St Aidan's Church of England 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
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 599 8.9% 42.6%
De Warenne Academy
Doncaster, DN12 3JY
Secondary 754 10.7% 41.4%
Marylebone Boys' School
London, W2 1QZ
Secondary 709 12.6% 42.5%
Burnley High School
Burnley, BB12 6NX
Secondary 613 17% 39%
Oasis Academy Silvertown
London, E16 2BB
Secondary 489 11.3% 40.7%
Orchard Park High School
Croydon, CR0 7NJ
Secondary 643 14.6% 39.9%
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DE
Secondary 554 12.5% 38.1%
Phoenix Academy
London, W12 0RQ
Secondary 566 17.2% 44.2%
Wyvern Academy
Darlington, DL3 9SH
Secondary 467 16.7% 43.1%
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Manchester, M8 8DT
Secondary 637 11.9% 41.3%
Thornhill Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7NA
Secondary 597 16.8% 39.8%
Lordswood Boys' School
Birmingham, B17 8BJ
Secondary 542 9.4% 43%
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham, B8 3DT
Secondary 614 15% 41%
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA
Secondary 633 15.2% 43.9%
Padgate Academy
Warrington, WA2 0LN
Secondary 632 12.9% 45.7%
George Pindar School
Scarborough, YO11 3LW
Secondary 681 10.3% 36.9%
The Wells Academy
Nottingham, NG3 5LR
Secondary 704 14.4% 46.9%
The Oaks Academy
Crewe, CW2 7NQ
Secondary 621 16.8% 44.2%
Ark Soane Academy
London, W3 8EA
Secondary 530 9.8% 47.5%
The Heys School
Manchester, M25 1JZ
Secondary 574 13.6% 39.6%
Rayner Stephens High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BL
Secondary 581 15.5% 46.9%
Turves Green Boys' School
Birmingham, B31 4BS
Secondary 538 11.4% 42.5%
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG
Secondary 726 17% 44.1%
Bluecoat Trent Academy
Nottingham, NG5 1AJ
Secondary 655 14.5% 47.2%
Rokeby School
London, E16 4DD
Secondary 676 9.2% 45.3%
Rhyddings
Accrington, BB5 3EA
Secondary 647 14.5% 45.8%
Hetton Academy
Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ
Secondary 654 16.3% 42.2%
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
London, SE1 6EX
Secondary 506 7.3% 40.4%
Harris Science Academy East London
London, E3 3DU
Secondary 449 12.1% 39.5%
Smestow Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU
Secondary 616 8.8% 46.4%

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
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 599 Sign in to see
Manchester Academy
Manchester, M14 4PX
Secondary 1,087
Landau Forte College
Derby, DE1 2LF
Secondary 1,240
De Warenne Academy
Doncaster, DN12 3JY
Secondary 754
St Aldhelm's Academy
Poole, BH12 4HS
Secondary 844
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy
Bradford, BD3 0LT
Secondary 805
Chulmleigh Community College
Chulmleigh, EX18 7AA
Secondary 752
Co-op Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7HD
Secondary 941
Easington Academy
Peterlee, SR8 3AY
Secondary 797
Gartree High School
Leicester, LE2 5TQ
Secondary 889
Sacred Heart Catholic School
London, SE5 0RP
Secondary 863
Beamont Collegiate Academy
Warrington, WA2 8PX
Secondary 898
Wye School
Wye, TN25 5EJ
Secondary 598
The Grangefield Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE
Secondary 1,011
Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Chichester, PO20 3UE
Secondary 697
The Excel Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6LG
Secondary 1,198
Outwood Academy Bydales
Redcar, TS11 6AR
Secondary 805
Christ's College, Guildford
Guildford, GU1 1JY
Secondary 713
St Wilfrid's RC College
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Secondary 1,357
Park Lane Academy
Halifax, HX3 9LG
Secondary 430
Unsworth Academy
Bury, BL9 8LP
Secondary 965
The Green School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 6AU
Secondary 783
Peacehaven Community School
Peacehaven, BN10 8RB
Secondary 917
Dene Academy
Peterlee, SR8 5RL
Secondary 635
Huntcliff School
Saltburn By the Sea, TS12 1HJ
Secondary 531
Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS
Secondary 702
Meadow Park School
Coventry, CV3 4BD
Secondary 783
St Hild's Church of England School
Hartlepool, TS24 9PB
Secondary 670
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB
Secondary 869
Rokeby School
London, E16 4DD
Secondary 676