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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Old Buckenham High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 495 | 16.9% | 19.7% |
Stour Valley Community School
Sudbury, CO10 8PJ |
Secondary | 579 | 17.1% | 17.1% |
Ansford Academy
Castle Cary, BA7 7JJ |
Secondary | 547 | 19.7% | 17.1% |
Christ Church Academy
Stone, ST15 8JD |
Secondary | 539 | 12.1% | 18.6% |
Sir William Romney's School
Tetbury, GL8 8AE |
Secondary | 511 | 22.2% | 19.6% |
The Academy, Selsey
Chichester, PO20 9EH |
Secondary | 494 | 19.1% | 22.2% |
Mount Grace School
Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ |
Secondary | 508 | 22.4% | 23.4% |
Melbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 6EF |
Secondary | 638 | 14.1% | 22.1% |
Brooklands Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PF |
Secondary | 601 | 22.5% | 18% |
Stradbroke High School
Eye, IP21 5JN |
Secondary | 353 | 20.7% | 20.4% |
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU |
Secondary | 673 | 15% | 18.3% |
Shipston High School
Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4DY |
Secondary | 595 | 20% | 20% |
Church Stretton School
Church Stretton, SY6 6EX |
Secondary | 545 | 15.4% | 17.6% |
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA |
Secondary | 456 | 19.5% | 16.9% |
The Lacon Childe School
Kidderminster, DY14 8PE |
Secondary | 548 | 17.7% | 19.3% |
Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ |
Secondary | 580 | 16.8% | 21.9% |
The Ongar Academy
Ongar, CM5 0AN |
Secondary | 556 | 10.5% | 22.4% |
Smithdon High School
Hunstanton, PE36 5HY |
Secondary | 582 | 21% | 22.4% |
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Alcester, B49 6PX |
Secondary | 567 | 19.6% | 22.1% |
The Trinity School
Colchester, CO4 6ED |
Secondary | 420 | 20.1% | 16.2% |
Houlton School
RUGBY, CV23 1ED |
Secondary | 543 | 15.5% | 19.6% |
Ludlow Church of England School
Ludlow, SY8 1GJ |
Secondary | 612 | 16.7% | 20.8% |
Alderman Peel High School
Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1RB |
Secondary | 598 | 21.3% | 23.2% |
Brewood Middle CofE Academy
Stafford, ST19 9DS |
Secondary | 421 | 13.5% | 18.8% |
Emmanuel Middle Church of England Middle School
Verwood, BH31 6JF |
Secondary | 426 | 14.6% | 17.4% |
Marston Vale Middle School
Bedford, MK43 9NH |
Secondary | 599 | 18.5% | 23% |
St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Scarborough, YO12 5LH |
Secondary | 589 | 14.6% | 18.9% |
Hope Valley College
Hope Valley, S33 6SD |
Secondary | 543 | 20.5% | 20.7% |
Orsett Heath Academy
Grays, RM16 4DG |
Secondary | 343 | 18.1% | 20.5% |
Ferndown Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 9UP |
Secondary | 601 | 15.6% | 18.5% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Old Buckenham High School
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 495 | Sign in to see | |
Stour Valley Community School
Sudbury, CO10 8PJ |
Secondary | 579 | ||
Pewsey Vale School
Pewsey, SN9 5EW |
Secondary | 346 | ||
Brooklands Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PF |
Secondary | 601 | ||
Queen Elizabeth High School
Bromyard, HR7 4QS |
Secondary | 409 | ||
Stradbroke High School
Eye, IP21 5JN |
Secondary | 353 | ||
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU |
Secondary | 673 | ||
Woodfield Academy
Redditch, B98 7HH |
Secondary | 578 | ||
The Sele School
Hertford, SG14 2DG |
Secondary | 436 | ||
Acle Academy
Norwich, NR13 3ER |
Secondary | 621 | ||
Christ The King Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG5 7JZ |
Secondary | 850 | ||
Castle Donington College
Derby, DE74 2LN |
Secondary | 659 | ||
Iceni Secondary Academy
Thetford, IP26 4PE |
Secondary | 752 | ||
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
Halstead, CO9 2HR |
Secondary | 776 | ||
Oasis Academy South Bank
London, SE1 7HS |
Secondary | 717 | ||
Alde Valley Academy
Leiston, IP16 4BG |
Secondary | 643 | ||
Thomas Middlecott Academy
Boston, PE20 1JS |
Secondary | 589 | ||
Stalham High School
Norwich, NR12 9DG |
Secondary | 485 | ||
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
London, SE9 2SU |
Secondary | 633 | ||
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
Glossop, SK13 8DR |
Secondary | 582 | ||
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DE |
Secondary | 554 | ||
Long Stratton High School
Norwich, NR15 2XR |
Secondary | 695 | ||
The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn, BB1 4ED |
Secondary | 621 | ||
Alderman Peel High School
Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1RB |
Secondary | 598 | ||
Broadland High Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR12 8QN |
Secondary | 761 | ||
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD |
Secondary | 594 | ||
Kidsgrove Secondary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL |
Secondary | 302 | ||
All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Rossendale, BB4 6SJ |
Secondary | 493 | ||
Parkfields Middle School
Dunstable, LU5 6AB |
Secondary | 460 | ||
Ferndown Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 9UP |
Secondary | 601 |