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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Paddington Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,259 | 8.7% | 45.9% |
Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ |
Secondary | 1,121 | 15.8% | 47% |
Djanogly City Academy
Nottingham, NG7 6ND |
Secondary | 1,198 | 11.9% | 43.4% |
Chelsea Academy
London, SW10 0AB |
Secondary | 1,160 | 13.5% | 41% |
Pimlico Academy
London, SW1V 3AT |
Secondary | 1,116 | 12.8% | 48.2% |
E-ACT Crest Academy
London, NW2 7SN |
Secondary | 1,332 | 10.2% | 41% |
Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR |
Secondary | 1,220 | 14.3% | 39.4% |
E-ACT the Oldham Academy North
Oldham, OL2 5BF |
Secondary | 1,332 | 10.2% | 41.6% |
Skinners' Academy
London, N4 1SY |
Secondary | 1,046 | 14.6% | 48.6% |
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Birmingham, B26 2RZ |
Secondary | 1,187 | 17.7% | 45.8% |
The St Leonards Academy
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH |
Secondary | 1,346 | 10.8% | 42.6% |
Oldbury Academy
Oldbury, B68 8NE |
Secondary | 1,328 | 14.7% | 46.3% |
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
London, E2 6NW |
Secondary | 1,439 | 16.4% | 47% |
Heron Hall Academy
Enfield, EN3 4SA |
Secondary | 1,193 | 16.3% | 42% |
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
West Bridgford, NG2 7YF |
Secondary | 1,155 | 12.9% | 41.8% |
Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP |
Secondary | 1,258 | 15.5% | 47.2% |
The Ruth Gorse Academy
Leeds, LS10 1HW |
Secondary | 1,275 | 18% | 46.8% |
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL |
Secondary | 1,179 | 15.7% | 47.8% |
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP |
Secondary | 1,178 | 14.2% | 42.2% |
Sarah Bonnell School
London, E15 4LP |
Secondary | 1,327 | 8.6% | 42% |
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB |
Secondary | 1,350 | 8.2% | 38.6% |
Harper Green School
Bolton, BL4 0DH |
Secondary | 1,134 | 10.9% | 43.5% |
Small Heath Leadership Academy
Birmingham, B10 9RX |
Secondary | 1,191 | 11.8% | 45.8% |
Cumberland Community School
London, E13 8SJ |
Secondary | 1,404 | 10.8% | 46.9% |
Harris Academy St John's Wood
London, NW8 0NL |
Secondary | 1,334 | 11.3% | 51.2% |
Bacon's College
London, SE16 6AT |
Secondary | 1,034 | 14.1% | 43.9% |
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY |
Secondary | 1,186 | 14.8% | 43.9% |
Ellis Guilford School
Nottingham, NG6 0HT |
Secondary | 1,282 | 17.9% | 44.6% |
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA |
Secondary | 1,138 | 12.6% | 44% |
Kingsway Park High School
Rochdale, OL16 4XA |
Secondary | 1,342 | 16.6% | 46.8% |
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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Paddington Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,259 | Sign in to see | |
The Excelsior Academy
London, E8 2EY |
Secondary | 1,006 | ||
The King's Academy
Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA |
Secondary | 1,392 | ||
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
Oasis Academy Enfield
Enfield, EN3 7XH |
Secondary | 778 | ||
Mossbourne Community Academy
London, E5 8JY |
Secondary | 1,432 | ||
Sandwell Academy
West Bromwich, B71 4LG |
Secondary | 1,395 | ||
Samworth Church Academy
Mansfield, NG18 2DY |
Secondary | 1,014 | ||
Gospel Oak School
Tipton, DY4 0BZ |
Secondary | 1,217 | ||
The City Academy, Hackney
London, E9 6EA |
Secondary | 1,145 | ||
Bishop Justus CofE School
Bromley, BR2 8HZ |
Secondary | 1,310 | ||
The Long Eaton School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||
Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT |
Secondary | 872 | ||
The Farnley Academy
Leeds, LS12 5EU |
Secondary | 1,492 | ||
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT |
Secondary | 830 | ||
Horbury Academy
Wakefield, WF4 5HE |
Secondary | 1,105 | ||
East Leake Academy
Loughborough, LE12 6QN |
Secondary | 1,102 | ||
St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF |
Secondary | 1,579 | ||
Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
West Bridgford, NG2 7YF |
Secondary | 1,155 | ||
William Brookes School
Much Wenlock, TF13 6NB |
Secondary | 904 | ||
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL |
Secondary | 1,345 | ||
Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD |
Secondary | 928 | ||
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn, BB1 8QA |
Secondary | 1,352 | ||
St James School
Exeter, EX4 8NN |
Secondary | 982 | ||
Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Secondary | 784 | ||
Harris Academy St John's Wood
London, NW8 0NL |
Secondary | 1,334 | ||
Abbey Park School
Swindon, SN25 2ND |
Secondary | 1,180 | ||
Ark Acton Academy
London, W3 8EY |
Secondary | 858 |