New Rickstones 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
New Rickstones Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,162 17% 27.3%
Future Academies Watford
Watford, WD25 7HW
Secondary 1,082 15.7% 28.7%
Furness Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB
Secondary 1,209 17.4% 29.3%
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE
Secondary 1,125 14.9% 27.3%
Sunbury Manor School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LF
Secondary 1,093 20% 27.3%
Saltash Community School
Saltash, PL12 4AY
Secondary 1,202 16.6% 24.8%
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,147 16.2% 28.6%
Retford Oaks Academy
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Secondary 1,159 15.4% 26.9%
Passmores Academy
Harlow, CM18 6JH
Secondary 1,205 22% 28%
Mulberry Academy Woodside
London, N22 5QJ
Secondary 1,195 15.3% 26.4%
Norbury High School for Girls
Thornton Heath, CR7 8BT
Secondary 1,186 16.4% 29%
Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA
Secondary 1,090 14.2% 26.8%
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA
Secondary 1,106 15.6% 26.6%
St Mary's Church of England High School (VA)
Waltham Cross, EN7 5FB
Secondary 1,039 14.9% 27.1%
Harris Academy Greenwich
London, SE9 5EQ
Secondary 1,170 17.1% 26.9%
Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL
Secondary 1,123 14.9% 25.3%
Hertswood Academy
Borehamwood, WD6 5LG
Secondary 1,151 12% 26.2%
Kingswood Secondary Academy
Corby, NN18 9NS
Secondary 1,232 14.9% 28.6%
The Excel Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6LG
Secondary 1,198 19.3% 27.8%
Little Lever School
Bolton, BL3 1BT
Secondary 1,055 17.1% 27.4%
Charlton School
Telford, TF1 3FA
Secondary 1,233 16.8% 27%
Marshalls Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4EH
Secondary 1,185 14% 26.1%
Moorside High School
Manchester, M27 0AP
Secondary 1,165 18.5% 27.1%
Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA
Secondary 1,176 17.8% 25.7%
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH
Secondary 1,109 14.7% 28.8%
Bilton School
Rugby, CV22 7JT
Secondary 1,143 18% 26.6%
Goole Academy
Goole, DN14 6AN
Secondary 1,172 12.9% 28.2%
Northallerton School & Sixth Form College
Northallerton, DL6 1ED
Secondary 1,081 18% 26.4%
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
Secondary 1,043 18.8% 27.1%
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX
Secondary 1,085 14.8% 28.8%

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
New Rickstones Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,162 Sign in to see
E-ACT Heartlands Academy
Birmingham, B7 4QR
Secondary 846
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Dunstable, LU5 5AB
Secondary 643
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF
Secondary 945
Colchester Academy
Colchester, CO4 3JL
Secondary 921
Harborne Academy
Birmingham, B15 3JL
Secondary 614
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP
Secondary 1,046
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ
Secondary 1,058
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Hatfield, AL10 8NL
Secondary 949
Harris Academy Greenwich
London, SE9 5EQ
Secondary 1,170
Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ
Secondary 1,091
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS
Secondary 770
Aureus School
Didcot, OX11 6FF
Secondary 545
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
Nottingham, NG7 2PL
Secondary 914
Fairfield High School
Bristol, BS7 9NL
Secondary 1,080
Charlton School
Telford, TF1 3FA
Secondary 1,233
Twickenham School
Twickenham, TW2 6JW
Secondary 732
Didsbury High School
Manchester, M20 2ET
Secondary 1,090
Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ
Secondary 1,042
Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR
Secondary 1,089
Katherine Warington School
Harpenden, AL5 5FH
Secondary 924
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY
Secondary 913
Yewlands Academy
Sheffield, S35 8NN
Secondary 932
Farnborough Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8JW
Secondary 943
Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE
Secondary 896
Pix Brook Academy
Stotfold, SG5 4HB
Secondary 721
Bradfield School
Sheffield, S35 0AE
Secondary 1,081
Werneth School
Stockport, SK6 3BX
Secondary 1,072
Mark Hall Academy
Harlow, CM17 9LR
Secondary 789
Hetton Academy
Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ
Secondary 654