Stowmarket 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
Stowmarket High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 901 15.8% 20.3%
Maltings Academy
Witham, CM8 1EP
Secondary 893 11.6% 20%
Preston School Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3JD
Secondary 984 14% 19.1%
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP
Secondary 905 13.6% 21.2%
Cottingham High School and Sixth Form College
Cottingham, HU16 5PX
Secondary 926 19.4% 21.3%
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW
Secondary 985 15.6% 21.9%
West Hill School
Stalybridge, SK15 1LX
Secondary 847 17.4% 22.3%
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF
Secondary 981 14.3% 19.3%
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB
Secondary 946 16% 22.6%
Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH
Secondary 969 16.6% 22%
Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT
Secondary 938 18% 20.1%
Wootton Upper School
Bedford, MK43 9HT
Secondary 890 16.1% 18.1%
Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD
Secondary 918 16.9% 20%
Ivanhoe School
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1HX
Secondary 873 16.2% 22.6%
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE
Secondary 964 19% 19.7%
Winton Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4HT
Secondary 910 16.2% 17.6%
Glenmoor Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4EX
Secondary 892 13.3% 21.8%
Newmarket Academy
Newmarket, CB8 0EB
Secondary 833 14.9% 21.5%
Sir John Talbot's School
Whitchurch, SY13 2BY
Secondary 860 14% 20.1%
Outwood Academy Bydales
Redcar, TS11 6AR
Secondary 805 16.5% 19.6%
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB
Secondary 954 15.8% 20.3%
Harris Academy Rainham
Rainham, RM13 9XD
Secondary 898 14.4% 22.9%
Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB
Secondary 916 19.1% 22.9%
Yate Academy
Yate, BS37 4DX
Secondary 818 16.3% 20.3%
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY
Secondary 913 15.6% 19.7%
The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP
Secondary 862 15.3% 21.2%
Uplands Academy
Wadhurst, TN5 6AZ
Secondary 800 16.5% 19.8%
Huxlow Academy
Irthlingborough, NN9 5TY
Secondary 855 14.1% 20.7%
Sidmouth College
Sidmouth, EX10 9LG
Secondary 872 17.1% 19.6%
Anthony Gell School
Matlock, DE4 4DX
Secondary 824 16.8% 19.7%

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
Stowmarket High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 901 Sign in to see
Spires Academy
Canterbury, CT2 0HD
Secondary 729
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA
Secondary 871
Ormiston Park Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 4RU
Secondary 729
Ark St Alban's Academy
Birmingham, B12 0YH
Secondary 875
The Hastings Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DN
Secondary 844
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Hatfield, AL10 8NL
Secondary 949
Avanti House School
Stanmore, HA7 2EQ
Secondary 1,189
Nishkam High School
Birmingham, B19 2LF
Secondary 675
The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT
Secondary 749
Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB
Secondary 875
Ernesford Grange Community Academy
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Secondary 1,133
Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG
Secondary 981
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX
Secondary 1,126
The Richmond upon Thames School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Secondary 741
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF
Secondary 1,161
Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ
Secondary 1,042
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL
Secondary 1,051
Trumpington Community College
Cambridge, CB2 9FD
Secondary 491
Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB
Secondary 1,051
Castle View Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 4QP
Secondary 687
Katherine Warington School
Harpenden, AL5 5FH
Secondary 924
Prudhoe Community High School
Prudhoe, NE42 5LJ
Secondary 714
Paxman Academy
Colchester, CO2 9DB
Secondary 902
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Runcorn, WA7 1QU
Secondary 598
The King's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1DP
Secondary 765
XP Gateshead
Felling, NE10 9UZ
Secondary 150
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX
Secondary 1,085
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ
Secondary 1,236
Aldercar High School
Nottingham, NG16 4HL
Secondary 697