Sidmouth College

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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
Sidmouth College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 872 17.1% 19.6%
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW
Secondary 800 20.9% 18.9%
Kingsmead Academy
Taunton, TA4 2NE
Secondary 925 13.8% 17.1%
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3JD
Secondary 984 14% 19.1%
Stanchester Academy
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG
Secondary 791 16.2% 18.2%
Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT
Secondary 872 17.9% 22.7%
Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH
Secondary 969 16.6% 22%
Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT
Secondary 938 18% 20.1%
Wootton Upper School
Bedford, MK43 9HT
Secondary 890 16.1% 18.1%
Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD
Secondary 918 16.9% 20%
St Bernard's Catholic High School
Rotherham, S65 3BE
Secondary 811 19% 21%
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Bexleyheath, DA6 7QB
Secondary 839 19.5% 20.6%
Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT
Secondary 848 19.1% 18.3%
The Catholic High School, Chester
Chester, CH4 7HS
Secondary 806 19.1% 19.7%
The Beaconsfield School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ
Secondary 838 17% 17.8%
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE
Secondary 964 19% 19.7%
Winton Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4HT
Secondary 910 16.2% 17.6%
Glenmoor Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4EX
Secondary 892 13.3% 21.8%
Court Fields School
Wellington, TA21 8SW
Secondary 798 17.9% 20.2%
Sir John Talbot's School
Whitchurch, SY13 2BY
Secondary 860 14% 20.1%
Outwood Academy Bydales
Redcar, TS11 6AR
Secondary 805 16.5% 19.6%
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB
Secondary 954 15.8% 20.3%
Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR
Secondary 901 15.8% 20.3%
Yate Academy
Yate, BS37 4DX
Secondary 818 16.3% 20.3%
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY
Secondary 913 15.6% 19.7%
The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP
Secondary 862 15.3% 21.2%
Uplands Academy
Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ
Secondary 800 16.5% 19.8%
King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX
Secondary 912 20.5% 18.1%
Huxlow Academy
Irthlingborough, NN9 5TY
Secondary 855 14.1% 20.7%
Anthony Gell School
Matlock, DE4 4DX
Secondary 824 16.8% 19.7%

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
Sidmouth College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 872 Sign in to see
Landau Forte College
Derby, DE1 2LF
Secondary 1,240
The St Lawrence Academy
Scunthorpe, DN15 7DF
Secondary 798
De Warenne Academy
Doncaster, DN12 3JY
Secondary 754
Ormiston Venture Academy
Gorleston, NR31 7JJ
Secondary 889
St Aldhelm's Academy
Poole, BH12 4HS
Secondary 844
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy
Bradford, BD3 0LT
Secondary 805
Chulmleigh Community College
Chulmleigh, EX18 7AA
Secondary 752
The Academy, Selsey
Chichester, PO20 9EH
Secondary 494
Nottingham Girls' Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3LD
Secondary 890
Dene Magna School
Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU
Secondary 1,023
Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN
Secondary 680
Easington Academy
Peterlee, SR8 3AY
Secondary 797
Gartree High School
Leicester, LE2 5TQ
Secondary 889
Ark Greenwich Free School
London, SE18 4LH
Secondary 600
St Bernard's Catholic High School
Rotherham, S65 3BE
Secondary 811
LeAF Studio
Bournemouth, BH11 9JW
Secondary 447
Long Field Spencer Academy
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN
Secondary 929
Sacred Heart Catholic School
London, SE5 0RP
Secondary 863
Outwood Academy Brumby
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NT
Secondary 737
Wye School
Wye, TN25 5EJ
Secondary 598
Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Chichester, PO20 3UE
Secondary 697
Christ's College, Guildford
Guildford, GU1 1JY
Secondary 713
Ealing Fields High School
London, W5 4EJ
Secondary 741
Park Lane Academy
Halifax, HX3 9LG
Secondary 430
Alvechurch CofE Middle School
Birmingham, B48 7TA
Secondary 440
The Green School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 6AU
Secondary 783
Peacehaven Community School
Peacehaven, BN10 8RB
Secondary 917
St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
Richmond, DL10 7DA
Secondary 608
Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS
Secondary 702