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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Poole High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,881 | 17.4% | |
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Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT |
Secondary | 1,756 | 19.5% | 15.5% |
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Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD |
Secondary | 1,894 | 15.2% | 15.1% |
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Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG |
Secondary | 1,740 | 12% | 18% |
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Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW |
Secondary | 1,893 | 9.6% | 15.4% |
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Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH |
Secondary | 1,728 | 16.3% | 18.4% |
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Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,672 | 15.6% | 16% |
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Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA |
Secondary | 1,843 | 11.6% | 19.3% |
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Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ |
Secondary | 1,663 | 12% | 15.1% |
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Kennet School
Thatcham, RG19 4LL |
Secondary | 1,855 | 14.6% | 15.7% |
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Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF |
Secondary | 1,773 | 16.2% | 14.6% |
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Wildern School
Southampton, SO30 4EJ |
Secondary | 1,869 | 13.3% | 15.5% |
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Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Cheltenham, GL51 3EF |
Secondary | 1,830 | 10.5% | 16.7% |
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Shenley Brook End School
Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT |
Secondary | 1,874 | 10.7% | 15% |
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Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE |
Secondary | 1,775 | 16.3% | 15.3% |
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Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD |
Secondary | 1,937 | 11.9% | 14.7% |
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Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX |
Secondary | 1,912 | 12.1% | 14.6% |
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Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,727 | 17% | 12.2% |
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Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH |
Secondary | 1,831 | 13.3% | 21% |
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Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX |
Secondary | 1,885 | 16% | 14.1% |
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Woodkirk Academy
Wakefield, WF3 1JQ |
Secondary | 1,805 | 9.7% | 18.1% |
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Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB |
Secondary | 1,779 | 12.3% | 19.2% |
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Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN |
Secondary | 2,052 | 14.8% | 18.1% |
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Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB |
Secondary | 1,738 | 16.7% | 20.6% |
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The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE |
Secondary | 2,013 | 16% | 14.5% |
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Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG |
Secondary | 1,820 | 13.2% | 15.2% |
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Alperton Community School
Wembley, HA0 4JE |
Secondary | 1,951 | 10.5% | 17.2% |
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Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY |
Secondary | 1,852 | 14.9% | 13.7% |
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John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU |
Secondary | 1,967 | 18.2% | 13.8% |
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Chellaston Academy
Derby, DE73 5UB |
Secondary | 1,809 | 13.1% | 15.3% |
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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Poole High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,881 | Sign in to see | |
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Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,894 | ||
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Kingsdale Foundation School
London, SE21 8SQ |
Secondary | 2,530 | ||
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Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX |
Secondary | 921 | ||
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The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT |
Secondary | 1,419 | ||
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Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ |
Secondary | 2,097 | ||
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The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ |
Secondary | 2,103 | ||
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Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE |
Secondary | 1,775 | ||
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Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES |
Secondary | 1,677 | ||
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Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL |
Secondary | 1,932 | ||
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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham, B14 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,108 | ||
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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham, B14 7QJ |
Secondary | 1,017 | ||
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Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD |
Secondary | 988 | ||
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Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG |
Secondary | 1,029 | ||
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Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT |
Secondary | 1,640 | ||
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Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN |
Secondary | 2,052 | ||
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Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY |
Secondary | 1,566 | ||
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Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF |
Secondary | 1,206 | ||
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Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS |
Secondary | 1,620 | ||
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Lutterworth College
Lutterworth, LE17 4EW |
Secondary | 1,565 | ||
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Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
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Cheshire Studio School
Knutsford, WA16 0EA |
Secondary | 120 | ||
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Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL |
Secondary | 422 | ||
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Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS |
Secondary | 1,809 | ||
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Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
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Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU12 8UZ |
Secondary | 1,014 | ||
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Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Kenilworth, CV8 2AL |
Secondary | 1,894 | ||
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Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ |
Secondary | 794 | ||
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Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB |
Secondary | 520 | ||
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Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN |
Secondary | 1,042 | ||