Unity City 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
Unity City Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 999 19.7% 66.1%
Ark Walworth Academy
London, SE1 5UJ
Secondary 997 15.6% 61.2%
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ
Secondary 925 19.6% 59.9%
E-ACT Heartlands Academy
Birmingham, B7 4QR
Secondary 846 16.6% 59.5%
Ark St Alban's Academy
Birmingham, B12 0YH
Secondary 875 12.7% 62.5%
The Academy of St Nicholas
Liverpool, L19 5NY
Secondary 972 23.2% 56.9%
North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY
Secondary 767 21.1% 54.6%
Platanos College
London, SW9 0AL
Secondary 856 26.8% 58.5%
Leeds East Academy
Leeds, LS14 6HA
Secondary 1,053 21.7% 56.4%
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ
Secondary 886 20% 58.4%
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT
Secondary 830 16% 59.6%
Outwood Academy Ormesby
Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH
Secondary 859 23.8% 58.2%
Fir Vale School
Sheffield, S4 8GB
Secondary 986 19.5% 68.6%
Oasis Academy South Bank
London, SE1 7HS
Secondary 717 17.4% 60.9%
Kirkby High School
Liverpool, L32 9PP
Secondary 1,029 23.6% 56.9%
South Shore Academy
Blackpool, FY4 2AR
Secondary 728 27% 62.3%
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3GP
Secondary 903 31.7% 62.6%
Studio West
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2SZ
Secondary 560 26.5% 61.3%
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7LS
Secondary 848 18.5% 62.7%
Clifton Community School
Rotherham, S65 2SN
Secondary 1,102 28.4% 59.3%
Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Secondary 784 25.6% 58.8%
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU
Secondary 969 19.3% 59.2%
Tile Cross Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UF
Secondary 619 20.1% 68.3%
The East Manchester Academy
Manchester, M11 3DS
Secondary 1,007 22.1% 63.6%
Walker Riverside Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW
Secondary 1,111 14.3% 65.5%
Dene Academy
Peterlee, SR8 5RL
Secondary 635 29.3% 58.9%
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD
Secondary 767 20.4% 59.2%
Outwood Academy Riverside
Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD
Secondary 560 26.1% 61%
St Hild's Church of England School
Hartlepool, TS24 9PB
Secondary 670 22.5% 54.9%
Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, DE24 0AN
Secondary 882 17.8% 58%

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
Unity City Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 999 Sign in to see
John Madejski Academy
Reading, RG2 8AF
Secondary 872
Dixons City Academy
Bradford, BD5 7RR
Secondary 934
Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX
Secondary 1,382
The King's Academy
Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA
Secondary 1,392
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH
Secondary 984
John Cabot Academy
Bristol, BS15 8BD
Secondary 1,280
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA
Secondary 1,187
The Wellington Academy
Ludgershall, SP11 9RR
Secondary 1,146
Skegness Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QH
Secondary 1,022
Kingsbridge Academy
Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL
Secondary 1,292
Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ
Secondary 1,245
The King David High School
Manchester, M8 5DY
Secondary 773
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Secondary 1,675
Oldbury Academy
Oldbury, B68 8NE
Secondary 1,328
Trinity CofE High School
Manchester, M15 6HP
Secondary 1,511
Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE
Secondary 1,576
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,397
Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA
Secondary 571
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN
Secondary 1,321
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
Secondary 1,514
Nicholas Chamberlaine School
Bedworth, CV12 9EA
Secondary 1,351
Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND
Secondary 844
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,584
Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD
Secondary 928
Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF
Secondary 1,422
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS
Secondary 880
Heworth Grange School
Gateshead, NE10 0PT
Secondary 1,044
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ
Secondary 1,148
Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD
Secondary 1,146