Poole High School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Poole High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,881 17.4%
Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT
Secondary 1,756 19.5% 15.5%
Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD
Secondary 1,894 15.2% 15.1%
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG
Secondary 1,740 12% 18%
Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW
Secondary 1,893 9.6% 15.4%
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH
Secondary 1,728 16.3% 18.4%
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
Secondary 1,672 15.6% 16%
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA
Secondary 1,843 11.6% 19.3%
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ
Secondary 1,663 12% 15.1%
Kennet School
Thatcham, RG19 4LL
Secondary 1,855 14.6% 15.7%
Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF
Secondary 1,773 16.2% 14.6%
Wildern School
Southampton, SO30 4EJ
Secondary 1,869 13.3% 15.5%
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Cheltenham, GL51 3EF
Secondary 1,830 10.5% 16.7%
Shenley Brook End School
Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT
Secondary 1,874 10.7% 15%
Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE
Secondary 1,775 16.3% 15.3%
Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD
Secondary 1,937 11.9% 14.7%
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,912 12.1% 14.6%
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG
Secondary 1,727 17% 12.2%
Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH
Secondary 1,831 13.3% 21%
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX
Secondary 1,885 16% 14.1%
Woodkirk Academy
Wakefield, WF3 1JQ
Secondary 1,805 9.7% 18.1%
Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB
Secondary 1,779 12.3% 19.2%
Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN
Secondary 2,052 14.8% 18.1%
Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB
Secondary 1,738 16.7% 20.6%
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE
Secondary 2,013 16% 14.5%
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG
Secondary 1,820 13.2% 15.2%
Alperton Community School
Wembley, HA0 4JE
Secondary 1,951 10.5% 17.2%
Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY
Secondary 1,852 14.9% 13.7%
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU
Secondary 1,967 18.2% 13.8%
Chellaston Academy
Derby, DE73 5UB
Secondary 1,809 13.1% 15.3%

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
Poole High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,881 Sign in to see
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ
Secondary 1,894
Kingsdale Foundation School
London, SE21 8SQ
Secondary 2,530
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX
Secondary 921
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT
Secondary 1,419
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
Secondary 2,097
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Secondary 2,103
Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE
Secondary 1,775
Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES
Secondary 1,677
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL
Secondary 1,932
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Secondary 1,108
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Secondary 1,017
Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD
Secondary 988
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG
Secondary 1,029
Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT
Secondary 1,640
Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN
Secondary 2,052
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY
Secondary 1,566
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF
Secondary 1,206
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS
Secondary 1,620
Lutterworth College
Lutterworth, LE17 4EW
Secondary 1,565
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
Secondary 1,116
Cheshire Studio School
Knutsford, WA16 0EA
Secondary 120
Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL
Secondary 422
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,809
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG
Secondary 1,055
Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 1,014
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Kenilworth, CV8 2AL
Secondary 1,894
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
Secondary 794
Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB
Secondary 520
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN
Secondary 1,042