Old Buckenham High School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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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
Old Buckenham High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 498 17.5% 23.9%
Winchcombe School
Cheltenham, GL54 5LB
Secondary 530 16.3% 20.8%
Minehead Middle School
Minehead, TA24 5RH
Secondary 566 18.2% 27.2%
Whitstone
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF
Secondary 578 21.6% 23.9%
Melbourn Village College
Royston, SG8 6EF
Secondary 585 12.3% 24.3%
Selwood Academy
Frome, BA11 2EF
Secondary 603 18.3% 22.8%
Looe Community Academy
Looe, PL13 1NQ
Secondary 524 18.7% 27.1%
Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA
Secondary 548 11.7% 25%
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU
Secondary 643 18.7% 21.2%
Daubeney Academy
Bedford, MK42 7PS
Secondary 563 21.2% 25.3%
Dorchester Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2HS
Secondary 543 21.7% 23.6%
Breckland School
Brandon, IP27 0PE
Secondary 615 15.3% 24.1%
Shipston High School
Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4DY
Secondary 600 14.5% 23.2%
St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School
London, N11 1NP
Secondary 540 14.7% 25.6%
St Ives School
St Ives, TR26 2BB
Secondary 574 17.6% 23.2%
The Lacon Childe School
Kidderminster, DY14 8PE
Secondary 538 14.5% 21.9%
The Ongar Academy
Ongar, CM5 0AN
Secondary 519 14.5% 27.2%
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
Glossop, SK13 8DR
Secondary 572 17.5% 27.1%
Avon Valley Academy
Salisbury, SP4 8HH
Secondary 519 17.6% 25.1%
Smithdon High School
Hunstanton, PE36 5HY
Secondary 564 24.5% 23.9%
Gaynes School
Upminster, RM14 3UX
Secondary 473 20.3% 22.8%
Ludlow Church of England School
Ludlow, SY8 1GJ
Secondary 623 17.5% 22.5%
Alderman Peel High School
Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1RB
Secondary 605 20% 25.2%
Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR29 4QD
Secondary 686 18.3% 22.9%
Marston Vale Middle School
Bedford, MK43 9NH
Secondary 571 11.6% 21.2%
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD
Secondary 613 18.1% 23.2%
King Arthur's School
Wincanton, BA9 9BX
Secondary 448 18.3% 25.9%
Orsett Heath Academy
Grays, RM16 4DG
Secondary 566 20.6% 22.3%
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, CB6 1EW
Secondary 532 20.7% 27.8%
Catshill Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JW
Secondary 424 20.5% 26.2%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Old Buckenham High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 498 Sign in to see
Limehurst Academy
Loughborough, LE11 1NH
Secondary 654
Queen Elizabeth High School
Bromyard, HR7 4QS
Secondary 432
Stradbroke High School
Eye, IP21 5JN
Secondary 339
Woodfield Academy
Redditch, B98 7HH
Secondary 572
The Sele School
Hertford, SG14 2DG
Secondary 396
Acle Academy
Norwich, NR13 3ER
Secondary 688
Christ The King Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG5 7JZ
Secondary 849
Castle Donington College
Derby, DE74 2LN
Secondary 685
Iceni Secondary Academy
Thetford, IP26 4PE
Secondary 584
The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
Halstead, CO9 2HR
Secondary 744
Church Stretton School
Church Stretton, SY6 6EX
Secondary 538
Oasis Academy South Bank
London, SE1 7HS
Secondary 712
Ixworth High School
Ixworth, IP31 2HS
Secondary 548
Thomas Middlecott Academy
Boston, PE20 1JS
Secondary 600
Stalham High School
Norwich, NR12 9DG
Secondary 484
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
London, SE9 2SU
Secondary 641
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
Glossop, SK13 8DR
Secondary 572
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DE
Secondary 551
Marshland High School
Wisbech, PE14 7HA
Secondary 811
North Cestrian School
Altrincham, WA14 4AJ
Secondary 778
Long Stratton High School
Norwich, NR15 2XR
Secondary 716
The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn, BB1 4ED
Secondary 657
Alderman Peel High School
Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1RB
Secondary 605
Broadland High Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR12 8QN
Secondary 758
Kidsgrove Secondary School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4DL
Secondary 338
St Mark's CofE School
Bath, BA1 6ND
Secondary 253
Parkfields Middle School
Dunstable, LU5 6AB
Secondary 468
Ferndown Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 9UP
Secondary 613
Christ The King Catholic High School
Preston, PR1 4PR
Secondary 416