Lift Unity City

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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
Lift Unity City
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,029 17.7% 70.6%
The Excelsior Academy
London, E8 2EY
Secondary 994 17.7% 58.7%
Ark Walworth Academy
London, SE1 5UJ
Secondary 973 17.6% 67.8%
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ
Secondary 930 13.2% 59.5%
E-ACT Heartlands Academy
Birmingham, B7 4QR
Secondary 833 13.7% 71.5%
Ark Charter Academy
Southsea, PO5 4HL
Secondary 917 21.3% 60.7%
Ark St Alban's Academy
Birmingham, B12 0YH
Secondary 828 15% 68.9%
Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY
Secondary 768 29.3% 65.2%
Aston Manor Academy
Birmingham, B6 4PZ
Secondary 1,023 14.5% 62.7%
Co-op Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7HD
Secondary 971 22.1% 58.9%
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ
Secondary 902 21.7% 61.8%
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT
Secondary 820 16.8% 59.9%
George Dixon Academy
Birmingham, B16 9GD
Secondary 1,032 13.3% 61.9%
Outwood Academy Ormesby
Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH
Secondary 738 23.6% 63.3%
Oasis Academy South Bank
London, SE1 7HS
Secondary 712 15.9% 62.9%
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3GP
Secondary 898 34.2% 67%
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7LS
Secondary 841 18.3% 64.6%
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX
Secondary 965 19.2% 59.7%
Clifton Community School
Rotherham, S65 2SN
Secondary 1,116 27.2% 61.4%
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU
Secondary 921 23.6% 65.4%
Tile Cross Academy
Birmingham, B33 9UF
Secondary 632 23.7% 71.5%
The East Manchester Academy
Manchester, M11 3DS
Secondary 1,039 25% 60.8%
Ormiston NEW Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 6SE
Secondary 1,067 18.8% 58.2%
Walker Riverside Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW
Secondary 1,123 22.4% 67.9%
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD
Secondary 891 21.7% 61.3%
Outwood Academy Riverside
Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD
Secondary 693 24.8% 62.9%
Thornaby Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DB
Secondary 484 18.8% 65.7%
Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, DE24 0AN
Secondary 866 20.8% 62.4%
Trinity Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7QL
Secondary 952 14.5% 58.6%
Cardinal Pole Catholic School
London, E9 6LG
Secondary 1,057 21.3% 60.8%

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
Lift Unity City
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,029 Sign in to see
Dixons City Academy
Bradford, BD5 7RR
Secondary 910
Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX
Secondary 1,422
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH
Secondary 911
John Cabot Academy
Bristol, BS15 8BD
Secondary 1,280
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA
Secondary 1,182
Lift Greensward
Hockley, SS5 5HG
Secondary 1,614
Skegness Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QH
Secondary 932
Kingsbridge Academy
Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL
Secondary 1,249
Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ
Secondary 1,121
The King David High School
Manchester, M8 5DY
Secondary 780
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Secondary 1,729
Ormiston Endeavour Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG
Secondary 739
Oldbury Academy
Oldbury, B68 8NE
Secondary 1,353
Trinity CofE High School
Manchester, M15 6HP
Secondary 1,505
Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE
Secondary 1,571
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,385
Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA
Secondary 548
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN
Secondary 1,308
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
Secondary 1,555
St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF
Secondary 1,548
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Hebburn, NE31 2ET
Secondary 1,358
Nicholas Chamberlaine School
Bedworth, CV12 9EA
Secondary 1,430
Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND
Secondary 767
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,615
Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD
Secondary 920
Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ
Secondary 1,727
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool, L6 7UR
Secondary 895
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS
Secondary 905
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ
Secondary 1,167