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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Bicester School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,239 | 16.1% | 13.2% |
Midhurst Rother College
Midhurst, GU29 9DT |
Secondary | 1,168 | 21.4% | 13.1% |
Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE |
Secondary | 1,327 | 17.3% | 13.2% |
The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Chester, CH3 5XF |
Secondary | 1,179 | 13.4% | 14.2% |
Sawston Village College
Cambridge, CB22 3BP |
Secondary | 1,163 | 16.5% | 14.3% |
Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ |
Secondary | 1,277 | 16.8% | 14% |
Southfield School for Girls
Kettering, NN15 6HE |
Secondary | 1,186 | 14.8% | 14.7% |
Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT |
Secondary | 1,300 | 13.2% | 14.9% |
Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre
Colchester, CO5 0EW |
Secondary | 1,144 | 16.7% | 12.9% |
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL |
Secondary | 1,300 | 12.9% | 12.8% |
Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA |
Secondary | 1,235 | 13.8% | 11.2% |
Holmer Green Senior School
High Wycombe, HP15 6SP |
Secondary | 1,226 | 17.9% | 10% |
Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA |
Secondary | 1,330 | 14.6% | 14.3% |
Brockington College
Leicester, LE19 4AQ |
Secondary | 1,199 | 16.2% | 15.2% |
Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU |
Secondary | 1,195 | 13.3% | 12.1% |
All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB |
Secondary | 1,238 | 14.3% | 13.7% |
Trinity School
Sevenoaks, TN13 3SL |
Secondary | 1,151 | 16.7% | 12.8% |
Hethersett Academy
Norwich, NR9 3DB |
Secondary | 1,174 | 17% | 15.3% |
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP |
Secondary | 1,120 | 16.1% | 12.6% |
Ruislip High School
Ruislip, HA4 0BY |
Secondary | 1,291 | 17.8% | 14.7% |
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE |
Secondary | 1,168 | 15% | 13.3% |
Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS |
Secondary | 1,329 | 14.6% | 12.7% |
Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
York, YO42 2LL |
Secondary | 1,267 | 16% | 12.9% |
Richmond School
Richmond, DL10 7BQ |
Secondary | 1,239 | 17% | 15.1% |
Abbey Park School
Swindon, SN25 2ND |
Secondary | 1,180 | 18.2% | 14.7% |
Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN |
Secondary | 1,250 | 18% | 15.1% |
The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB |
Secondary | 1,226 | 14.6% | 14.4% |
St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ |
Secondary | 1,317 | 14.7% | 13.1% |
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX |
Secondary | 1,316 | 14.4% | 14.4% |
Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT |
Secondary | 1,103 | 17.7% | 14.3% |
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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The Bicester School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,239 | Sign in to see | |
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
Aylward Academy
London, N18 1NB |
Secondary | 1,386 | ||
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ |
Secondary | 1,305 | ||
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,093 | ||
Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ |
Secondary | 1,560 | ||
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB |
Secondary | 1,444 | ||
Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP |
Secondary | 1,618 | ||
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW |
Secondary | 800 | ||
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Ashford, TN24 9AL |
Secondary | 1,532 | ||
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,533 | ||
Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW |
Secondary | 1,457 | ||
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB |
Secondary | 1,147 | ||
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Cheltenham, GL51 3EF |
Secondary | 1,830 | ||
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 759 | ||
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,294 | ||
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL |
Secondary | 1,300 | ||
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE |
Secondary | 948 | ||
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG |
Secondary | 1,519 | ||
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE |
Secondary | 1,224 | ||
Burford School
Burford, OX18 4PL |
Secondary | 1,461 | ||
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA |
Secondary | 1,188 | ||
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,492 | ||
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH |
Secondary | 1,681 | ||
Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT |
Secondary | 1,346 | ||
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR |
Secondary | 1,248 |