St Mark's Church of England 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
St Mark's Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 881 24.3% 43.1%
Grace Academy Solihull
Birmingham, B37 5JS
Secondary 880 26.5% 46.3%
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR
Secondary 922 18.4% 43.8%
The Eastbourne Academy
Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ
Secondary 835 29.2% 44.2%
Colchester Academy
Colchester, CO4 3JL
Secondary 921 28.4% 41.3%
St Aldhelm's Academy
Poole, BH12 4HS
Secondary 844 29% 41.4%
The Hastings Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DN
Secondary 844 23.1% 41.6%
Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 944 26% 41.3%
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4BD
Secondary 1,015 25.8% 44.8%
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
Croydon, CR0 5EF
Secondary 829 27% 45.2%
Orchard School Bristol
Bristol, BS7 0XZ
Secondary 910 28.1% 45%
Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU
Secondary 860 24.2% 43.7%
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London, E9 7HD
Secondary 836 19.7% 41.1%
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 6TA
Secondary 832 25.4% 39.8%
Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG
Secondary 981 27.3% 45.1%
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Croydon, CR9 3AS
Secondary 837 17.7% 46%
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Dewsbury, WF13 4LL
Secondary 958 19.8% 40.9%
Barr's Hill School
Coventry, CV1 4BU
Secondary 998 23% 42.5%
David Nieper Academy
Alfreton, DE55 7JA
Secondary 777 23.6% 41.9%
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD3 8HE
Secondary 879 24.2% 46.8%
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR
Secondary 793 24% 40.4%
Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ
Secondary 844 17.5% 41%
Ferryhill School
Ferryhill, DL17 8RW
Secondary 769 22.8% 41.1%
Yewlands Academy
Sheffield, S35 8NN
Secondary 932 21.7% 39.8%
The Westleigh School
Leigh, WN7 5NL
Secondary 971 21.4% 43.3%
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
Oldham, OL2 6NT
Secondary 1,008 25.2% 43.2%
Farnborough Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8JW
Secondary 943 22.3% 40.4%
Blaise High School
Bristol, BS10 7QH
Secondary 900 23.6% 39.7%
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 788 17.9% 43.7%
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB
Secondary 869 27.9% 45.3%

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
St Mark's Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 881 Sign in to see
North Oxfordshire Academy
Banbury, OX16 0UD
Secondary 1,037
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP
Secondary 941
Upton Court Grammar School
Slough, SL3 7PR
Secondary 1,164
Southend High School for Girls
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ
Secondary 1,238
Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ
Secondary 633
Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD
Secondary 1,257
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
Hornchurch, RM12 4YB
Secondary 891
Freman College
Buntingford, SG9 9BT
Secondary 996
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY
Secondary 1,541
Bentley Wood High School
Stanmore, HA7 3JW
Secondary 1,409
John Colet School
Aylesbury, HP22 6HF
Secondary 1,108
Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre
Chepstow, NP16 7AA
Secondary 1,048
Heanor Gate Spencer Academy
Heanor, DE75 7RA
Secondary 1,391
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU
Secondary 1,303
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG
Secondary 1,350
The Harvey Grammar School
Folkestone, CT19 5JY
Secondary 1,027
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ
Secondary 690
The Wilnecote School
Tamworth, B77 5LF
Secondary 916
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2NJ
Secondary 1,169
St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL
Secondary 1,313
The Crestwood School
Dudley, DY6 8QG
Secondary 1,027
Hagley Catholic High School
Hagley, DY8 2XL
Secondary 1,115
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
Secondary 1,168
St Katherine's School
Bristol, BS20 0HU
Secondary 1,010
Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX
Secondary 1,297
Larkmead School
Abingdon, OX14 1RF
Secondary 916
Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF
Secondary 1,283
Co-op Academy Bebington
Wirral, CH63 2PS
Secondary 1,125
Perryfields Academy
Oldbury, B68 0RG
Secondary 952