The Elms Academy

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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
The Elms Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 816 16.6% 45.3%
Barnsley Academy
Barnsley, S70 3DL
Secondary 919 16.7% 44.5%
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR
Secondary 922 18.4% 43.8%
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN
Secondary 776 20.7% 46.2%
New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL
Secondary 810 17.6% 45.7%
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA
Secondary 871 19.9% 46.4%
Ash Hill Academy
DONCASTER, DN7 6JH
Secondary 807 16.3% 41.9%
Whitefield School
London, NW2 1TR
Secondary 684 14.4% 47.9%
Stockland Green School
Birmingham, B23 7JH
Secondary 754 17.2% 45.1%
Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU
Secondary 860 24.2% 43.7%
City of Peterborough Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Secondary 865 13.5% 45.2%
The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT
Secondary 749 19% 45.6%
Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND
Secondary 844 20.7% 47.7%
The Blyth Academy
Blyth, NE24 4JP
Secondary 834 15.9% 48.6%
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London, E9 7HD
Secondary 836 19.7% 41.1%
Magnus Church of England Academy
Newark, NG24 4AB
Secondary 760 17% 45%
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary 937 16.6% 46.2%
Marylebone Boys' School
London, W2 1QZ
Secondary 709 12.6% 42.5%
Harris Academy Battersea
London, SW11 5AP
Secondary 930 13.5% 48.9%
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Croydon, CR9 3AS
Secondary 837 17.7% 46%
Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ
Secondary 844 17.5% 41%
The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW
Secondary 873 12.7% 42.4%
Ark Acton Academy
London, W3 8EY
Secondary 858 14.9% 45%
Weston Secondary School
Southampton, SO19 9QP
Secondary 806 15.3% 48.4%
Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Secondary 665 14.8% 48%
Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 6JN
Secondary 754 18.2% 45%
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 788 17.9% 43.7%
Eastlea Community School
London, E16 4NP
Secondary 788 17.9% 48.6%
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG
Secondary 726 17% 44.1%
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Birmingham, B31 4BP
Secondary 751 15.5% 45.5%

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
The Elms Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 816 Sign in to see
City of London Academy (Southwark)
London, SE1 5LA
Secondary 1,564
Skinners' Academy
London, N4 1SY
Secondary 1,046
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Northampton, NN2 6JW
Secondary 1,358
The Thetford Academy
Thetford, IP24 1LH
Secondary 1,307
Bexleyheath Academy
Bexleyheath, DA6 7DA
Secondary 1,395
Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH
Secondary 1,831
Ebbsfleet Academy
Swanscombe, DA10 0BZ
Secondary 841
Haughton Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Secondary 872
Kenton School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU
Secondary 1,819
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ
Secondary 1,760
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN
Secondary 1,724
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB
Secondary 1,039
Redland Green School
Bristol, BS6 7EH
Secondary 1,655
Abbeywood Community School
Bristol, BS34 8SF
Secondary 1,240
Neale-Wade Academy
March, PE15 9PX
Secondary 1,306
Wade Deacon High School
Widnes, WA8 7TD
Secondary 1,620
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Hebburn, NE31 2ET
Secondary 1,369
Beckfoot School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Secondary 1,632
Oasis Academy Brislington
Bristol, BS4 5EY
Secondary 1,388
North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD
Secondary 1,485
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX
Secondary 1,458
Mulberry School for Girls
London, E1 2JP
Secondary 1,664
The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ
Secondary 1,137
Queen Katharine Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6HX
Secondary 1,679
Folkestone Academy
Folkestone, CT19 5FP
Secondary 1,048
Winterbourne Academy
Bristol, BS36 1JL
Secondary 1,827
The Minster School
Southwell, NG25 0LG
Secondary 1,650
Lister Community School
London, E13 9AE
Secondary 1,595
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP
Secondary 1,567