Buxton Community School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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

Choose your own set of schools

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
Buxton Community School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,031 17.5% 26.4%
North Oxfordshire Academy
Banbury, OX16 0UD
Secondary 1,024 19% 28.3%
Leigh Academy Longfield
Longfield, DA3 7PH
Secondary 987 18.1% 26%
Lift Richmond Park
London, SW14 8RG
Secondary 1,042 17.7% 26%
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,092 17.9% 27.8%
Montsaye Academy
Kettering, NN14 6BB
Secondary 1,030 14.7% 25.5%
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX
Secondary 1,101 19.4% 25.8%
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB
Secondary 953 17.1% 26%
Christ's College Finchley
London, N2 0SE
Secondary 992 17.3% 26.1%
Brixham College
Brixham, TQ5 9HF
Secondary 1,053 17.9% 28.4%
The Deepings School
Peterborough, PE6 8NF
Secondary 1,041 20.6% 26.4%
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
Secondary 1,033 14.3% 26.8%
Wadebridge School
Wadebridge, PL27 6BU
Secondary 1,051 20.3% 24.5%
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA
Secondary 1,129 16.1% 26.7%
The Cowplain School
Waterlooville, PO8 8RY
Secondary 1,015 18.1% 27.8%
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB
Secondary 982 16.5% 28.4%
Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW
Secondary 982 15.7% 26%
Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL
Secondary 1,107 17.9% 27.6%
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Secondary 1,066 15.2% 27.1%
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Dudley, DY3 2JH
Secondary 1,077 16.1% 27.2%
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Bedlington, NE22 6ED
Secondary 1,057 16.8% 27.7%
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Secondary 1,113 15.9% 25.7%
Kingsdown School
Swindon, SN2 7SH
Secondary 1,031 19.4% 27%
Penketh High School
Warrington, WA5 2BY
Secondary 1,023 17.2% 27.8%
Chilton Trinity School
Bridgwater, TA6 3JA
Secondary 975 18.5% 28.5%
Leigh Academy Blackheath
London, SE3 8SY
Secondary 1,038 21.6% 26.1%
Northallerton School & Sixth Form College
Northallerton, DL6 1ED
Secondary 1,042 19.9% 26.8%
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
Secondary 1,068 19.6% 27.4%
Sedgefield Community College
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD
Secondary 981 18% 24.9%
King's Academy Easthampstead Park
Bracknell, RG12 8FS
Secondary 1,034 20.5% 25.6%

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
Buxton Community School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,031 Sign in to see
Orchards Academy
Swanley, BR8 7TE
Secondary 545
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG
Secondary 1,732
De Aston School
Market Rasen, LN8 3RF
Secondary 998
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH
Secondary 1,895
West Park School
Derby, DE21 7BT
Secondary 1,463
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH
Secondary 1,705
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX
Secondary 1,263
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP
Secondary 2,060
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AF
Secondary 1,314
The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield, NG21 0AG
Secondary 1,328
The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN
Secondary 1,342
Salendine Nook High School Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4GN
Secondary 1,405
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA
Secondary 1,129
Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP
Secondary 1,600
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
Durham, DH7 0RD
Secondary 1,258
Lift Sir Herbert Leon
Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ
Secondary 648
Haven High Academy
Boston, PE21 9HB
Secondary 1,272
The Holgate Academy
Nottingham, NG15 6HB
Secondary 1,187
The McAuley Catholic High School
Doncaster, DN3 3QF
Secondary 1,456
Priory School
Southsea, PO4 0DL
Secondary 1,248
Charnwood College
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 655
King Edward VI Grammar School
Louth, LN11 9LL
Secondary 889
Beckfoot Thornton
Bradford, BD13 3BH
Secondary 1,274
Swinton Academy
Mexborough, S64 8JW
Secondary 1,001
Spalding Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EJ
Secondary 1,448
Thornhill Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7NA
Secondary 566
Whitworth Park Academy
Spennymoor, DL16 7LN
Secondary 988
The Hinckley School
Hinckley, LE10 1LE
Secondary 1,137
Carlton le Willows Academy
Gedling, NG4 4AA
Secondary 1,810