Bury St Edmunds County High School

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
Bury St Edmunds County High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 855 9.4% 21.9%
Maltings Academy
Witham, CM8 1EP
Secondary 893 11.6% 20%
Goldington Academy
Bedford, MK41 9BX
Secondary 929 9.3% 20.2%
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP
Secondary 905 13.6% 21.2%
Rosedale College
Hayes, UB3 2SE
Secondary 912 10.6% 22%
Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD
Secondary 987 11.9% 21.9%
Christ The King Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG5 7JZ
Secondary 850 11.7% 20.8%
Bramcote College
Nottingham, NG9 3GA
Secondary 786 12.9% 23.6%
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
Halstead, CO9 2HR
Secondary 776 8.9% 22.4%
St Thomas More Catholic School
Bedford, MK41 7UL
Secondary 944 8.4% 19.4%
The Green School for Girls
Isleworth, TW7 5BB
Secondary 919 12% 24.8%
Glenmoor Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4EX
Secondary 892 13.3% 21.8%
Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ
Secondary 933 9.1% 17.6%
Newmarket Academy
Newmarket, CB8 0EB
Secondary 833 14.9% 21.5%
The Fulham Boys School
London, SW6 5BD
Secondary 821 13.5% 23%
Sir John Talbot's School
Whitchurch, SY13 2BY
Secondary 860 14% 20.1%
Norlington School and 6th Form
London, E10 6JZ
Secondary 875 10.3% 24%
Harris Academy Rainham
Rainham, RM13 9XD
Secondary 898 14.4% 22.9%
Sir Frederick Gibberd College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Secondary 784 13.4% 25.3%
Colonel Frank Seely Academy
Nottingham, NG14 6JZ
Secondary 830 11.4% 20%
Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR
Secondary 901 15.8% 20.3%
Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ
Secondary 926 13.3% 23.1%
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
London, W5 2JX
Secondary 961 5.8% 21.1%
Treviglas Academy
Newquay, TR7 3JA
Secondary 869 11.5% 22.9%
Rushden Academy
Rushden, NN10 6AG
Secondary 893 11% 21.9%
The Grove School
Market Drayton, TF9 1HF
Secondary 836 14.1% 23.8%
Paulet High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT
Secondary 925 12.7% 22.3%
The De Montfort School
Evesham, WR11 1DQ
Secondary 860 10.8% 24.2%
Huxlow Academy
Irthlingborough, NN9 5TY
Secondary 855 14.1% 20.7%
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
Cannock, WS11 4AW
Secondary 809 11.9% 23.5%

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
Bury St Edmunds County High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 855 Sign in to see
King's Lynn Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 4QG
Secondary 963
The Corsham School
Corsham, SN13 9DF
Secondary 1,265
St Michael's Church of England High School
Chorley, PR7 1RS
Secondary 1,139
The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP
Secondary 1,050
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow, CM18 6AA
Secondary 1,067
Ormiston Rivers Academy
Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8QB
Secondary 1,106
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB
Secondary 1,158
West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 5DP
Secondary 1,225
Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA
Secondary 1,062
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP
Secondary 1,348
Churchdown School
Gloucester, GL3 2RB
Secondary 1,480
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
Secondary 1,096
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 1,300
Waldegrave School
Twickenham, TW2 5LH
Secondary 1,460
Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU
Secondary 1,195
Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL
Secondary 1,123
Four Dwellings Academy
Birmingham, B32 1RJ
Secondary 562
Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Halstead, CO9 3QH
Secondary 1,140
Alec Hunter Academy
Braintree, CM7 3NR
Secondary 1,060
Richard Hale School
Hertford, SG13 8EN
Secondary 1,218
Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD
Secondary 771
Ortu Hassenbrook Academy
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NS
Secondary 693
Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF
Secondary 947
Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH
Secondary 1,431
The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW
Secondary 1,232
Cecil Jones Academy
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU
Secondary 971
St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ
Secondary 1,153
Wellfield School
Wingate, TS28 5AX
Secondary 912
Dover Christ Church Academy
Dover, CT16 2EG
Secondary 817