Frome Community College

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Frome Community College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,285 20.3% 20.7%
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Bristol, BS1 5TS
Secondary 1,187 20.6% 21.8%
The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW
Secondary 1,178 18.9% 20.5%
Chadwell Heath Academy
Romford, RM6 4RS
Secondary 1,250 20.2% 22.3%
Oldfield School
Bath, BA1 9AB
Secondary 1,277 26% 20.3%
Charles Darwin School
Westerham, TN16 3AU
Secondary 1,314 21.6% 21.6%
Penair School
Truro, TR1 1TN
Secondary 1,239 15% 19%
Penrice Academy
St Austell, PL25 3NR
Secondary 1,422 19.8% 21.1%
Penryn College
Penryn, TR10 8PZ
Secondary 1,156 22.5% 19.3%
Campion School
Northampton, NN7 3QG
Secondary 1,318 20% 18.9%
Newton Abbot College
Newton Abbot, TQ12 2NF
Secondary 1,213 23.5% 23.5%
Priestlands School
Lymington, SO41 8FZ
Secondary 1,236 20% 19.7%
Kingdown School
Warminster, BA12 9DR
Secondary 1,407 17.3% 19.3%
Lydiard Park Academy
Swindon, SN5 6HN
Secondary 1,287 18% 23.8%
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR
Secondary 1,353 16.5% 21.7%
The John of Gaunt School
Trowbridge, BA14 9EH
Secondary 1,256 22% 21.2%
Wyvern College
Eastleigh, SO50 7AN
Secondary 1,332 18.4% 20.4%
Trinity School
Newbury, RG14 2DU
Secondary 1,355 19.7% 20.5%
Abbeywood Community School
Bristol, BS34 8SF
Secondary 1,272 24.2% 20%
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Bristol, BS30 8TS
Secondary 1,261 18.6% 17.2%
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH
Secondary 1,160 18.3% 22.7%
The Kingsway School
Cheadle, SK8 4QX
Secondary 1,292 19.8% 22.4%
Brigshaw High School
Castleford, WF10 2HR
Secondary 1,335 18.1% 19.9%
Helston Community College
Helston, TR13 8NR
Secondary 1,328 20.4% 19.2%
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Salisbury, SP1 1RE
Secondary 1,336 16.8% 20.7%
Reigate School
Reigate, RH2 7NT
Secondary 1,265 22.8% 20.4%
Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD
Secondary 1,270 18% 22.1%
Ashton Park School
Bristol, BS3 2JL
Secondary 1,257 19.7% 23.2%
West Exe School
Exeter, EX2 9JU
Secondary 1,238 18.2% 20.2%
Monkton Wood Academy
Taunton, TA2 8PD
Secondary 1,266 23.7% 22%

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
Frome Community College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,285 Sign in to see
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham, HP6 5HA
Secondary 1,368
Sponne School
Towcester, NN12 6DJ
Secondary 1,422
The Brittons Academy
Rainham, RM13 7BB
Secondary 712
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD
Secondary 1,285
Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ
Secondary 1,292
Tiffin School
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6RL
Secondary 1,462
Park High School
Stanmore, HA7 1PL
Secondary 1,473
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT
Secondary 1,270
Stanborough School
Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6YR
Secondary 1,261
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ
Secondary 1,381
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
Secondary 1,115
Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP
Secondary 862
Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT
Secondary 1,401
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
Saffron Walden, CB11 3TR
Secondary 968
Heston Community School
Hounslow, TW5 0QR
Secondary 1,334
Guildford County School
Guildford, GU2 4LU
Secondary 1,194
Spalding Grammar School
Spalding, PE11 2XH
Secondary 995
Alleyne's Academy
Stone, ST15 8DT
Secondary 852
Rawmarsh Community School
Rotherham, S62 7GA
Secondary 1,094
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ
Secondary 1,441
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX
Secondary 965
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
Secondary 1,152
Leek High School
Leek, ST13 6EU
Secondary 254
Bay Leadership Academy
Morecambe, LA3 1AB
Secondary 725
Kingsdown School
Swindon, SN2 7SH
Secondary 1,031
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ
Secondary 1,269
The Grove School
Market Drayton, TF9 1HF
Secondary 831
The Wells Academy
Nottingham, NG3 5LR
Secondary 708
King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX
Secondary 909