Fakenham Academy

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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
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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