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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckler's Mead School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 759 | 14.6% | 29.9% | 
| Carlton Keighley Keighley, BD20 6EB | Secondary | 764 | 18.4% | 30.1% | 
| Thomas Knyvett College Ashford, TW15 3DU | Secondary | 735 | 14.8% | 30.2% | 
| Ormiston Endeavour Academy Ipswich, IP1 6SG | Secondary | 679 | 17.1% | 30.2% | 
| Forest Academy Ilford, IG6 3TN | Secondary | 832 | 17% | 29.2% | 
| South Wigston High School Wigston, LE18 4TA | Secondary | 819 | 11.5% | 29.4% | 
| Harrogate High School Harrogate, HG1 4AP | Secondary | 720 | 12.9% | 29.2% | 
| Westminster City School London, SW1E 5HJ | Secondary | 786 | 12.6% | 31.5% | 
| The Dean Academy Lydney, GL15 5DZ | Secondary | 691 | 16.5% | 30.4% | 
| Ormiston Sudbury Academy Sudbury, CO10 1NW | Secondary | 692 | 17.8% | 30.9% | 
| The Nicholas Hamond Academy Swaffham, PE37 7DZ | Secondary | 690 | 16.9% | 28.2% | 
| The Hathaway Academy Grays, RM17 5LL | Secondary | 676 | 15.3% | 28.1% | 
| Fowey River Academy Fowey, PL23 1HE | Secondary | 632 | 17.6% | 28.5% | 
| Dixons McMillan Academy Bradford, BD5 0JD | Secondary | 669 | 13.5% | 30.2% | 
| The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton Wolverhampton, WV4 6AP | Secondary | 789 | 13.3% | 28.4% | 
| Kempston Academy Bedford, MK42 7EB | Secondary | 835 | 16.9% | 29.1% | 
| Twickenham School Twickenham, TW2 6JW | Secondary | 732 | 16.4% | 31.4% | 
| Five Acres High School Coleford, GL16 7QW | Secondary | 787 | 16.7% | 26.2% | 
| Carnforth High School Carnforth, LA5 9LS | Secondary | 675 | 16.1% | 28.1% | 
| Frederick Gent School Alfreton, DE55 2ER | Secondary | 809 | 15.5% | 31.4% | 
| Stocksbridge High School Sheffield, S36 1FD | Secondary | 807 | 14.7% | 28.4% | 
| Bronte Girls' Academy Bradford, BD4 7EB | Secondary | 696 | 16% | 31.8% | 
| Trinity Academy Bristol, BS7 9BY | Secondary | 813 | 19.5% | 32.4% | 
| Onslow St Audrey's School Hatfield, AL10 8AB | Secondary | 793 | 18.1% | 30.1% | 
| The Giles Academy Boston, PE22 9LD | Secondary | 841 | 15% | 31.5% | 
| Outwood Academy Hasland Hall Chesterfield, S41 0LP | Secondary | 825 | 16.7% | 30% | 
| The King's CofE Academy Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1DP | Secondary | 765 | 15.6% | 30.8% | 
| Longdendale High School Hyde, SK14 8LW | Secondary | 790 | 12% | 31.7% | 
| The Hollins Accrington, BB5 2QY | Secondary | 797 | 10.2% | 30.6% | 
| Sacred Heart Catholic Academy Liverpool, L23 5TF | Secondary | 824 | 15.5% | 28.7% | 
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckler's Mead School (Your chosen school) | Secondary | 759 | Sign in to see | |
| The Bourne Academy Bournemouth, BH10 5HS | Secondary | 933 | ||
| The King's School Ottery St Mary, EX11 1RA | Secondary | 1,109 | ||
| Ribston Hall High School Gloucester, GL1 5LE | Secondary | 872 | ||
| The Cheadle Academy Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH | Secondary | 423 | ||
| Sir William Romney's School Tetbury, GL8 8AE | Secondary | 511 | ||
| Thomas Keble School Stroud, GL6 7DY | Secondary | 707 | ||
| Prenton High School for Girls Birkenhead, CH42 6RR | Secondary | 785 | ||
| Stratford Girls' Grammar School Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9HA | Secondary | 814 | ||
| Thamesmead School Shepperton, TW17 9EE | Secondary | 1,046 | ||
| Sheringham High School Sheringham, NR26 8ND | Secondary | 704 | ||
| The Holy Cross School New Malden, KT3 5AR | Secondary | 969 | ||
| The Byrchall High School Wigan, WN4 9PQ | Secondary | 1,059 | ||
| South Chingford Foundation School London, E4 8SG | Secondary | 629 | ||
| St George's Catholic School London, W9 1RB | Secondary | 1,111 | ||
| Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy London, E9 7HD | Secondary | 836 | ||
| Court Fields School Wellington, TA21 8SW | Secondary | 798 | ||
| Chesterton Community Sports College Newcastle, ST5 7LP | Secondary | 886 | ||
| Windsor Girls' School Windsor, SL4 3RT | Secondary | 810 | ||
| Barr's Hill School Coventry, CV1 4BU | Secondary | 998 | ||
| Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8TF | Secondary | 603 | ||
| Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School Birmingham, B30 1UL | Secondary | 778 | ||
| Axe Valley Academy Axminster, EX13 5EA | Secondary | 685 | ||
| Barlby High School Selby, YO8 5JP | Secondary | 525 | ||
| Chipping Sodbury School Bristol, BS37 6EW | Secondary | 729 | ||
| Filey School Filey, YO14 0HG | Secondary | 455 | ||
| St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Clitheroe, BB7 9JA | Secondary | 1,129 | ||
| Dixons Croxteth Academy Liverpool, L11 4SG | Secondary | 391 | ||
| Cardinal Griffin Catholic College Cannock, WS11 4AW | Secondary | 809 | ||
| Highworth Warneford School Swindon, SN6 7BZ | Secondary | 652 | ||