The City Academy, Hackney

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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 City Academy, Hackney
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,154 19.9% 55.6%
The Excelsior Academy
London, E8 2EY
Secondary 994 17.7% 58.7%
The Bridge Academy
London, E2 8BA
Secondary 1,101 19.5% 56.4%
Sheffield Park Academy
Sheffield, S2 1SN
Secondary 1,220 15.6% 55.9%
Sheffield Springs Academy
Sheffield, S12 2SF
Secondary 1,048 19.8% 58.2%
Manchester Academy
Manchester, M14 4PX
Secondary 1,122 14.6% 53.2%
Liberty Academy
Hull, HU9 5YB
Secondary 1,253 21.6% 53.4%
Pimlico Academy
London, SW1V 3AT
Secondary 1,101 11.9% 55.8%
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Birmingham, B44 0HF
Secondary 1,121 14.4% 56.6%
Skinners' Academy
London, N4 1SY
Secondary 989 15.5% 57.4%
Platanos College
London, SW9 0AL
Secondary 916 22.6% 54.4%
Rockwood Academy
Birmingham, B8 3HG
Secondary 1,087 19% 51.8%
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA
Secondary 1,195 18.3% 52.7%
Lift Firth Park
Sheffield, S5 0SD
Secondary 1,171 17.4% 53.9%
Leeds City Academy
Leeds, LS6 2LG
Secondary 1,038 16.7% 55.4%
Outwood Academy Acklam
Middlesbrough, TS5 7JY
Secondary 1,190 23.3% 52.3%
Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP
Secondary 1,271 16.8% 55%
Kensington Aldridge Academy
London, W10 6EX
Secondary 1,224 20.6% 54%
Lord Derby Academy
Liverpool, L36 6DG
Secondary 1,080 16.8% 53.5%
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
Croydon, CR0 2TB
Secondary 988 17.9% 50.4%
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL
Secondary 1,191 17.6% 52.7%
Moreton School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BY
Secondary 1,078 15.5% 53.7%
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
London, N5 2EQ
Secondary 1,061 17.1% 55.3%
Ormiston SWB Academy
Bilston, WV14 0LN
Secondary 1,177 18.3% 51.7%
Cumberland Community School
London, E13 8SJ
Secondary 1,346 13.2% 54.9%
Ormiston NEW Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 6SE
Secondary 1,067 18.8% 58.2%
Saracens High School
London, NW9 4AS
Secondary 1,139 18.6% 55.5%
Cockburn John Charles Academy
Leeds, LS10 2JU
Secondary 1,203 25.5% 54.4%
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Birmingham, B37 6NU
Secondary 1,194 22.2% 54.7%
Cardinal Pole Catholic School
London, E9 6LG
Secondary 1,057 21.3% 60.8%

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
The City Academy, Hackney
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,154 Sign in to see
Paddington Academy
London, W9 2DR
Secondary 1,260
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP
Secondary 1,071
Mossbourne Community Academy
London, E5 8JY
Secondary 1,441
The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET
Secondary 844
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Bromley, BR1 5EB
Secondary 1,130
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Nottingham, NG8 4HY
Secondary 927
Bishop Justus CofE School
Bromley, BR2 8HZ
Secondary 1,173
Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA
Secondary 1,142
St Joseph's Catholic College
Swindon, SN3 3LR
Secondary 1,434
Nene Park Academy
Peterborough, PE2 7EA
Secondary 1,478
Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT
Secondary 874
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Secondary 1,729
Brockington College
Leicester, LE19 4AQ
Secondary 1,199
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD
Secondary 1,266
Redland Green School
Bristol, BS6 7EH
Secondary 1,676
East Leake Academy
Loughborough, LE12 6QN
Secondary 1,088
St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF
Secondary 1,548
Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW
Secondary 1,132
William Brookes School
Much Wenlock, TF13 6NB
Secondary 820
Wardle Academy
Rochdale, OL12 9RD
Secondary 1,368
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL
Secondary 1,355
Ruislip High School
Ruislip, HA4 0BY
Secondary 1,284
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn, BB1 8QA
Secondary 1,354
Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Secondary 746
Harris Academy St John's Wood
London, NW8 0NL
Secondary 1,322
Ark Acton Academy
London, W3 8EY
Secondary 808
The Laurel Academy
Mexborough, S64 9SD
Secondary 765
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG
Secondary 761
North Bromsgrove High School
Bromsgrove, B60 1BA
Secondary 1,080