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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The Excelsior Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,006 | 18.3% | 53.6% |
The Bridge Academy
London, E2 8BA |
Secondary | 1,114 | 18.2% | 51.7% |
Sheffield Springs Academy
Sheffield, S12 2SF |
Secondary | 1,058 | 16.7% | 55.5% |
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
Manchester, M50 3UQ |
Secondary | 1,020 | 19.3% | 51.5% |
The City Academy, Hackney
London, E9 6EA |
Secondary | 1,145 | 19.8% | 51.9% |
Ark Charter Academy
Southsea, PO5 4HL |
Secondary | 876 | 21.7% | 54.3% |
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Birmingham, B44 0HF |
Secondary | 1,085 | 14.5% | 53.3% |
Skinners' Academy
London, N4 1SY |
Secondary | 1,046 | 14.6% | 48.6% |
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP |
Secondary | 941 | 19.7% | 51.5% |
Leeds East Academy
Leeds, LS14 6HA |
Secondary | 1,053 | 21.7% | 56.4% |
Aston Manor Academy
Birmingham, B6 4PZ |
Secondary | 1,008 | 14.8% | 54% |
Co-op Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7HD |
Secondary | 941 | 21.1% | 54.7% |
Ark Putney Academy
London, SW15 3DG |
Secondary | 880 | 18.5% | 50.2% |
George Dixon Academy
Birmingham, B16 9GD |
Secondary | 1,021 | 14.4% | 55.9% |
Greenwood Academy
Birmingham, B35 7NL |
Secondary | 972 | 17.3% | 50.1% |
Ark Boulton Academy
Birmingham, B11 2QG |
Secondary | 893 | 16.7% | 51.3% |
Lord Derby Academy
Liverpool, L36 6DG |
Secondary | 1,087 | 16.8% | 51.7% |
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
Croydon, CR0 2TB |
Secondary | 1,021 | 18.7% | 54.1% |
Harris Academy Battersea
London, SW11 5AP |
Secondary | 930 | 13.5% | 48.9% |
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX |
Secondary | 973 | 18.9% | 55.6% |
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS |
Secondary | 943 | 13.4% | 55% |
Erdington Academy
Birmingham, B24 8RE |
Secondary | 957 | 15.7% | 52.2% |
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
London, N5 2EQ |
Secondary | 1,153 | 16.3% | 53.7% |
City of Derby Academy
Derby, DE24 3AR |
Secondary | 956 | 17.7% | 51.1% |
Ormiston NEW Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 6SE |
Secondary | 998 | 14.1% | 54.8% |
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS |
Secondary | 880 | 24.2% | 53.8% |
Saracens High School
London, NW9 4AS |
Secondary | 988 | 16.4% | 51.7% |
The Bulwell Academy
Nottingham, NG6 8AQ |
Secondary | 1,077 | 20.8% | 51.5% |
The Albion Academy
Salford, M6 6QT |
Secondary | 894 | 16% | 54.6% |
Dixons Brooklands Academy
Manchester, M23 9BP |
Secondary | 1,022 | 18.9% | 53.9% |
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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The Excelsior Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,006 | Sign in to see | |
Paddington Academy
London, W9 2DR |
Secondary | 1,259 | ||
Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ |
Secondary | 1,121 | ||
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
Mossbourne Community Academy
London, E5 8JY |
Secondary | 1,432 | ||
Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH |
Secondary | 1,704 | ||
Stockport Academy
Stockport, SK3 0UP |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
The Langley Academy
Slough, SL3 7EF |
Secondary | 1,150 | ||
Pimlico Academy
London, SW1V 3AT |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Nottingham, NG8 4HY |
Secondary | 879 | ||
Bishop Justus CofE School
Bromley, BR2 8HZ |
Secondary | 1,310 | ||
East Barnet School
Barnet, EN4 8PU |
Secondary | 1,414 | ||
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 2JR |
Secondary | 1,484 | ||
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,727 | ||
St Joseph's Catholic College
Swindon, SN3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,416 | ||
Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH |
Secondary | 1,483 | ||
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA |
Secondary | 1,468 | ||
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 6RZ |
Secondary | 1,531 | ||
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF |
Secondary | 1,722 | ||
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS |
Secondary | 1,642 | ||
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD |
Secondary | 1,272 | ||
Outwood Academy Ormesby
Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH |
Secondary | 859 | ||
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU |
Secondary | 1,377 | ||
Bexhill High Academy
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,556 | ||
Babington Academy
Leicester, LE4 0SZ |
Secondary | 1,352 | ||
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH |
Secondary | 1,109 | ||
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA |
Secondary | 1,442 | ||
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS14 6NU |
Secondary | 779 | ||
Harris Academy St John's Wood
London, NW8 0NL |
Secondary | 1,334 |