The Basildon Lower 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 Basildon Lower Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,023 21.7% 45.9%
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR
Secondary 922 18.4% 43.8%
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH
Secondary 984 19.2% 47.8%
Castle View Enterprise Academy
Sunderland, SR5 3DX
Secondary 1,031 17.4% 44.5%
NCEA Duke's Secondary School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Secondary 1,025 22.3% 46.3%
Airedale Academy
Castleford, WF10 3JU
Secondary 1,043 19.1% 45.7%
Moor End Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 5JA
Secondary 1,054 18.3% 45.1%
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4BD
Secondary 1,015 25.8% 44.8%
Moseley Park
Bilston, WV14 6LU
Secondary 1,077 25.1% 43.1%
The Robert Napier School
Gillingham, ME7 2LX
Secondary 1,050 25.2% 45.2%
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Walsall, WS1 2ND
Secondary 936 18% 47.2%
Childwall Sports & Science Academy
Liverpool, L15 6XZ
Secondary 1,101 26% 46.9%
Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG
Secondary 981 27.3% 45.1%
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary 937 16.6% 46.2%
Manor Community Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 3PS
Secondary 1,047 18.9% 49.4%
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF
Secondary 1,078 18.6% 44.1%
Barr's Hill School
Coventry, CV1 4BU
Secondary 998 23% 42.5%
Waterhead Academy
Oldham, OL4 3NY
Secondary 1,128 18.7% 47.3%
The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, BS5 9JH
Secondary 999 22% 49.3%
The Royal Sutton School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY
Secondary 956 19.5% 46.7%
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL
Secondary 1,051 17.4% 44.4%
Trinity Academy Grammar
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW
Secondary 991 19.5% 49.5%
The Link Academy
Dudley, DY2 0PB
Secondary 997 20% 45.6%
Folkestone Academy
Folkestone, CT19 5FP
Secondary 1,048 19.7% 46%
CHS South
Manchester, M21 7SX
Secondary 1,026 16.2% 47.3%
The Westleigh School
Leigh, WN7 5NL
Secondary 971 21.4% 43.3%
Co-op Academy Bebington
Wirral, CH63 2PS
Secondary 1,125 18.3% 46.2%
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
Oldham, OL2 6NT
Secondary 1,008 25.2% 43.2%
Newhouse Academy
Heywood, OL10 2NT
Secondary 1,008 18.6% 44.1%
Haggerston School
London, E2 8LS
Secondary 1,065 24.2% 45.7%

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 Basildon Lower Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,023 Sign in to see
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 1,055
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB
Secondary 1,116
Aylward Academy
London, N18 1NB
Secondary 1,386
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL
Secondary 1,093
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG
Secondary 1,340
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
Secondary 1,304
Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP
Secondary 1,618
Rickmansworth School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3AQ
Secondary 1,533
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 3SX
Secondary 1,135
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,147
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY
Secondary 759
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,912
The King Edmund School
Rochford, SS4 1TL
Secondary 1,432
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP
Secondary 905
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,294
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP
Secondary 2,060
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT
Secondary 1,301
Carlton Academy
Nottingham, NG4 3SH
Secondary 1,336
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
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB
Secondary 1,094
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA
Secondary 1,188
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
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 1,052
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT
Secondary 1,346
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
Secondary 1,248