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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fakenham Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 767 | 18% | 22.7% |
Honiton Community College
Honiton, EX14 1QT |
Secondary | 748 | 19% | 22.3% |
Hadleigh High School
Ipswich, IP7 5HU |
Secondary | 769 | 18.5% | 19.9% |
West Hill School
Stalybridge, SK15 1LX |
Secondary | 847 | 17.4% | 22.3% |
Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon, HG4 2DE |
Secondary | 709 | 17.2% | 24.3% |
Cromer Academy
Cromer, NR27 0EX |
Secondary | 668 | 14.4% | 24.6% |
Witchford Village College
Ely, CB6 2JA |
Secondary | 752 | 22.8% | 24.2% |
Sheringham High School
Sheringham, NR26 8ND |
Secondary | 704 | 15.9% | 21.8% |
Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE |
Secondary | 752 | 19.3% | 26.2% |
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
London, SW11 6BF |
Secondary | 771 | 19.2% | 24.5% |
The Newbridge School
Coalville, LE67 3SJ |
Secondary | 797 | 19.4% | 22.4% |
St Bernard's Catholic High School
Rotherham, S65 3BE |
Secondary | 811 | 19% | 21% |
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
Harrow, HA3 5DY |
Secondary | 706 | 17.1% | 21% |
Waseley Hills High School
Birmingham, B45 9EL |
Secondary | 732 | 20.6% | 23.8% |
Alderman White School
Nottingham, NG9 3DU |
Secondary | 770 | 14.3% | 23.1% |
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield, WF2 6EQ |
Secondary | 734 | 19.6% | 24.4% |
Iceni Secondary Academy
Thetford, IP26 4PE |
Secondary | 752 | 20.5% | 19.9% |
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS |
Secondary | 770 | 18.8% | 25.3% |
St Clement's High School
King's Lynn, PE34 4LZ |
Secondary | 702 | 17% | 22.4% |
Newmarket Academy
Newmarket, CB8 0EB |
Secondary | 833 | 14.9% | 21.5% |
Notre Dame RC School
Plymouth, PL6 5HN |
Secondary | 765 | 17.7% | 24.1% |
The Sir John Colfox Academy
Bridport, DT6 3DT |
Secondary | 818 | 20.5% | 23% |
The Orme Academy
Newcastle, ST5 9JU |
Secondary | 755 | 15.9% | 23.4% |
Marshland High School
Wisbech, PE14 7HA |
Secondary | 827 | 21.1% | 25.4% |
Christ's College, Guildford
Guildford, GU1 1JY |
Secondary | 713 | 17.4% | 21.3% |
Robert Barclay Academy
Hoddesdon, EN11 8JY |
Secondary | 758 | 17.8% | 21.2% |
Sir Frederick Gibberd College
Harlow, CM18 6RN |
Secondary | 784 | 13.4% | 25.3% |
The Lenham School
Maidstone, ME17 2LL |
Secondary | 806 | 18.1% | 24.6% |
Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB |
Secondary | 916 | 19.1% | 22.9% |
Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR29 4QD |
Secondary | 766 | 18.3% | 20.5% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Fakenham Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 767 | Sign in to see | |
Aston Manor Academy
Birmingham, B6 4PZ |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
Great Torrington School
Torrington, EX38 7DJ |
Secondary | 876 | ||
Thamesmead School
Shepperton, TW17 9EE |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT |
Secondary | 938 | ||
Witchford Village College
Ely, CB6 2JA |
Secondary | 752 | ||
Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
Herschel Grammar School
Slough, SL1 3BW |
Secondary | 1,057 | ||
Hall Green School
Birmingham, B28 0AA |
Secondary | 919 | ||
Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE |
Secondary | 752 | ||
The Cornerstone Academy
Poole, BH15 4BQ |
Secondary | 672 | ||
Hobart High School
Norwich, NR14 6JU |
Secondary | 674 | ||
The Green School for Girls
Isleworth, TW7 5BB |
Secondary | 919 | ||
Woking High School
Woking, GU21 4TJ |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
Hastings High School
Hinckley, LE10 2QE |
Secondary | 856 | ||
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London, E9 7HD |
Secondary | 836 | ||
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT |
Secondary | 1,057 | ||
Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ |
Secondary | 580 | ||
Barr's Hill School
Coventry, CV1 4BU |
Secondary | 998 | ||
John O'Gaunt School
Hungerford, RG17 0AN |
Secondary | 453 | ||
Robert Barclay Academy
Hoddesdon, EN11 8JY |
Secondary | 758 | ||
St Philip Howard Catholic School
Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN |
Secondary | 1,252 | ||
Barlby High School
Selby, YO8 5JP |
Secondary | 525 | ||
The Sacred Heart Language College
Harrow, HA3 7AY |
Secondary | 808 | ||
Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN |
Secondary | 1,250 | ||
Chipping Sodbury School
Bristol, BS37 6EW |
Secondary | 729 | ||
Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham, S65 4BP |
Secondary | 564 | ||
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE |
Secondary | 515 | ||
Dixons Croxteth Academy
Liverpool, L11 4SG |
Secondary | 391 | ||
Brighton Hill Community School
Basingstoke, RG22 4HS |
Secondary | 1,277 |