Accrington Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Accrington Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 995 13.6% 39.9%
The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU
Secondary 1,033 18.2% 40.9%
Grace Academy Coventry
Coventry, CV2 2RH
Secondary 1,023 12.3% 42.7%
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Telford, TF7 5HX
Secondary 1,063 15.4% 40.5%
The Basildon Upper Academy
Basildon, SS13 3HL
Secondary 916 16.9% 40.4%
Fulwood Academy
Preston, PR2 9YR
Secondary 942 19% 42.8%
Harris Academy Purley
South Croydon, CR2 6DT
Secondary 1,022 12.4% 38.6%
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF
Secondary 937 15.6% 36.9%
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP
Secondary 1,006 14.6% 39.6%
Co-op Academy Swinton
Manchester, M27 6JU
Secondary 992 17.5% 38%
Nottingham Girls' Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3LD
Secondary 911 11.9% 39.3%
John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby, DN37 9EH
Secondary 1,055 13% 37.8%
Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD
Secondary 1,104 13.4% 39.2%
Parkside Academy
Crook, DL15 0QF
Secondary 883 13.4% 39.4%
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
London, NW10 4EP
Secondary 966 11.4% 40.1%
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
Secondary 1,041 15.7% 37.8%
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS
Secondary 990 14.9% 40.8%
Lancaster Academy
Leicester, LE2 6FU
Secondary 962 10.8% 37.6%
Queen Elizabeth's Academy
Mansfield, NG19 7AP
Secondary 883 14.1% 41.2%
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 965 15.9% 39%
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD
Secondary 1,027 13.1% 43.7%
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield, WF2 8QF
Secondary 1,038 16.8% 41.4%
Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Secondary 1,042 14.8% 37.6%
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Secondary 1,111 13.4% 40.1%
Graham School
Scarborough, YO12 6QW
Secondary 969 11.4% 36.9%
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY
Secondary 870 13.9% 38.9%
Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE
Secondary 1,000 16.2% 38.8%
Newhouse Academy
Heywood, OL10 2NT
Secondary 982 18% 43.7%
Leigh Academy Minster
Sheerness, ME12 3JQ
Secondary 1,072 12.6% 39.9%
Philips High School
Manchester, M45 7PH
Secondary 873 16.4% 37%

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
Accrington Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 995 Sign in to see
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX
Secondary 915
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB
Secondary 1,125
The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF
Secondary 1,551
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ
Secondary 1,314
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL
Secondary 1,100
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG
Secondary 1,325
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham, WA14 2RS
Secondary 1,421
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
Secondary 1,342
Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP
Secondary 1,592
Glyn School
Epsom, KT17 1NB
Secondary 1,694
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,516
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,092
Cheam High School
Sutton, SM3 8PW
Secondary 2,106
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY
Secondary 760
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB
Secondary 1,191
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,258
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT
Secondary 1,311
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,282
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE
Secondary 1,055
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD
Secondary 1,454
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,482
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS
Secondary 1,198
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB
Secondary 1,347
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey, CH45 3LN
Secondary 1,130
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP
Secondary 1,748
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 965
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD
Secondary 1,027
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT
Secondary 1,383
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
Secondary 1,193