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 1,564 17.7% 43.6%
Mossbourne Community Academy
London, E5 8JY
Secondary 1,432 17.8% 37.4%
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Walsall, WS4 1BW
Secondary 1,394 24% 41.2%
Leeds West Academy
Leeds, LS13 1DQ
Secondary 1,439 19.3% 39.7%
E-ACT Crest Academy
London, NW2 7SN
Secondary 1,332 10.2% 41%
Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry, CV1 5LY
Secondary 1,486 20% 43.3%
Co-op Academy Manchester
Manchester, M9 0WQ
Secondary 1,612 17.8% 46.1%
Ninestiles, an Academy
Birmingham, B27 7QG
Secondary 1,498 19.5% 46.9%
Discovery Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA
Secondary 1,446 16.6% 44.7%
Stratford School Academy
London, E7 9PR
Secondary 1,492 9.7% 40.8%
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
London, E2 6NW
Secondary 1,439 16.4% 47%
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG
Secondary 1,519 17.2% 44.4%
Winifred Holtby Academy
Hull, HU7 4PW
Secondary 1,340 21.4% 42.6%
Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Manchester, M16 8GW
Secondary 1,666 16.3% 44.1%
Saltley Academy
Birmingham, B9 5RX
Secondary 1,356 17.4% 44.9%
Sarah Bonnell School
London, E15 4LP
Secondary 1,327 8.6% 42%
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX
Secondary 1,458 21% 41.8%
Babington Academy
Leicester, LE4 0SZ
Secondary 1,352 20.9% 44.7%
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB
Secondary 1,350 8.2% 38.6%
Mulberry School for Girls
London, E1 2JP
Secondary 1,664 8.2% 45.2%
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA
Secondary 1,442 18% 41.9%
Queen Katharine Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6HX
Secondary 1,679 9.9% 42.8%
Cumberland Community School
London, E13 8SJ
Secondary 1,404 10.8% 46.9%
Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL
Secondary 1,796 18% 44.7%
Q3 Academy Tipton
Tipton, DY4 7NR
Secondary 1,596 12.5% 40.7%
Carlton Bolling
Bradford, BD3 0DU
Secondary 1,650 11.6% 39%
Walbottle Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 9TP
Secondary 1,689 14.2% 44.9%
Kingsway Park High School
Rochdale, OL16 4XA
Secondary 1,342 16.6% 46.8%
Lister Community School
London, E13 9AE
Secondary 1,595 13.4% 43.5%
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP
Secondary 1,567 11.6% 43.5%

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 1,564 Sign in to see
The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET
Secondary 816
The Littlehampton Academy
Littlehampton, BN17 6FE
Secondary 1,389
Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry, CV1 5LY
Secondary 1,486
Skinners' Academy
London, N4 1SY
Secondary 1,046
Langley Park School for Boys
Beckenham, BR3 3BP
Secondary 1,776
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,606
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ
Secondary 1,760
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN
Secondary 1,724
Kensington Aldridge Academy
London, W10 6EX
Secondary 1,237
Marylebone Boys' School
London, W2 1QZ
Secondary 709
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Croydon, CR9 3AS
Secondary 837
North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN
Secondary 1,580
Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT
Secondary 1,558
Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Secondary 756
Bideford College
Bideford, EX39 3AR
Secondary 1,457
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR
Secondary 793
Mulberry School for Girls
London, E1 2JP
Secondary 1,664
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB
Secondary 1,275
Cumberland Community School
London, E13 8SJ
Secondary 1,404
Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ
Secondary 1,317
The Gainsborough Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Secondary 691
Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL
Secondary 1,796
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 788
Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT
Secondary 1,223
The Oxford Academy
Oxford, OX4 6JZ
Secondary 1,159
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY
Secondary 1,565
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP
Secondary 1,567
The Royal Harbour Academy
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Secondary 985
Holland Park School
London, W8 7AF
Secondary 1,270