Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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Accrington Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,055 | 13.9% | 33.8% |
St Paul's Academy
London, SE2 9PX |
Secondary | 1,122 | 12.3% | 33.5% |
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ |
Secondary | 1,058 | 17.6% | 34.6% |
The Highcrest Academy
High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,068 | 14.4% | 31.1% |
Rivers Academy West London
Feltham, TW14 9PE |
Secondary | 1,001 | 12.8% | 31% |
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT |
Secondary | 1,110 | 13% | 31.7% |
Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD |
Secondary | 1,099 | 13.9% | 36.1% |
Beacon Hill Academy
Dudley, DY3 1BP |
Secondary | 1,073 | 10.6% | 34.7% |
Netherthorpe School
Chesterfield, S43 3PU |
Secondary | 1,108 | 17.2% | 32.7% |
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
London, NW10 4EP |
Secondary | 973 | 11.2% | 34% |
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ |
Secondary | 1,042 | 15.5% | 33.8% |
St Joseph's College
London, SE19 3HL |
Secondary | 949 | 12.6% | 32.6% |
Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN |
Secondary | 1,076 | 15.8% | 33.6% |
The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ |
Secondary | 1,059 | 17.6% | 34.5% |
Woodham Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX |
Secondary | 1,041 | 17.2% | 32.7% |
Lodge Park Academy
Corby, NN17 2JH |
Secondary | 987 | 16% | 31.7% |
Westbourne Academy
Ipswich, IP1 5JN |
Secondary | 1,068 | 17.5% | 33.5% |
Bower Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4YY |
Secondary | 1,026 | 15.7% | 34.7% |
Heartlands High School
London, N22 7ST |
Secondary | 1,168 | 15.4% | 34.7% |
Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Secondary | 1,047 | 16.2% | 35.2% |
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF |
Secondary | 1,161 | 11.8% | 34.1% |
The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,137 | 16.2% | 32.2% |
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG |
Secondary | 1,055 | 18.7% | 32.7% |
Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY |
Secondary | 1,109 | 13.4% | 33% |
Laurus Ryecroft
Manchester, M43 7LJ |
Secondary | 1,051 | 18.9% | 31.9% |
Foxford Community School
Coventry, CV6 6BB |
Secondary | 1,081 | 17.7% | 34.9% |
Graham School
Scarborough, YO12 6QW |
Secondary | 1,045 | 9.7% | 34.8% |
Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN |
Secondary | 979 | 16.1% | 33.7% |
Werneth School
Stockport, SK6 3BX |
Secondary | 1,072 | 18.6% | 33.6% |
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Rochdale, OL11 5EF |
Secondary | 1,185 | 12.8% | 31.9% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Accrington Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,055 | Sign in to see | |
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX |
Secondary | 1,023 | ||
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
Aylward Academy
London, N18 1NB |
Secondary | 1,386 | ||
The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF |
Secondary | 1,542 | ||
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ |
Secondary | 1,305 | ||
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL |
Secondary | 1,093 | ||
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG |
Secondary | 1,340 | ||
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Altrincham, WA14 2RS |
Secondary | 1,389 | ||
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS |
Secondary | 1,304 | ||
Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP |
Secondary | 1,618 | ||
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW |
Secondary | 800 | ||
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF |
Secondary | 1,597 | ||
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB |
Secondary | 1,147 | ||
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY |
Secondary | 759 | ||
The King Edmund School
Rochford, SS4 1TL |
Secondary | 1,432 | ||
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB |
Secondary | 1,206 | ||
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY |
Secondary | 1,294 | ||
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT |
Secondary | 1,301 | ||
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL |
Secondary | 1,300 | ||
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE |
Secondary | 948 | ||
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD |
Secondary | 1,425 | ||
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,492 | ||
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB |
Secondary | 1,350 | ||
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey, CH45 3LN |
Secondary | 1,133 | ||
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG |
Secondary | 1,052 | ||
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD |
Secondary | 1,040 | ||
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT |
Secondary | 1,346 | ||
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR |
Secondary | 1,248 |