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 1,041 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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
The Purbeck School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,041 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