Sidney Stringer 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
Sidney Stringer Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,502 21.7% 46.8%
Macmillan Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG
Secondary 1,567 23.9% 40.8%
North Liverpool Academy
Liverpool, L5 0SQ
Secondary 1,286 17.5% 47.8%
City of London Academy (Southwark)
London, SE1 5LA
Secondary 1,580 17.6% 43.8%
Mossbourne Community Academy
London, E5 8JY
Secondary 1,441 20.2% 41.2%
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Smethwick, B66 4ND
Secondary 1,524 11.7% 40.9%
Great Academy Ashton
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8RF
Secondary 1,304 22.2% 47%
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Walsall, WS4 1BW
Secondary 1,444 25.3% 43.4%
Leeds West Academy
Leeds, LS13 1DQ
Secondary 1,454 20.8% 40.8%
Lift Clacton
Clacton on Sea, CO15 3JL
Secondary 1,535 26.4% 51.3%
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD
Secondary 1,248 20.1% 51%
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Birmingham, B26 2RZ
Secondary 1,195 18.1% 49.1%
Co-op Academy Manchester
Manchester, M9 0WQ
Secondary 1,619 29.4% 49.4%
Discovery Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA
Secondary 1,439 21.4% 48.6%
Oldbury Academy
Oldbury, B68 8NE
Secondary 1,353 14.4% 50.7%
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD
Secondary 1,187 19.8% 45.7%
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG
Secondary 1,522 15.9% 49.6%
Aldersley High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT
Secondary 1,293 15.6% 44.6%
Winifred Holtby Academy
Hull, HU7 4PW
Secondary 1,329 23.4% 44.4%
Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Manchester, M16 8GW
Secondary 1,650 17.9% 50.5%
Saltley Academy
Birmingham, B9 5RX
Secondary 1,395 19.1% 53.9%
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP
Secondary 1,196 15.4% 44.9%
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX
Secondary 1,420 23.5% 44%
Babington Academy
Leicester, LE4 0SZ
Secondary 1,349 22.1% 46.5%
Fortis Academy
Birmingham, B44 8NU
Secondary 1,301 20.9% 49.7%
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA
Secondary 1,436 20% 44.2%
Q3 Academy Tipton
Tipton, DY4 7NR
Secondary 1,572 11.6% 44.2%
Co-op Academy Grange
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Secondary 1,434 20.2% 52.6%
Kingsway Park High School
Rochdale, OL16 4XA
Secondary 1,323 17.4% 47.9%
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP
Secondary 1,549 13.7% 44%

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
Sidney Stringer Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,502 Sign in to see
North Liverpool Academy
Liverpool, L5 0SQ
Secondary 1,286
The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU
Secondary 1,033
City of London Academy (Southwark)
London, SE1 5LA
Secondary 1,580
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, BB3 3HD
Secondary 1,072
The Littlehampton Academy
Littlehampton, BN17 6FE
Secondary 1,370
Langley Park School for Boys
Beckenham, BR3 3BP
Secondary 1,820
Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH
Secondary 1,905
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,666
Thomas Clarkson Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2SE
Secondary 1,354
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ
Secondary 1,745
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN
Secondary 1,704
North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN
Secondary 1,569
Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Secondary 763
North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD
Secondary 1,476
Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Secondary 1,783
Bideford College
Bideford, EX39 3AR
Secondary 1,449
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR
Secondary 792
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB
Secondary 1,231
Queen Katharine Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6HX
Secondary 1,690
Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ
Secondary 1,329
Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW
Secondary 2,040
The Gainsborough Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Secondary 723
Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL
Secondary 1,811
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 900
Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT
Secondary 1,216
The Oxford Academy
Oxford, OX4 6JZ
Secondary 1,113
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY
Secondary 1,566
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP
Secondary 1,549
The Royal Harbour Academy
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Secondary 1,016