The Purbeck School

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
The Purbeck School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,028 16.2% 20.7%
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES
Secondary 1,003 16.2% 18.9%
Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT
Secondary 976 18.4% 21.7%
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3JD
Secondary 983 14% 20.3%
Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW
Secondary 1,061 13.5% 21.9%
Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR
Secondary 964 18.5% 19.5%
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW
Secondary 997 17% 22.5%
The Magna Carta School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HJ
Secondary 1,030 16.9% 22.5%
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF
Secondary 1,044 15.8% 21.9%
William Edwards School
Grays, RM16 3NJ
Secondary 1,108 16.3% 20.6%
Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW
Secondary 1,059 18.7% 19.5%
Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT
Secondary 1,039 17.1% 19.6%
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA
Secondary 967 17.3% 21.1%
Kingsbury Green Academy
Calne, SN11 8YH
Secondary 1,059 19.3% 22.4%
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF
Secondary 1,111 13.8% 20.2%
Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD
Secondary 991 14.9% 22.3%
Lift Rawlett
Tamworth, B79 9AA
Secondary 1,039 13.1% 20.3%
The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy
Ilfracombe, EX34 9JB
Secondary 1,011 16.2% 23%
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE
Secondary 970 17.7% 23.2%
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB
Secondary 1,033 15.8% 20.1%
St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ
Secondary 1,094 16.6% 19.8%
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB
Secondary 960 15.5% 20.1%
The Brakenhale School
Bracknell, RG12 7BA
Secondary 1,108 18% 20.6%
Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ
Secondary 1,050 18.4% 18.8%
St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU
Secondary 1,065 17.1% 19.7%
Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB
Secondary 992 18.6% 21.3%
Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ
Secondary 953 18.9% 21.7%
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY
Secondary 1,047 16.4% 22.7%
Melksham Oak Community School
Melksham, SN12 6QZ
Secondary 1,152 14.6% 21.1%
North Bromsgrove High School
Bromsgrove, B60 1BA
Secondary 1,080 17.3% 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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
The Purbeck School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,028 Sign in to see
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
Brixham, TQ5 0LN
Secondary 1,016
Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS
Secondary 1,170
Uppingham Community College
Uppingham, LE15 9TJ
Secondary 919
The Arnewood School
New Milton, BH25 6RS
Secondary 900
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ
Secondary 929
Sutton Grammar School
Sutton, SM1 4AS
Secondary 1,043
North Kesteven Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AG
Secondary 611
Pershore High School
Pershore, WR10 2BX
Secondary 1,127
Holyhead School
Birmingham, B21 0HN
Secondary 1,276
Westfield Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3DB
Secondary 1,027
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA2 7BB
Secondary 1,163
King Edward VI School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BE
Secondary 869
The Weston Road Academy
Stafford, ST18 0YG
Secondary 987
Framwellgate School Durham
Durham, DH1 5BQ
Secondary 1,247
The Thomas Lord Audley School
Colchester, CO2 8NJ
Secondary 924
Bridgemary School
Gosport, PO13 0JN
Secondary 792
Lift Rawlett
Tamworth, B79 9AA
Secondary 1,039
Aldersley High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT
Secondary 1,293
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary 923
St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
Canterbury, CT1 3EN
Secondary 1,113
Clifton Community School
Rotherham, S65 2SN
Secondary 1,116
Manshead Church of England Academy
Luton, LU1 4BB
Secondary 1,146
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG
Secondary 1,040
Reigate School
Reigate, RH2 7NT
Secondary 1,265
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
Waltham Cross, EN8 9LY
Secondary 599
Sherburn High School
Leeds, LS25 6AS
Secondary 915
The De Montfort School
Evesham, WR11 1DQ
Secondary 904
Rayner Stephens High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BL
Secondary 628
Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
Secondary 1,003