The Open Academy
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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The Open Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 582 | 30.3% | 34.3% |
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Oasis Academy Immingham
Immingham, DN40 1JU |
Secondary | 606 | 23.8% | 32.3% |
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All Saints Academy Dunstable
Dunstable, LU5 5AB |
Secondary | 643 | 21.2% | 30.3% |
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Sarum Academy
Salisbury, SP2 9HS |
Secondary | 744 | 34.8% | 33.4% |
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Coleridge Community College
Cambridge, CB1 3RJ |
Secondary | 573 | 18.3% | 36.1% |
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Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
Malvern, WR14 1WD |
Secondary | 615 | 27% | 35.3% |
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Broadlands Academy
Bristol, BS31 2DY |
Secondary | 452 | 29.2% | 35% |
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St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy
Lincoln, LN6 7SX |
Secondary | 603 | 27.6% | 31.7% |
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Aureus School
Didcot, OX11 6FF |
Secondary | 545 | 24.6% | 32.7% |
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Tudor Grange Academy Redditch
Redditch, B98 7UH |
Secondary | 397 | 33.9% | 34.2% |
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The Barnes Wallis Academy
Lincoln, LN4 4PN |
Secondary | 553 | 27.7% | 36.8% |
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St Edmund's Catholic School
Dover, CT16 2QB |
Secondary | 612 | 25.2% | 37.3% |
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Forest Hall School
Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8TZ |
Secondary | 498 | 30.7% | 30.6% |
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Caister Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5LS |
Secondary | 679 | 24.2% | 37.8% |
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St Michael's Church of England High School
Crosby, L23 7UL |
Secondary | 683 | 24.3% | 34.9% |
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The Grange School
Christchurch, BH23 3AU |
Secondary | 447 | 28.9% | 38.6% |
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Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL |
Secondary | 422 | 26.8% | 36% |
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Church Hill Middle School
Redditch, B98 9LR |
Secondary | 431 | 26.9% | 37.8% |
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Canary Wharf College Crossharbour
London, E14 9GL |
Secondary | 484 | 24.4% | 33.9% |
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The Winstanley School
Leicester, LE3 3BD |
Secondary | 628 | 25.6% | 39% |
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Everest Community Academy
Basingstoke, RG24 9UP |
Secondary | 695 | 22.4% | 34.3% |
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Goffs - Churchgate Academy
Waltham Cross, EN8 9LY |
Secondary | 602 | 26.6% | 31.4% |
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Birchensale Middle School
Redditch, B97 6HT |
Secondary | 584 | 25.1% | 38.1% |
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Rye College
Rye, TN31 7NQ |
Secondary | 580 | 21.6% | 34.7% |
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Pakefield High School
Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ |
Secondary | 690 | 20.4% | 36% |
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Broadoak Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP |
Secondary | 681 | 34.6% | 36.5% |
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North Walsham High School
North Walsham, NR28 9HZ |
Secondary | 617 | 25% | 28.7% |
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AIM Academy North London
London, N9 8DQ |
Secondary | 587 | 21.6% | 33.7% |
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All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Rossendale, BB4 6SJ |
Secondary | 493 | 24.4% | 31.5% |
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Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB |
Secondary | 520 | 25.7% | 33.6% |
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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The Open Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 582 | Sign in to see | |
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Q3 Academy Great Barr
Birmingham, B43 7SD |
Secondary | 1,173 | ||
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Maltings Academy
Witham, CM8 1EP |
Secondary | 893 | ||
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E-ACT Shenley Academy
Birmingham, B29 4HE |
Secondary | 822 | ||
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Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, WR3 8HN |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
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Harris Academy Purley
South Croydon, CR2 6DT |
Secondary | 1,036 | ||
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Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ |
Secondary | 1,198 | ||
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E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Birmingham, B44 0HF |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
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The Victory Academy
Chatham, ME4 5JB |
Secondary | 1,193 | ||
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Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
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Langley Grammar School
Langley, SL3 7QS |
Secondary | 1,284 | ||
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Ryde Academy
Ryde, PO33 3LN |
Secondary | 1,480 | ||
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Felixstowe School
Felixstowe, IP11 9QR |
Secondary | 1,245 | ||
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Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD |
Secondary | 1,099 | ||
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Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, DE22 2LW |
Secondary | 1,416 | ||
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Chantry Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9LR |
Secondary | 950 | ||
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Kings Langley School
Kings Langley, WD4 9HN |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
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Kingsley Academy
Hounslow, TW3 1AX |
Secondary | 939 | ||
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The Charter School East Dulwich
London, SE22 8RB |
Secondary | 1,262 | ||
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The Prescot School
Liverpool, L34 3NB |
Secondary | 892 | ||
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Ormiston SWB Academy
Bilston, WV14 0LN |
Secondary | 1,184 | ||
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Ercall Wood Academy
Telford, TF1 2DT |
Secondary | 944 | ||
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Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF |
Secondary | 1,204 | ||
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Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle, SK8 5GB |
Secondary | 1,069 | ||
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The Bulwell Academy
Nottingham, NG6 8AQ |
Secondary | 1,077 | ||
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Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH |
Secondary | 1,043 | ||
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Glossopdale School and Sixth Form
Glossop, SK13 2DA |
Secondary | 1,241 | ||
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Laurence Jackson School
Guisborough, TS14 6RD |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
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St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE |
Secondary | 954 | ||
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St Matthew's RC High School
Manchester, M40 0EW |
Secondary | 1,291 | ||