Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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Dixons City Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 934 | 13.9% | 24.9% |
Richard Rose Morton Academy
Carlisle, CA2 6LB |
Secondary | 897 | 15.8% | 26.3% |
King's Lynn Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 4QG |
Secondary | 963 | 16.6% | 25.6% |
Richmond Park Academy
London, SW14 8RG |
Secondary | 1,011 | 16.9% | 25.1% |
The Arnewood School
New Milton, BH25 6RS |
Secondary | 959 | 16.9% | 24.2% |
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Tamworth, B79 8AH |
Secondary | 929 | 12.7% | 25.4% |
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB |
Secondary | 946 | 16% | 22.6% |
Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG |
Secondary | 1,007 | 15.6% | 26.6% |
Dixons Kings Academy
Bradford, BD7 2AN |
Secondary | 849 | 11.8% | 27.3% |
Writhlington School
Radstock, BA3 3NQ |
Secondary | 927 | 17.4% | 24.5% |
St Helena School
Colchester, CO3 3LE |
Secondary | 1,006 | 14.9% | 26.2% |
The Cowplain School
Waterlooville, PO8 8RY |
Secondary | 997 | 13.1% | 25.5% |
Arrow Vale High School
Redditch, B98 0GF |
Secondary | 869 | 14.2% | 25.4% |
Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW |
Secondary | 978 | 13.3% | 23.9% |
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG |
Secondary | 1,054 | 13% | 25% |
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF |
Secondary | 990 | 17% | 23.5% |
The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF |
Secondary | 1,038 | 13.2% | 23.3% |
The Green School for Girls
Isleworth, TW7 5BB |
Secondary | 919 | 12% | 24.8% |
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Dudley, DY1 3BY |
Secondary | 854 | 12.1% | 25.3% |
Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB |
Secondary | 875 | 15.4% | 26.4% |
Thomas Becket Catholic School
Northampton, NN3 6HT |
Secondary | 891 | 13.6% | 27.1% |
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ |
Secondary | 1,003 | 12.9% | 24.9% |
Harris Academy Rainham
Rainham, RM13 9XD |
Secondary | 898 | 14.4% | 22.9% |
Callington Community College
Callington, PL17 7DR |
Secondary | 890 | 17.1% | 24.4% |
Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ |
Secondary | 926 | 13.3% | 23.1% |
Tottington High School
Bury, BL8 3LY |
Secondary | 939 | 16% | 26.7% |
The Grove School
Market Drayton, TF9 1HF |
Secondary | 836 | 14.1% | 23.8% |
Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD |
Secondary | 1,000 | 12% | 26.5% |
Paulet High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT |
Secondary | 925 | 12.7% | 22.3% |
Sedgefield Community College
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD |
Secondary | 988 | 15% | 24.2% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Dixons City Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 934 | Sign in to see | |
Unity City Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE |
Secondary | 999 | ||
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH |
Secondary | 984 | ||
John Cabot Academy
Bristol, BS15 8BD |
Secondary | 1,280 | ||
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
Greensward Academy
Hockley, SS5 5HG |
Secondary | 1,584 | ||
Skegness Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QH |
Secondary | 1,022 | ||
Kingsbridge Academy
Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL |
Secondary | 1,292 | ||
Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ |
Secondary | 1,245 | ||
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN41 2WS |
Secondary | 979 | ||
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS16 5EA |
Secondary | 1,659 | ||
The Farnley Academy
Leeds, LS12 5EU |
Secondary | 1,492 | ||
Oldbury Academy
Oldbury, B68 8NE |
Secondary | 1,328 | ||
Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE |
Secondary | 1,576 | ||
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA |
Secondary | 1,397 | ||
Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA |
Secondary | 571 | ||
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN |
Secondary | 1,321 | ||
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ |
Secondary | 1,514 | ||
Sir William Stanier School
Crewe, CW1 4EB |
Secondary | 699 | ||
Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND |
Secondary | 844 | ||
The Sir John Colfox Academy
Bridport, DT6 3DT |
Secondary | 818 | ||
Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD |
Secondary | 928 | ||
Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT |
Secondary | 713 | ||
Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS |
Secondary | 1,329 | ||
Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF |
Secondary | 1,422 | ||
Brigshaw High School
Castleford, WF10 2HR |
Secondary | 1,372 | ||
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS |
Secondary | 880 | ||
Heworth Grange School
Gateshead, NE10 0PT |
Secondary | 1,044 | ||
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ |
Secondary | 1,148 | ||
Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD |
Secondary | 1,146 |