Harris Lowe Academy Willesden

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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
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,125 15.5% 37%
St Paul's Academy
London, SE2 9PX
Secondary 1,122 12.3% 33.5%
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP
Secondary 1,087 16.8% 37.7%
The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU
Secondary 1,077 18.1% 38.4%
Greig City Academy
London, N8 7NU
Secondary 1,233 14.1% 34%
Chelsea Academy
London, SW10 0AB
Secondary 1,160 13.5% 41%
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Telford, TF7 5HX
Secondary 1,081 19.1% 37%
Harris Academy Purley
South Croydon, CR2 6DT
Secondary 1,036 14.5% 37.1%
Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR
Secondary 1,220 14.3% 39.4%
The Victory Academy
Chatham, ME4 5JB
Secondary 1,193 15.3% 38.5%
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Secondary 1,202 17.9% 36.4%
The Quest Academy
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Secondary 993 15.8% 37.8%
The UCL Academy
Camden, NW3 3AQ
Secondary 1,096 11.6% 37.7%
Clapton Girls' Academy
London, E5 0RB
Secondary 1,194 16.4% 34.3%
Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD
Secondary 1,099 13.9% 36.1%
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
Secondary 1,038 17.4% 37.3%
Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW
Secondary 1,113 18.5% 35.1%
Bower Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4YY
Secondary 1,026 15.7% 34.7%
Heartlands High School
London, N22 7ST
Secondary 1,168 15.4% 34.7%
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,116 15.9% 38.4%
Smithills School
Bolton, BL1 6JS
Secondary 1,194 13.3% 37.6%
Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Secondary 1,047 16.2% 35.2%
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF
Secondary 1,161 11.8% 34.1%
The Charles Dickens School
Broadstairs, CT10 2RL
Secondary 1,118 15.2% 37.6%
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Secondary 1,086 15.8% 37.2%
Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Harwich, CO12 3TG
Secondary 1,104 18.6% 36.6%
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Secondary 1,104 17.2% 37.8%
Foxford Community School
Coventry, CV6 6BB
Secondary 1,081 17.7% 34.9%
Grace College
Gateshead, NE9 6LE
Secondary 1,191 17.5% 38.5%
Matthew Moss High School
Rochdale, OL11 3LU
Secondary 1,209 17.4% 37.2%

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
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,125 Sign in to see
Paddington Academy
London, W9 2DR
Secondary 1,259
The Excelsior Academy
London, E8 2EY
Secondary 1,006
Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ
Secondary 1,121
Mossbourne Community Academy
London, E5 8JY
Secondary 1,432
Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH
Secondary 1,704
Stockport Academy
Stockport, SK3 0UP
Secondary 1,015
Corby Business Academy
Corby, NN17 5EB
Secondary 1,171
The Langley Academy
Slough, SL3 7EF
Secondary 1,150
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Nottingham, NG8 4HY
Secondary 879
Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF
Secondary 1,269
Bishop Justus CofE School
Bromley, BR2 8HZ
Secondary 1,310
The Long Eaton School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP
Secondary 1,113
Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH
Secondary 1,483
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA
Secondary 1,468
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 6RZ
Secondary 1,531
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY
Secondary 1,202
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT
Secondary 830
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF
Secondary 1,722
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS
Secondary 1,642
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD
Secondary 1,272
Horbury Academy
Wakefield, WF4 5HE
Secondary 1,105
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
West Bridgford, NG2 7YF
Secondary 1,155
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool, L6 7UR
Secondary 892
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA
Secondary 1,442
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS14 6NU
Secondary 779
Harris Academy St John's Wood
London, NW8 0NL
Secondary 1,334
Abbey Park School
Swindon, SN25 2ND
Secondary 1,180
Greyfriars Catholic School
Oxford, OX4 3DR
Secondary 689
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Burnley, BB10 3AA
Secondary 1,287