City of London Academy (Southwark)

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
City of London Academy (Southwark)
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,580 17.6% 43.8%
Macmillan Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG
Secondary 1,567 23.9% 40.8%
Mossbourne Community Academy
London, E5 8JY
Secondary 1,441 20.2% 41.2%
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Smethwick, B66 4ND
Secondary 1,524 11.7% 40.9%
The Stockwood Park Academy
Luton, LU1 5PP
Secondary 1,471 14.5% 38.9%
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Walsall, WS4 1BW
Secondary 1,444 25.3% 43.4%
Leeds West Academy
Leeds, LS13 1DQ
Secondary 1,454 20.8% 40.8%
Sirius Academy West
Hull, HU4 7JB
Secondary 1,470 20.4% 37.7%
Oasis Academy Shirley Park
Croydon, CR9 7AL
Secondary 1,675 14.4% 47.2%
Trinity Academy Halifax
Halifax, HX2 9TZ
Secondary 1,605 19.8% 37.1%
Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry, CV1 5LY
Secondary 1,502 21.7% 46.8%
Discovery Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA
Secondary 1,439 21.4% 48.6%
Stratford School Academy
London, E7 9PR
Secondary 1,480 10.3% 47.8%
Drayton Manor High School
London, W7 1EU
Secondary 1,413 19.8% 36.9%
Ormiston Forge Academy
Cradley Heath, B64 6QU
Secondary 1,694 15.2% 38.7%
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG
Secondary 1,522 15.9% 49.6%
Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE
Secondary 1,571 10.5% 35.4%
Ark Elvin Academy
London, HA9 7DU
Secondary 1,305 15.2% 39.4%
Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Manchester, M16 8GW
Secondary 1,650 17.9% 50.5%
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX
Secondary 1,420 23.5% 44%
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB
Secondary 1,347 8.7% 43.2%
Mulberry School for Girls
London, E1 2JP
Secondary 1,648 9.1% 48.1%
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA
Secondary 1,436 20% 44.2%
Queen Katharine Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6HX
Secondary 1,690 14.8% 44.7%
Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL
Secondary 1,811 18.6% 46.2%
Q3 Academy Tipton
Tipton, DY4 7NR
Secondary 1,572 11.6% 44.2%
Carlton Bolling
Bradford, BD3 0DU
Secondary 1,640 10.6% 41.3%
Walbottle Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 9TP
Secondary 1,729 17.9% 46%
Lister Community School
London, E13 9AE
Secondary 1,501 14.4% 52.9%
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP
Secondary 1,549 13.7% 44%

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
City of London Academy (Southwark)
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,580 Sign in to see
North Liverpool Academy
Liverpool, L5 0SQ
Secondary 1,286
The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU
Secondary 1,033
Chelsea Academy
London, SW10 0AB
Secondary 1,128
The Littlehampton Academy
Littlehampton, BN17 6FE
Secondary 1,370
Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry, CV1 5LY
Secondary 1,502
Skinners' Academy
London, N4 1SY
Secondary 989
Langley Park School for Boys
Beckenham, BR3 3BP
Secondary 1,820
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,666
Thomas Clarkson Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2SE
Secondary 1,354
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ
Secondary 1,745
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN
Secondary 1,704
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Croydon, CR9 3AS
Secondary 784
North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN
Secondary 1,569
Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Secondary 763
Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Secondary 1,783
Bideford College
Bideford, EX39 3AR
Secondary 1,449
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR
Secondary 792
Mulberry School for Girls
London, E1 2JP
Secondary 1,648
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB
Secondary 1,231
Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ
Secondary 1,329
Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW
Secondary 2,040
The Gainsborough Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Secondary 723
Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL
Secondary 1,811
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 900
Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT
Secondary 1,216
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY
Secondary 1,566
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP
Secondary 1,549
The Royal Harbour Academy
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Secondary 1,016
Holland Park School
London, W8 7AF
Secondary 1,336