Dixons City 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
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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