The Milton Keynes Academy

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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
The Milton Keynes Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,014 10.6% 44.7%
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0NR
Secondary 839 9.4% 42.5%
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST
Secondary 1,124 11.6% 43.4%
Grace Academy Coventry
Coventry, CV2 2RH
Secondary 1,023 12.3% 42.7%
Chelsea Academy
London, SW10 0AB
Secondary 1,128 16.1% 44.7%
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 995 13.6% 39.9%
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Nottingham, NG8 4HY
Secondary 927 13.5% 48.8%
Essa Academy
Bolton, BL3 3HH
Secondary 1,079 15.9% 44.8%
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 5HS
Secondary 974 17.6% 45.2%
The UCL Academy
Camden, NW3 3AQ
Secondary 1,017 17.4% 42.5%
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
London, NW10 4EP
Secondary 966 11.4% 40.1%
Hull Trinity House Academy
Hull, HU3 1UP
Secondary 897 13.6% 44.8%
Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP
Secondary 862 12.2% 43.8%
Sacred Heart Catholic School
London, SE5 0RP
Secondary 903 10.7% 43.3%
The Grangefield Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE
Secondary 1,022 14.7% 45.8%
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
West Bridgford, NG2 7YF
Secondary 1,134 14% 45.1%
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,130 14.8% 43.4%
Wednesfield Academy
Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES
Secondary 1,029 10.3% 43.5%
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS
Secondary 990 14.9% 40.8%
Derby Cathedral School
Derby, DE1 1LR
Secondary 1,147 14.8% 47%
Harper Green School
Bolton, BL4 0DH
Secondary 1,128 11.9% 45%
Park Vale Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9AZ
Secondary 902 16.3% 43%
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD
Secondary 1,027 13.1% 43.7%
Bacon's College
London, SE16 6AT
Secondary 1,007 16.4% 44.6%
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
Oldham, OL2 6NT
Secondary 1,001 16.6% 45.1%
Springwell Community College
Chesterfield, S43 3NQ
Secondary 885 14.4% 43%
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA
Secondary 1,156 12.9% 43.4%
Newhouse Academy
Heywood, OL10 2NT
Secondary 982 18% 43.7%
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 900 16.7% 43.9%
Leigh Academy Minster
Sheerness, ME12 3JQ
Secondary 1,072 12.6% 39.9%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
The Milton Keynes Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,014 Sign in to see
Grace Academy Solihull
Birmingham, B37 5JS
Secondary 876
The King's Academy
Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA
Secondary 1,424
Trinity Academy
Doncaster, DN8 5BY
Secondary 1,235
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
Dartford, DA1 1QE
Secondary 1,350
Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU
Secondary 1,302
The Langley Academy
Slough, SL3 7EF
Secondary 1,156
Pimlico Academy
London, SW1V 3AT
Secondary 1,101
East Barnet School
Barnet, EN4 8PU
Secondary 1,431
Penryn College
Penryn, TR10 8PZ
Secondary 1,156
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 2JR
Secondary 1,493
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG
Secondary 1,688
University Academy Holbeach
Spalding, PE12 7PU
Secondary 1,396
Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Nottingham, NG8 5GY
Secondary 1,354
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
Secondary 1,293
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG
Secondary 1,763
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT
Secondary 820
Woodchurch High School
Wirral, CH49 7NG
Secondary 1,419
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU
Secondary 1,360
Bexhill High Academy
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY
Secondary 1,454
Chorlton High School
Manchester, M21 7SL
Secondary 1,534
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Secondary 1,515
Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Secondary 1,066
Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF
Secondary 1,424
Babington Academy
Leicester, LE4 0SZ
Secondary 1,349
The Charles Dickens School
Broadstairs, CT10 2RL
Secondary 1,117
Acklam Grange School
Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB
Secondary 1,462
Melksham Oak Community School
Melksham, SN12 6QZ
Secondary 1,152
Greyfriars Catholic School
Oxford, OX4 3DR
Secondary 673
Bishop Challoner Catholic School
London, E1 0LB
Secondary 1,038