Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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Northampton Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,704 | 15.9% | 22.7% |
Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF |
Secondary | 1,776 | 14.8% | 24.9% |
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ |
Secondary | 1,842 | 19.3% | 22.3% |
Redhill Academy
Nottingham, NG5 8GX |
Secondary | 1,592 | 8.4% | 20.2% |
Herne Bay High School
Herne Bay, CT6 7NS |
Secondary | 1,586 | 14.6% | 25.9% |
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH |
Secondary | 1,728 | 16.3% | 18.4% |
Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Halesowen, B63 4BB |
Secondary | 1,746 | 9.1% | 22.4% |
Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH |
Secondary | 1,831 | 13.3% | 21% |
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Coventry, CV1 2BA |
Secondary | 1,728 | 16.9% | 22.1% |
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR |
Secondary | 1,675 | 16.1% | 19.8% |
Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ |
Secondary | 1,541 | 16% | 22.5% |
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT |
Secondary | 1,520 | 15% | 18.9% |
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF |
Secondary | 1,621 | 10% | 21% |
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH |
Secondary | 1,606 | 16.3% | 20.9% |
Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB |
Secondary | 1,738 | 16.7% | 20.6% |
Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG |
Secondary | 1,599 | 13.6% | 22.3% |
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN |
Secondary | 1,724 | 10.3% | 19.3% |
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF |
Secondary | 1,722 | 13.6% | 24.9% |
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH |
Secondary | 1,681 | 22% | 22.6% |
Burntwood School
London, SW17 0AQ |
Secondary | 1,541 | 16.2% | 21.6% |
North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN |
Secondary | 1,580 | 14.3% | 21% |
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP |
Secondary | 1,739 | 13.5% | 21.6% |
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF |
Secondary | 1,654 | 15% | 21.6% |
Rushey Mead Academy
Leicester, LE4 7AN |
Secondary | 1,744 | 12.3% | 20.4% |
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD |
Secondary | 1,680 | 17.6% | 19.2% |
Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ |
Secondary | 1,705 | 17.5% | 25.6% |
Sprowston Community Academy
Norwich, NR7 8NE |
Secondary | 1,659 | 20.9% | 20.2% |
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ |
Secondary | 1,786 | 20.5% | 23.4% |
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY |
Secondary | 1,565 | 14.4% | 27.6% |
The City of Leicester College
Leicester, LE5 6LN |
Secondary | 1,635 | 14.7% | 22.9% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Northampton Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,704 | Sign in to see | |
The Excelsior Academy
London, E8 2EY |
Secondary | 1,006 | ||
Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ |
Secondary | 1,121 | ||
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST |
Secondary | 1,125 | ||
Mossbourne Community Academy
London, E5 8JY |
Secondary | 1,432 | ||
Stockport Academy
Stockport, SK3 0UP |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
Corby Business Academy
Corby, NN17 5EB |
Secondary | 1,171 | ||
Samworth Church Academy
Mansfield, NG18 2DY |
Secondary | 1,014 | ||
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 | ||
The Priory Ruskin Academy
Grantham, NG31 8ED |
Secondary | 1,410 | ||
The Long Eaton School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,727 | ||
St Joseph's Catholic College
Swindon, SN3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,416 | ||
Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH |
Secondary | 1,483 | ||
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA |
Secondary | 1,468 | ||
Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Nottingham, NG8 5GY |
Secondary | 1,383 | ||
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 6RZ |
Secondary | 1,531 | ||
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
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 | ||
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU |
Secondary | 1,377 | ||
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
West Bridgford, NG2 7YF |
Secondary | 1,155 | ||
Babington Academy
Leicester, LE4 0SZ |
Secondary | 1,352 | ||
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA |
Secondary | 1,442 | ||
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS14 6NU |
Secondary | 779 | ||
Abbey Park School
Swindon, SN25 2ND |
Secondary | 1,180 | ||
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Burnley, BB10 3AA |
Secondary | 1,287 |