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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Stowmarket High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 898 | 18.1% | 21.5% |
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Lift Maltings
Witham, CM8 1EP |
Secondary | 842 | 15% | 21.6% |
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Goldington Academy
Bedford, MK41 9BX |
Secondary | 943 | 14.8% | 22.7% |
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Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT |
Secondary | 976 | 18.4% | 21.7% |
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Cottingham High School
Cottingham, HU16 5PX |
Secondary | 876 | 19.9% | 21.4% |
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Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR |
Secondary | 964 | 18.5% | 19.5% |
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Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW |
Secondary | 997 | 17% | 22.5% |
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Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH |
Secondary | 894 | 17% | 22.4% |
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Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT |
Secondary | 926 | 19.2% | 21.6% |
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Wootton Upper School
Bedford, MK43 9HT |
Secondary | 868 | 18% | 19% |
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Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA |
Secondary | 967 | 17.3% | 21.1% |
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Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD |
Secondary | 925 | 16% | 21.5% |
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Southborough High School
Surbiton, KT6 5AS |
Secondary | 928 | 18.6% | 19.8% |
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The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF |
Secondary | 961 | 19.1% | 21.1% |
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The Beaconsfield School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ |
Secondary | 871 | 17.8% | 20.9% |
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Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 970 | 17.7% | 23.2% |
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Glenmoor Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4EX |
Secondary | 892 | 17.3% | 22.8% |
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The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3BE |
Secondary | 987 | 21.2% | 21.4% |
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Court Fields School
Wellington, TA21 8SW |
Secondary | 826 | 18% | 22.3% |
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Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ |
Secondary | 921 | 15.9% | 18.7% |
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Newmarket Academy
Newmarket, CB8 0EB |
Secondary | 813 | 16.5% | 20.5% |
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The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH |
Secondary | 985 | 19.5% | 21.6% |
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Outwood Academy Bydales
Redcar, TS11 6AR |
Secondary | 825 | 18.4% | 22.2% |
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Robert Barclay Academy
Hoddesdon, EN11 8JY |
Secondary | 792 | 18.9% | 22.2% |
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Wixams Academy
Bedford, MK42 6BA |
Secondary | 933 | 13.8% | 19.9% |
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Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB |
Secondary | 992 | 18.6% | 21.3% |
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Peacehaven Community School
Peacehaven, BN10 8RB |
Secondary | 903 | 18.6% | 22.5% |
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Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ |
Secondary | 953 | 18.9% | 21.7% |
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Huxlow Academy
Irthlingborough, NN9 5TY |
Secondary | 820 | 16.9% | 23.1% |
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Sidmouth College
Sidmouth, EX10 9LG |
Secondary | 854 | 20.8% | 22.2% |
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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Stowmarket High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 898 | Sign in to see | |
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Orion Spires
Canterbury, CT2 0HD |
Secondary | 673 | ||
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Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA |
Secondary | 762 | ||
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Ormiston Park Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 4RU |
Secondary | 669 | ||
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Hammersmith Academy
London, W12 9JD |
Secondary | 951 | ||
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The Hastings Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DN |
Secondary | 813 | ||
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Avanti House School
Stanmore, HA7 2EQ |
Secondary | 1,182 | ||
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The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF |
Secondary | 961 | ||
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The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT |
Secondary | 817 | ||
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Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB |
Secondary | 882 | ||
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Bohunt School Worthing
Worthing, BN14 8AH |
Secondary | 897 | ||
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Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG |
Secondary | 976 | ||
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The Richmond upon Thames School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL |
Secondary | 755 | ||
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Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
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Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
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Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL |
Secondary | 1,059 | ||
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Trumpington Community College
Cambridge, CB2 9FD |
Secondary | 571 | ||
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Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB |
Secondary | 1,040 | ||
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Castle View Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 4QP |
Secondary | 732 | ||
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Katherine Warington School
Harpenden, AL5 5FH |
Secondary | 1,017 | ||
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Prudhoe Community High School
Prudhoe, NE42 5LJ |
Secondary | 736 | ||
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Paxman Academy
Colchester, CO2 9DB |
Secondary | 889 | ||
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Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Runcorn, WA7 1QU |
Secondary | 599 | ||
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The King's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1DP |
Secondary | 747 | ||
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XP Gateshead
Felling, NE10 9UZ |
Secondary | 200 | ||
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Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX |
Secondary | 1,078 | ||
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Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,246 | ||
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Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn, BB1 1PY |
Secondary | 814 | ||
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Notre Dame Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L5 5AF |
Secondary | 991 | ||
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EKC Sheppey Secondary
Sheerness, ME12 2BE |
Secondary | 405 | ||