The Bicester School

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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
The Bicester School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,198 20.7% 15.4%
Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE
Secondary 1,260 18.6% 13.3%
Catmose College
Oakham, LE15 6RP
Secondary 1,121 18.3% 13.9%
Queen Elizabeth's
Crediton, EX17 3LU
Secondary 1,138 19.2% 17.2%
Sawston Village College
Cambridge, CB22 3BP
Secondary 1,195 18.9% 15.7%
Heart of England School
Coventry, CV7 7FW
Secondary 1,216 24.3% 16.5%
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Ashbourne, DE6 1EP
Secondary 1,298 19.6% 15.8%
Southfield School for Girls
Kettering, NN15 6HE
Secondary 1,197 16.9% 16.7%
Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT
Secondary 1,281 16.1% 16.6%
Thamesmead School
Shepperton, TW17 9EE
Secondary 1,049 18.8% 15.6%
John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF
Secondary 1,067 20.8% 14.2%
Denefield School
Reading, RG31 6XY
Secondary 1,144 21.6% 16.2%
The Costello School
Basingstoke, RG21 4AL
Secondary 1,224 17.3% 16.2%
St Birinus School
Didcot, OX11 8AZ
Secondary 1,212 23.6% 14.8%
Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Halstead, CO9 3QH
Secondary 1,156 24.9% 14.5%
Trinity School
Sevenoaks, TN13 3SL
Secondary 1,147 19% 14.9%
Woking High School
Woking, GU21 4TJ
Secondary 1,209 18.8% 19%
Hethersett Academy
Norwich, NR9 3DB
Secondary 1,210 18.4% 14%
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP
Secondary 1,152 16.9% 14.2%
Ruislip High School
Ruislip, HA4 0BY
Secondary 1,284 19.5% 16.2%
Wheatley Park School
Oxford, OX33 1QH
Secondary 1,150 23.8% 13.9%
Sir Bernard Lovell Academy
Bristol, BS30 8TS
Secondary 1,261 18.6% 17.2%
Farnham Heath End
Farnham, GU9 9BN
Secondary 1,077 17.6% 16.3%
Richmond School & Sixth Form College
Richmond, DL10 7BQ
Secondary 1,290 18.2% 15.8%
Abbey Park School
Swindon, SN25 2ND
Secondary 1,183 19.4% 15.9%
Princes Risborough School
Princes Risborough, HP27 0DR
Secondary 1,101 16.5% 17.3%
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Clitheroe, BB7 9JA
Secondary 1,130 19% 15.3%
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX
Secondary 1,286 19.4% 16.1%
Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT
Secondary 1,105 17.8% 15.8%
Brighton Hill Community School
Basingstoke, RG22 4HS
Secondary 1,285 17.7% 16.5%

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
The Bicester School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,198 Sign in to see
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 995
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX
Secondary 915
Lift Aylward
London, N18 1NB
Secondary 1,402
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ
Secondary 1,314
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL
Secondary 1,100
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB
Secondary 1,480
Glyn School
Epsom, KT17 1NB
Secondary 1,694
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW
Secondary 795
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Ashford, TN24 9AL
Secondary 1,561
Holcombe Grammar School
Chatham, ME4 6JB
Secondary 1,036
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ
Secondary 1,550
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL
Secondary 1,528
Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Secondary 1,451
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW
Secondary 2,106
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY
Secondary 760
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,258
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,282
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE
Secondary 1,055
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG
Secondary 1,522
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Secondary 1,218
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA
Secondary 1,195
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,482
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH
Secondary 1,707
Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY
Secondary 1,502
Salesian School, Chertsey
Chertsey, KT16 9LU
Secondary 1,850
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 965
St Crispin's School
Wokingham, RG40 1SS
Secondary 1,489
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT
Secondary 1,383
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
Secondary 1,193