0AD |
Secondary | 1,052 | 17% | 17.9% |
Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW |
Secondary | 1,066 | 11.5% | 19.7% |
The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ |
Secondary | 1,077 | 16.9% | 18.4% |
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF |
Secondary | 981 | 14.3% | 19.3% |
Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH |
Secondary | 969 | 16.6% | 22% |
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chesham, HP5 2RG |
Secondary | 1,076 | 16.8% | 18.7% |
Dene Magna School
Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU |
Secondary | 1,023 | 19.8% | 17.9% |
Redden Court School
Romford, RM3 0TS |
Secondary | 1,050 | 19.4% | 17% |
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA |
Secondary | 1,008 | 17.2% | 18.8% |
BBG Academy
Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE |
Secondary | 1,036 | 20.4% | 18.5% |
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY |
Secondary | 1,116 | 16.1% | 22% |
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA |
Secondary | 1,029 | 17.2% | 20.5% |
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 964 | 19% | 19.7% |
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB |
Secondary | 1,041 | 15.3% | 19.2% |
The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH |
Secondary | 998 | 18.3% | 21.1% |
St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ |
Secondary | 1,095 | 13.2% | 18.7% |
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB |
Secondary | 954 | 15.8% | 20.3% |
Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ |
Secondary | 1,068 | 18% | 16.8% |
St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU |
Secondary | 1,052 | 15.6% | 17.6% |
Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU12 8UZ |
Secondary | 1,014 | 16.7% | 19.9% |
Princes Risborough School
Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR |
Secondary | 1,113 | 16.2% | 17.3% |
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ |
Secondary | 1,063 | 12.6% | 20% |
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M25 1JH |
Secondary | 1,087 | 13.6% | 18.7% |
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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The Purbeck School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,041 | Sign in to see | |
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
Brixham, TQ5 0LN |
Secondary | 1,021 | ||
Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS |
Secondary | 1,146 | ||
Uppingham Community College
Uppingham, LE15 9TJ |
Secondary | 915 | ||
The Arnewood School
New Milton, BH25 6RS |
Secondary | 959 | ||
Sutton Grammar School
Sutton, SM1 4AS |
Secondary | 1,038 | ||
Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT |
Secondary | 1,032 | ||
Pershore High School
Pershore, WR10 2BX |
Secondary | 1,138 | ||
Lode Heath School
Solihull, B91 2HW |
Secondary | 1,164 | ||
Holyhead School
Birmingham, B21 0HN |
Secondary | 1,260 | ||
Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
Malvern, WR14 1WD |
Secondary | 615 | ||
Westfield Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3EP |
Secondary | 1,038 | ||
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA2 7BB |
Secondary | 1,123 | ||
King Edward VI School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BE |
Secondary | 839 | ||
The Weston Road Academy
Stafford, ST18 0YG |
Secondary | 974 | ||
The Thomas Lord Audley School
Colchester, CO2 8NJ |
Secondary | 898 | ||
Bridgemary School
Gosport, PO13 0JN |
Secondary | 800 | ||
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Tamworth, B79 9AA |
Secondary | 1,039 | ||
Aldersley High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT |
Secondary | 1,282 | ||
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU |
Secondary | 937 | ||
St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
Canterbury, CT1 3EN |
Secondary | 1,094 | ||
Clifton Community School
Rotherham, S65 2SN |
Secondary | 1,102 | ||
Vale of York Academy
York, YO30 6ZS |
Secondary | 714 | ||
Manshead Church of England Academy
Luton, LU1 4BB |
Secondary | 1,118 | ||
Louth Academy
Louth, LN11 9AW |
Secondary | 871 | ||
Reigate School
Reigate, RH2 7NT |
Secondary | 1,259 | ||
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
Waltham Cross, EN8 9LY |
Secondary | 602 | ||
Sherburn High School
Leeds, LS25 6AS |
Secondary | 857 | ||
The De Montfort School
Evesham, WR11 1DQ |
Secondary | 860 |