Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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Sidney Stringer Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,486 | 20% | 43.3% |
City of London Academy (Southwark)
London, SE1 5LA |
Secondary | 1,564 | 17.7% | 43.6% |
Great Academy Ashton
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8RF |
Secondary | 1,298 | 22.7% | 42.8% |
Gospel Oak School
Tipton, DY4 0BZ |
Secondary | 1,217 | 15% | 40.3% |
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Walsall, WS4 1BW |
Secondary | 1,394 | 24% | 41.2% |
Leeds West Academy
Leeds, LS13 1DQ |
Secondary | 1,439 | 19.3% | 39.7% |
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD |
Secondary | 1,181 | 20.2% | 43.1% |
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Birmingham, B26 2RZ |
Secondary | 1,187 | 17.7% | 45.8% |
Co-op Academy Manchester
Manchester, M9 0WQ |
Secondary | 1,612 | 17.8% | 46.1% |
Ninestiles, an Academy
Birmingham, B27 7QG |
Secondary | 1,498 | 19.5% | 46.9% |
Discovery Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA |
Secondary | 1,446 | 16.6% | 44.7% |
Oldbury Academy
Oldbury, B68 8NE |
Secondary | 1,328 | 14.7% | 46.3% |
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD |
Secondary | 1,191 | 20% | 41.2% |
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
London, E2 6NW |
Secondary | 1,439 | 16.4% | 47% |
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG |
Secondary | 1,519 | 17.2% | 44.4% |
Thomas Clarkson Academy
Wisbech, PE13 2SE |
Secondary | 1,396 | 18.4% | 38.2% |
Aldersley High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT |
Secondary | 1,282 | 16.3% | 41.6% |
Winifred Holtby Academy
Hull, HU7 4PW |
Secondary | 1,340 | 21.4% | 42.6% |
Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP |
Secondary | 1,258 | 15.5% | 47.2% |
Whalley Range 11-18 High School
Manchester, M16 8GW |
Secondary | 1,666 | 16.3% | 44.1% |
Saltley Academy
Birmingham, B9 5RX |
Secondary | 1,356 | 17.4% | 44.9% |
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX |
Secondary | 1,458 | 21% | 41.8% |
Babington Academy
Leicester, LE4 0SZ |
Secondary | 1,352 | 20.9% | 44.7% |
Fortis Academy
Birmingham, B44 8NU |
Secondary | 1,346 | 15% | 49.8% |
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA |
Secondary | 1,442 | 18% | 41.9% |
Q3 Academy Tipton
Tipton, DY4 7NR |
Secondary | 1,596 | 12.5% | 40.7% |
Ellis Guilford School
Nottingham, NG6 0HT |
Secondary | 1,282 | 17.9% | 44.6% |
Kingsway Park High School
Rochdale, OL16 4XA |
Secondary | 1,342 | 16.6% | 46.8% |
Lister Community School
London, E13 9AE |
Secondary | 1,595 | 13.4% | 43.5% |
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP |
Secondary | 1,567 | 11.6% | 43.5% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Sidney Stringer Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,486 | Sign in to see | |
City of London Academy (Southwark)
London, SE1 5LA |
Secondary | 1,564 | ||
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, BB3 3HD |
Secondary | 1,081 | ||
The Littlehampton Academy
Littlehampton, BN17 6FE |
Secondary | 1,389 | ||
Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH |
Secondary | 1,831 | ||
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH |
Secondary | 1,606 | ||
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ |
Secondary | 1,760 | ||
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN |
Secondary | 1,724 | ||
Beckfoot School
Bingley, BD16 1EE |
Secondary | 1,632 | ||
North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN |
Secondary | 1,580 | ||
Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT |
Secondary | 1,558 | ||
Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN |
Secondary | 756 | ||
North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD |
Secondary | 1,485 | ||
Bideford College
Bideford, EX39 3AR |
Secondary | 1,457 | ||
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR |
Secondary | 793 | ||
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB |
Secondary | 1,275 | ||
Queen Katharine Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6HX |
Secondary | 1,679 | ||
Cumberland Community School
London, E13 8SJ |
Secondary | 1,404 | ||
Folkestone Academy
Folkestone, CT19 5FP |
Secondary | 1,048 | ||
Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ |
Secondary | 1,317 | ||
Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW |
Secondary | 1,999 | ||
The Gainsborough Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB |
Secondary | 691 | ||
Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL |
Secondary | 1,796 | ||
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW |
Secondary | 788 | ||
Walbottle Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 9TP |
Secondary | 1,689 | ||
Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT |
Secondary | 1,223 | ||
The Oxford Academy
Oxford, OX4 6JZ |
Secondary | 1,159 | ||
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY |
Secondary | 1,565 | ||
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP |
Secondary | 1,567 | ||
The Royal Harbour Academy
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH |
Secondary | 985 |