The Victory 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
The Victory Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,193 15.3% 38.5%
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%
Chelsea Academy
London, SW10 0AB
Secondary 1,160 13.5% 41%
Gospel Oak School
Tipton, DY4 0BZ
Secondary 1,217 15% 40.3%
Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR
Secondary 1,220 14.3% 39.4%
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Secondary 1,202 17.9% 36.4%
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD
Secondary 1,301 18.3% 39%
The UCL Academy
Camden, NW3 3AQ
Secondary 1,096 11.6% 37.7%
Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD
Secondary 1,099 13.9% 36.1%
Montgomery Academy
Blackpool, FY2 0AZ
Secondary 1,186 17.6% 39.4%
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
Secondary 1,160 17.6% 40.4%
Heron Hall Academy
Enfield, EN3 4SA
Secondary 1,193 16.3% 42%
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,116 15.9% 38.4%
Smithills School
Bolton, BL1 6JS
Secondary 1,194 13.3% 37.6%
Wednesfield Academy
Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES
Secondary 1,067 16.9% 39.7%
Trinity Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JW
Secondary 1,318 13.4% 38.7%
Cockburn School
Leeds, LS11 5TT
Secondary 1,281 16.7% 37.4%
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
Secondary 1,112 10.4% 38.6%
Noel-Baker Academy
Derby, DE24 0BR
Secondary 1,143 17.9% 41.4%
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%
Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Harwich, CO12 3TG
Secondary 1,104 18.6% 36.6%
Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF
Secondary 1,204 12.6% 35.3%
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Secondary 1,104 17.2% 37.8%
Castle Mead Academy
Leicester, LE3 5QT
Secondary 1,227 19.3% 38.7%
Grace College
Gateshead, NE9 6LE
Secondary 1,191 17.5% 38.5%
Matthew Moss High School
Rochdale, OL11 3LU
Secondary 1,209 17.4% 37.2%
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Liverpool, L13 5UQ
Secondary 1,217 14.7% 41.4%

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 Victory Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,193 Sign in to see
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Birmingham, B43 7SD
Secondary 1,173
Harris Academy Falconwood
Welling, DA16 2PE
Secondary 1,303
E-ACT Shenley Academy
Birmingham, B29 4HE
Secondary 822
Kettering Science Academy
Kettering, NN15 7AA
Secondary 1,419
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Birmingham, B44 0HF
Secondary 1,085
Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR
Secondary 1,220
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD
Secondary 1,181
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Secondary 1,202
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN1 9PW
Secondary 814
Langley Grammar School
Langley, SL3 7QS
Secondary 1,284
Ryde Academy
Ryde, PO33 3LN
Secondary 1,480
Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD
Secondary 1,099
Consett Academy
Consett, DH8 6LZ
Secondary 1,580
Saint Ambrose College
Altrincham, WA15 0HE
Secondary 1,068
Kings Langley School
Kings Langley, WD4 9HN
Secondary 1,085
King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN
Secondary 876
Forge Valley School
Sheffield, S6 5HG
Secondary 1,512
The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU
Secondary 1,186
Irlam and Cadishead Academy
Manchester, M44 5ZR
Secondary 710
The WREN School
Reading, RG30 2BB
Secondary 1,005
The Charter School East Dulwich
London, SE22 8RB
Secondary 1,262
The Prescot School
Liverpool, L34 3NB
Secondary 892
Reading Girls' School
Reading, RG2 7PY
Secondary 873
Ormiston SWB Academy
Bilston, WV14 0LN
Secondary 1,184
Chilton Trinity School
Bridgwater, TA6 3JA
Secondary 970
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
Oldham, OL4 5JE
Secondary 1,120
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle, SK8 5GB
Secondary 1,069
Glossopdale School and Sixth Form
Glossop, SK13 2DA
Secondary 1,241
St Matthew's RC High School
Manchester, M40 0EW
Secondary 1,291