Sidney Stringer 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
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Sidney Stringer Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,486 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