Bristol Brunel Academy

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 28 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
Bristol Brunel Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,302 22% 35.4%
The King's Academy
Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA
Secondary 1,424 23.4% 35.7%
John Cabot Academy
Bristol, BS15 8BD
Secondary 1,280 18.9% 31.5%
Outwood Academy Adwick
Doncaster, DN6 7SF
Secondary 1,183 21.4% 37.2%
Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF
Secondary 1,270 16.9% 32%
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ
Secondary 1,232 16.4% 35.7%
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Cheltenham, GL51 0WH
Secondary 1,102 22.1% 34.8%
Brompton Academy
Gillingham, ME7 5HT
Secondary 1,383 22.2% 33.6%
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Secondary 1,192 19.8% 37.8%
Sandwich Technology School
Sandwich, CT13 0FA
Secondary 1,235 22.4% 34.7%
The Heath School
Runcorn, WA7 4SY
Secondary 1,190 20% 34.2%
Drayton Manor High School
London, W7 1EU
Secondary 1,413 19.8% 36.9%
Lincoln Christ's Hospital School
Lincoln, LN2 4PN
Secondary 1,269 22.4% 32.2%
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YH
Secondary 1,392 17% 35.8%
St Cuthbert's High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX
Secondary 1,211 18.7% 37.8%
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD
Secondary 1,266 14.7% 33.4%
Haven High Academy
Boston, PE21 9HB
Secondary 1,272 21.5% 36.4%
Hamstead Hall Academy
Birmingham, B20 1HL
Secondary 1,190 19.9% 35.9%
The Excel Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6LG
Secondary 1,216 19.9% 32.7%
Witton Park Academy
Blackburn, BB2 6TD
Secondary 1,314 18.9% 35.7%
Chase High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Secondary 1,324 21.8% 36.2%
Beckfoot Thornton
Bradford, BD13 3BH
Secondary 1,274 22.1% 36.9%
Didsbury High School
Manchester, M20 2ET
Secondary 1,183 22.4% 37.8%
Netherwood Academy
Barnsley, S73 8FE
Secondary 1,272 15.7% 36.1%
Outwood Academy Danum
Doncaster, DN2 5QD
Secondary 1,211 18.8% 36.9%
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT
Secondary 1,383 20.3% 34.1%
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Burnley, BB10 3AA
Secondary 1,276 19.4% 34.2%
King's Academy Brune Park
Gosport, PO12 3BU
Secondary 1,278 23.4% 36.6%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 26 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
Bristol Brunel Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,302 Sign in to see
Grace Academy Solihull
Birmingham, B37 5JS
Secondary 876
Trinity Academy
Doncaster, DN8 5BY
Secondary 1,235
The Milton Keynes Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5LA
Secondary 1,014
Park Hall Academy
Birmingham, B36 9HF
Secondary 1,270
Penryn College
Penryn, TR10 8PZ
Secondary 1,156
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG
Secondary 1,688
Tor Bridge High
Plymouth, PL6 8UN
Secondary 1,124
Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS
Secondary 1,523
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
Secondary 1,293
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG
Secondary 1,763
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF
Secondary 1,730
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS
Secondary 1,658
St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX
Secondary 1,712
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU
Secondary 1,360
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Secondary 1,515
Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon, SN2 2NQ
Secondary 1,060
Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Secondary 1,066
The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW
Secondary 850
Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY
Secondary 1,680
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA
Secondary 1,436
Acklam Grange School
Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB
Secondary 1,462
Melksham Oak Community School
Melksham, SN12 6QZ
Secondary 1,152
Dixons Unity Academy
Leeds, LS12 3DS
Secondary 933
Carlton Bolling
Bradford, BD3 0DU
Secondary 1,640
Conisborough College
London, SE6 2SE
Secondary 758