Q3 Academy Great Barr

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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
Q3 Academy Great Barr
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,173 11.8% 21.3%
Landau Forte College
Derby, DE1 2LF
Secondary 1,240 12.3% 21.6%
The Langley Academy
Slough, SL3 7EF
Secondary 1,150 11.8% 19.4%
Chadwell Heath Academy
Romford, RM6 4RS
Secondary 1,238 14.1% 21.4%
Penair School
Truro, TR1 1TN
Secondary 1,190 14.3% 20.2%
Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ
Secondary 1,245 9.9% 22.1%
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA
Secondary 1,281 13.8% 22.7%
The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX
Secondary 1,237 12.5% 19%
Lode Heath School
Solihull, B91 2HW
Secondary 1,164 15% 21.7%
The Palmer Catholic Academy
Ilford, IG3 8EU
Secondary 1,170 8.7% 22.5%
Harris Academy Beckenham
Beckenham, BR3 3SJ
Secondary 1,233 12.8% 19.5%
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
Barnet, EN5 5RR
Secondary 1,170 9.7% 19.7%
The St Marylebone CofE School
London, W1U 5BA
Secondary 1,182 13% 20.9%
The Earls High School
Halesowen, B63 3SL
Secondary 1,264 11.6% 19.2%
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU
Secondary 1,123 11.5% 20.4%
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY
Secondary 1,132 10.3% 20.7%
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Tamworth, B79 9AA
Secondary 1,039 11.5% 19.8%
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX
Secondary 1,215 14.3% 22.2%
St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ
Secondary 1,095 13.2% 18.7%
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX
Secondary 1,126 13% 21%
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR
Secondary 1,251 11.7% 20.8%
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB
Secondary 1,275 14.6% 19.9%
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Secondary 1,127 12.8% 21.8%
The Newark Academy
Newark, NG24 3AL
Secondary 1,147 11.3% 23.4%
Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP
Secondary 1,109 9.6% 20.9%
Darton Academy
Barnsley, S75 5EF
Secondary 1,156 8.4% 20.4%
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH
Secondary 1,143 12.2% 20.1%
Watling Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP
Secondary 1,205 11% 21.5%
Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT
Secondary 1,223 11.5% 19.2%
King Edward VII Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2QB
Secondary 1,228 13.4% 23.1%

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
Q3 Academy Great Barr
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,173 Sign in to see
The Open Academy
Norwich, NR7 9DL
Secondary 582
Harris Academy Falconwood
Welling, DA16 2PE
Secondary 1,303
E-ACT Shenley Academy
Birmingham, B29 4HE
Secondary 822
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, WR3 8HN
Secondary 1,101
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Birmingham, B44 0HF
Secondary 1,085
Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR
Secondary 1,220
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD
Secondary 1,181
The Victory Academy
Chatham, ME4 5JB
Secondary 1,193
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Secondary 1,202
Langley Grammar School
Langley, SL3 7QS
Secondary 1,284
Discovery Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA
Secondary 1,446
Felixstowe School
Felixstowe, IP11 9QR
Secondary 1,245
Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD
Secondary 1,099
Consett Academy
Consett, DH8 6LZ
Secondary 1,580
Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, DE22 2LW
Secondary 1,416
Saint Ambrose College
Altrincham, WA15 0HE
Secondary 1,068
King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN
Secondary 876
The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU
Secondary 1,186
Irlam and Cadishead Academy
Manchester, M44 5ZR
Secondary 710
The Charter School East Dulwich
London, SE22 8RB
Secondary 1,262
Ormiston SWB Academy
Bilston, WV14 0LN
Secondary 1,184
Chilton Trinity School
Bridgwater, TA6 3JA
Secondary 970
Ercall Wood Academy
Telford, TF1 2DT
Secondary 944
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
Oldham, OL4 5JE
Secondary 1,120
Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF
Secondary 1,204
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle, SK8 5GB
Secondary 1,069
The Bulwell Academy
Nottingham, NG6 8AQ
Secondary 1,077
Glossopdale School and Sixth Form
Glossop, SK13 2DA
Secondary 1,241
St Matthew's RC High School
Manchester, M40 0EW
Secondary 1,291