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