Paddington Academy

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