Macmillan Academy

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
Macmillan Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,540 20% 36.5%
The King's Academy
Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA
Secondary 1,392 23.5% 33.6%
Mossbourne Community Academy
London, E5 8JY
Secondary 1,432 17.8% 37.4%
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Smethwick, B66 4ND
Secondary 1,525 10.6% 37.1%
George Salter Academy
West Bromwich, B70 9UW
Secondary 1,467 13.5% 33.3%
Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU
Secondary 1,341 20.7% 35.7%
Leeds West Academy
Leeds, LS13 1DQ
Secondary 1,439 19.3% 39.7%
Sirius Academy West
Hull, HU4 7JB
Secondary 1,511 20.6% 35.8%
Trinity Academy Halifax
Halifax, HX2 9TZ
Secondary 1,622 17.9% 35.9%
Shire Oak Academy
Walsall, WS9 9PA
Secondary 1,428 15.7% 34%
Drayton Manor High School
London, W7 1EU
Secondary 1,424 19.5% 33.2%
Consett Academy
Consett, DH8 6LZ
Secondary 1,580 13.1% 31.2%
Ormiston Forge Academy
Cradley Heath, B64 6QU
Secondary 1,693 14.5% 35.3%
The Sittingbourne School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4NL
Secondary 1,615 22.7% 36.3%
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YH
Secondary 1,387 14.9% 31.4%
Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Nottingham, NG8 5GY
Secondary 1,383 14.5% 34.1%
Thomas Clarkson Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2SE
Secondary 1,396 18.4% 38.2%
Bexhill High Academy
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY
Secondary 1,507 18.7% 30.3%
St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF
Secondary 1,579 20.5% 31.1%
Ark Alexandra Academy
HASTINGS, TN34 2PG
Secondary 1,553 22.8% 34.1%
Chase High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Secondary 1,320 18.3% 36.7%
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ
Secondary 1,437 17.7% 32.6%
Trinity Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JW
Secondary 1,318 13.4% 38.7%
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX
Secondary 1,458 21% 41.8%
Beckfoot Oakbank
Keighley, BD22 7DU
Secondary 1,547 19.9% 33.6%
Harton Academy
South Shields, NE34 6DL
Secondary 1,659 25.3% 30.7%
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA
Secondary 1,442 18% 41.9%
Acklam Grange School
Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB
Secondary 1,475 19.1% 29.8%
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT
Secondary 1,346 19.1% 34%
Stantonbury School
Milton Keynes, MK14 6BN
Secondary 1,506 11.6% 33.4%

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
Macmillan Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,540 Sign in to see
Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE
Secondary 1,270
The Priory Academy LSST
Lincoln, LN5 8PW
Secondary 1,781
Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield, WF1 2PF
Secondary 1,980
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX
Secondary 1,657
Northampton School for Boys
Northampton, NN1 5RT
Secondary 1,678
Ivybridge Community College
Ivybridge, PL21 0JA
Secondary 2,424
Comberton Village College
Cambridge, CB23 7DU
Secondary 1,932
Haydon School
Pinner, HA5 2LX
Secondary 1,678
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Secondary 2,103
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
North Ferriby, HU14 3HS
Secondary 2,108
Mascalls Academy
Tonbridge, TN12 6LT
Secondary 1,322
Gordano School
Bristol, BS20 7QR
Secondary 2,124
Toot Hill School
Nottingham, NG13 8BL
Secondary 1,932
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET
Secondary 2,080
Trinity School
Carlisle, CA1 1JB
Secondary 1,695
Cramlington Learning Village
Cramlington, NE23 6BN
Secondary 2,040
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Tenterden, TN30 6LT
Secondary 1,949
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY
Secondary 1,566
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
Secondary 1,116
Lord Williams's School
Thame, OX9 2AQ
Secondary 2,276
Paignton Academy
Paignton, TQ3 3WA
Secondary 1,528
Beauchamp College
Leicester, LE2 5TP
Secondary 2,181
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,608
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,809
Queen Elizabeth High School
Hexham, NE46 3JB
Secondary 1,289
Hexham Middle School
Hexham, NE46 3JB
Secondary 599
Elizabeth Woodville School
Milton Keynes, MK19 6HN
Secondary 1,126
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU
Secondary 1,967
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
Secondary 794