Harris Academy Purley

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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
Harris Academy Purley
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,036 14.5% 37.1%
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP
Secondary 1,087 16.8% 37.7%
The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU
Secondary 1,077 18.1% 38.4%
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST
Secondary 1,125 15.5% 37%
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Telford, TF7 5HX
Secondary 1,081 19.1% 37%
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF
Secondary 945 16.2% 35.4%
Hammersmith Academy
London, W12 9JD
Secondary 913 14.8% 34.2%
The Quest Academy
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Secondary 993 15.8% 37.8%
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP
Secondary 1,046 9.8% 37.5%
The UCL Academy
Camden, NW3 3AQ
Secondary 1,096 11.6% 37.7%
John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby, DN37 9EH
Secondary 1,006 11.4% 36.7%
Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD
Secondary 1,099 13.9% 36.1%
Hall Green School
Birmingham, B28 0AA
Secondary 919 13.5% 36.7%
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
London, NW10 4EP
Secondary 973 11.2% 34%
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
Secondary 1,038 17.4% 37.3%
Bower Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4YY
Secondary 1,026 15.7% 34.7%
Heartlands High School
London, N22 7ST
Secondary 1,168 15.4% 34.7%
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,116 15.9% 38.4%
Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Secondary 1,047 16.2% 35.2%
Wednesfield Academy
Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES
Secondary 1,067 16.9% 39.7%
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS
Secondary 982 15% 39.2%
Lancaster Academy
Leicester, LE2 6FU
Secondary 970 13.1% 37.3%
The Charles Dickens School
Broadstairs, CT10 2RL
Secondary 1,118 15.2% 37.6%
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Secondary 1,086 15.8% 37.2%
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 1,052 9.4% 39.8%
Leigh Academy Halley
London, SE3 8EP
Secondary 906 16.3% 36.7%
Harris Academy Wimbledon
London, SW19 2JY
Secondary 965 11.1% 39.1%
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Secondary 1,104 17.2% 37.8%
Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE
Secondary 896 15.7% 35.6%
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD
Secondary 1,046 14.9% 39.2%

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
Harris Academy Purley
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,036 Sign in to see
St Paul's Academy
London, SE2 9PX
Secondary 1,122
The Bridge Academy
London, E2 8BA
Secondary 1,114
Barnsley Academy
Barnsley, S70 3DL
Secondary 919
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP
Secondary 1,087
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Bromley, BR1 5EB
Secondary 1,197
Madeley Academy
Telford, TF7 5FB
Secondary 1,271
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
London, SE24 0QN
Secondary 443
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Birmingham, B43 7SD
Secondary 1,173
The Open Academy
Norwich, NR7 9DL
Secondary 582
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0AT
Secondary 880
E-ACT Shenley Academy
Birmingham, B29 4HE
Secondary 822
Whitburn Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR6 7EF
Secondary 1,242
Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA
Secondary 1,162
Felixstowe School
Felixstowe, IP11 9QR
Secondary 1,245
Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, DE22 2LW
Secondary 1,416
Kingsley Academy
Hounslow, TW3 1AX
Secondary 939
Isca Academy
Exeter, EX2 6AP
Secondary 988
Outwood Academy Newbold
Chesterfield, S41 8BA
Secondary 1,011
Manor Community Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 3PS
Secondary 1,047
Lees Brook Academy
Derby, DE21 4QX
Secondary 1,097
Heritage High School
Chesterfield, S43 4QG
Secondary 994
West Exe School
Exeter, EX2 9JU
Secondary 1,236
Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF
Secondary 1,204
The Bulwell Academy
Nottingham, NG6 8AQ
Secondary 1,077
Broadoak Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP
Secondary 681
Sedgefield Community College
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD
Secondary 988
Laurence Jackson School
Guisborough, TS14 6RD
Secondary 1,239
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE
Secondary 954
Dixons Brooklands Academy
Manchester, M23 9BP
Secondary 1,022