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 1,875 21.8% 18.5%
Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT
Secondary 1,778 21.2% 15.8%
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ
Secondary 1,821 20.6% 23.3%
Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD
Secondary 1,818 17.1% 16%
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG
Secondary 1,732 17.3% 18.6%
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH
Secondary 1,653 19% 18.9%
Kennet School
Thatcham, RG19 4LL
Secondary 1,815 16.5% 15.5%
Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF
Secondary 1,706 19.6% 15.4%
Wildern School
Southampton, SO30 4EJ
Secondary 1,800 13.9% 16.9%
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre
Cheltenham, GL51 3EF
Secondary 1,866 11.9% 18.7%
Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE
Secondary 1,849 10.7% 16.8%
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,883 14.4% 15.8%
Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB
Secondary 1,861 22.6% 13%
Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN
Secondary 1,667 25.1% 17.4%
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET
Secondary 2,051 21.1% 12.2%
Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH
Secondary 1,905 15.7% 21.1%
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX
Secondary 1,893 16.1% 16.7%
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Secondary 1,729 17.3% 20.3%
Trinity School
Carlisle, CA1 1JB
Secondary 1,678 24.8% 18.3%
Alexandra Park School
London, N11 2AZ
Secondary 1,882 22.2% 14.7%
Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB
Secondary 1,789 19.4% 21.9%
King's Academy Bay House
Gosport, PO12 2QP
Secondary 2,012 19.1% 20.2%
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE
Secondary 2,008 17.2% 14.7%
Coundon Court
Coventry, CV6 2AJ
Secondary 1,882 20.1% 23.3%
Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH
Secondary 1,726 16.4% 15.8%
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL
Secondary 2,005 14.8% 16.8%
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT
Secondary 1,723 16.6% 15.8%
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE
Secondary 1,739 22.8% 20.8%
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU
Secondary 2,024 19.3% 15.3%
Chellaston Academy
Derby, DE73 5UB
Secondary 1,818 12.8% 17.9%

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 1,875 Sign in to see
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ
Secondary 1,733
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF
Secondary 1,610
Kingsdale Foundation School
London, SE21 8SQ
Secondary 2,549
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX
Secondary 926
The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
High Wycombe, HP13 6QT
Secondary 1,409
Harrogate Grammar School
Harrogate, HG2 0DZ
Secondary 2,071
Camborne Science and International Academy
Camborne, TR14 7PP
Secondary 1,785
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Secondary 2,121
Claremont High School
Harrow, HA3 0UH
Secondary 1,659
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Lancaster, LA1 4RS
Secondary 1,735
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL
Secondary 1,910
Longsands Academy
St Neots, PE19 1LQ
Secondary 1,555
Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ
Secondary 1,576
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Secondary 1,113
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Secondary 1,054
Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD
Secondary 881
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG
Secondary 1,056
Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT
Secondary 1,659
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS
Secondary 1,663
Lutterworth College
Lutterworth, LE17 4EW
Secondary 1,560
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,076
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
Secondary 1,189
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,834
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR
Secondary 1,404
Holderness Academy
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 990
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
Secondary 840
Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB
Secondary 405
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN
Secondary 895
King's Academy Brune Park
Gosport, PO12 3BU
Secondary 1,278