School business managers and leadership teams in Oldham can compare their ICT costs against evidence-led benchmarks. The figures below are indicative and designed to give you a starting point for a structured spending review.
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Public benchmark data and school information
Indicative
Final savings depend on tariffs, contracts, site usage and supplier confirmation.
Indicative estimate only. Based on available public data, benchmark assumptions and information provided by the school. Final savings depend on current contracts, service requirements and supplier confirmation.
ICT budgets are under increasing pressure. Without regular benchmarking, it can be difficult to know whether you are paying a fair price for connectivity, devices, cloud services and support. Many schools across Oldham and Greater Manchester are now using evidence-led starting points to inform their next procurement steps, helping them make confident decisions without committing to a supplier first.
This indicative review uses a benchmark range of GBP 50–GBP 70 per pupil. By sharing your current annual ICT costs and pupil numbers, you can see where your spend sits. The resulting view highlights areas that may be above typical levels, giving you a helpful starting point for a more detailed conversation with your team or a trusted advisor.
A more detailed review could include spending on broadband and leased lines, device lifecycle costs, cloud platform subscriptions, MIS licensing, technical support contracts and managed service fees. Each area can then be considered alongside current contract terms, service-level requirements and any planned MAT growth or consolidation.
The range of GBP 50–GBP 70 per pupil is drawn from Edunet Portal’s approved commercial assumptions, informed by sector-wide patterns. It is not school-specific until your own data is added.
No. The comparison gives an indicative view. Any potential to reduce costs will depend on your existing contracts, service requirements and what suppliers can offer once you share clearer information with them.
For a more tailored starting point, you would need to share your latest annual ICT spend figure and your total School size information. Additional detail on current contract end dates and service scope can also help frame a review.
The ICT spend review looks at per-pupil spend, top-20 comparator context and budget review signals. It does not change the calculator values or replace a finance-led review.
This page keeps the local review wording separate from the school-specific calculator result, so the evidence remains tied to the selected school.