The Gateway 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 Gateway Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,077 18.1% 38.4%
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP
Secondary 1,087 16.8% 37.7%
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST
Secondary 1,125 15.5% 37%
Stockport Academy
Stockport, SK3 0UP
Secondary 1,015 19.8% 39.4%
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Telford, TF7 5HX
Secondary 1,081 19.1% 37%
Harris Academy Purley
South Croydon, CR2 6DT
Secondary 1,036 14.5% 37.1%
The Quest Academy
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Secondary 993 15.8% 37.8%
Lipson Co-operative Academy
Plymouth, PL4 7PG
Secondary 1,108 22% 38.9%
St Peter's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR
Secondary 1,085 19.5% 39.7%
Co-op Academy Swinton
Manchester, M27 6JU
Secondary 995 19.9% 38.1%
The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP
Secondary 1,050 20.3% 41%
Montgomery Academy
Blackpool, FY2 0AZ
Secondary 1,186 17.6% 39.4%
Rockwood Academy
Birmingham, B8 3HG
Secondary 1,090 16.6% 41.5%
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
Secondary 1,160 17.6% 40.4%
The James Hornsby School
Basildon, SS15 5NX
Secondary 1,006 17.8% 40.9%
Bristnall Hall Academy
Oldbury, B68 9PA
Secondary 1,083 22.6% 37.1%
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
Secondary 1,038 17.4% 37.3%
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,116 15.9% 38.4%
Wednesfield Academy
Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES
Secondary 1,067 16.9% 39.7%
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS
Secondary 982 15% 39.2%
The Charles Dickens School
Broadstairs, CT10 2RL
Secondary 1,118 15.2% 37.6%
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Secondary 1,086 15.8% 37.2%
Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Harwich, CO12 3TG
Secondary 1,104 18.6% 36.6%
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield, WF2 8QF
Secondary 1,028 15.3% 40.2%
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Secondary 1,104 17.2% 37.8%
Grace College
Gateshead, NE9 6LE
Secondary 1,191 17.5% 38.5%
Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH
Secondary 1,122 20% 40.3%
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD
Secondary 1,046 14.9% 39.2%
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Luton, LU3 3TL
Secondary 1,043 15.9% 40.1%
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN
Secondary 1,042 21.1% 39.4%

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 Gateway Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,077 Sign in to see
Great Academy Ashton
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8RF
Secondary 1,298
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, BB3 3HD
Secondary 1,081
Wilmington Academy
Wilmington, DA2 7DR
Secondary 1,382
Wymondham College
Wymondham, NR18 9SZ
Secondary 1,435
The UCL Academy
Camden, NW3 3AQ
Secondary 1,096
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Dartford, DA2 7DA
Secondary 1,119
St Bartholomew's School
Newbury, RG14 6JP
Secondary 1,994
Thomas Clarkson Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2SE
Secondary 1,396
Sirius Academy North
Hull, HU6 9BP
Secondary 1,306
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW
Secondary 2,014
Winifred Holtby Academy
Hull, HU7 4PW
Secondary 1,340
Burntwood School
London, SW17 0AQ
Secondary 1,541
Beal High School
Ilford, IG4 5LP
Secondary 2,631
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,608
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
Cowes, PO31 8HB
Secondary 1,256
Marylebone Boys' School
London, W2 1QZ
Secondary 709
Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT
Secondary 1,558
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR
Secondary 793
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB
Secondary 1,275
St Mary's College, Voluntary Catholic Academy
Hull, HU6 7TN
Secondary 2,475
Cumberland Community School
London, E13 8SJ
Secondary 1,404
Jack Hunt School
Peterborough, PE3 9PY
Secondary 1,879
The Gainsborough Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Secondary 691
Horizon Community College
Barnsley, S70 6PD
Secondary 1,974
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 788
Walbottle Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 9TP
Secondary 1,689
Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT
Secondary 1,223
The Oxford Academy
Oxford, OX4 6JZ
Secondary 1,159
The Royal Harbour Academy
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Secondary 985