Brighton Aldridge Community 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
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 820 37.5% 45.5%
Grace Academy Solihull
Birmingham, B37 5JS
Secondary 876 27.4% 48.3%
Shirebrook Academy
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Secondary 813 26% 42%
All Saints Church of England Academy
Plymouth, PL5 3NE
Secondary 652 43.2% 48.5%
Ormiston Venture Academy
Gorleston, NR31 7JJ
Secondary 902 30.6% 39.9%
Colchester Academy
Colchester, CO4 3JL
Secondary 901 29.5% 40.7%
The Hastings Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DN
Secondary 813 26% 44.4%
Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 915 25.9% 44%
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
Croydon, CR0 5EF
Secondary 786 27.1% 47.1%
Haughton Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Secondary 891 28.8% 40.7%
Lift Sir Herbert Leon
Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ
Secondary 648 30.5% 50.1%
Orchard School Bristol
Bristol, BS7 0XZ
Secondary 947 26.8% 43.6%
The Robert Napier School
Gillingham, ME7 2LX
Secondary 1,014 25.4% 46.6%
All Saints Catholic College
Dukinfield, SK16 5AP
Secondary 820 30.6% 40.4%
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 6TA
Secondary 808 27.9% 40.7%
Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG
Secondary 976 27.6% 45.3%
St Edmund's Catholic School
Dover, CT16 2QB
Secondary 648 28% 40.2%
Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Secondary 763 28.7% 51.1%
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Secondary 693 32.7% 43.3%
The Winstanley School
Leicester, LE3 3BD
Secondary 639 33% 41.8%
Bay Leadership Academy
Morecambe, LA3 1AB
Secondary 725 31.4% 49.4%
Yewlands Academy
Sheffield, S35 8NN
Secondary 919 27.1% 41.1%
Cecil Jones Academy
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU
Secondary 1,016 34.7% 45.4%
Broadoak Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP
Secondary 739 39.7% 39%
The Oxford Academy
Oxford, OX4 6JZ
Secondary 1,113 34.3% 41.3%
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Birmingham, B14 4HN
Secondary 752 29.5% 43.4%
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX
Secondary 828 24.6% 44.9%
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB
Secondary 808 25.7% 46.4%
Conisborough College
London, SE6 2SE
Secondary 758 27% 44.3%
The Telford Park School
Telford, TF3 1FA
Secondary 681 35% 48.4%

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
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 820 Sign in to see
Stockport Academy
Stockport, SK3 0UP
Secondary 1,012
Grace Academy Coventry
Coventry, CV2 2RH
Secondary 1,023
Lift New Rickstones
Witham, CM8 2SD
Secondary 1,209
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
Manchester, M50 3UQ
Secondary 1,015
Skinners' Kent Academy
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4PY
Secondary 1,036
Furness Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB
Secondary 1,188
The Victory Academy
Chatham, ME4 5JB
Secondary 1,224
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Birmingham, B26 2RZ
Secondary 1,195
The Winsford Academy
Winsford, CW7 2BT
Secondary 1,023
Ormiston Victory Academy
Norwich, NR5 0PX
Secondary 1,477
Platanos College
London, SW9 0AL
Secondary 916
Langley Grammar School
Langley, SL3 7QS
Secondary 1,274
Swakeleys School for Girls
Uxbridge, UB10 0EJ
Secondary 1,398
Discovery Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA
Secondary 1,439
Leeds East Academy
Leeds, LS14 6HA
Secondary 1,021
St Bartholomew's School
Newbury, RG14 6JP
Secondary 1,930
Campsmount Academy
Doncaster, DN6 9AS
Secondary 747
Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale, OL16 3DR
Secondary 1,345
Outwood Academy City
Sheffield, S13 8SS
Secondary 1,181
Forge Valley School
Sheffield, S6 5HG
Secondary 1,542
Dean Trust Ardwick
Manchester, M13 0LF
Secondary 1,351
The Charter School East Dulwich
London, SE22 8RB
Secondary 1,401
Highfield Leadership Academy
Blackpool, FY4 3JZ
Secondary 683
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH
Secondary 1,171
City of Derby Academy
Derby, DE24 3AR
Secondary 914
John Taylor Free School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA
Secondary 1,332
Cockburn John Charles Academy
Leeds, LS10 2JU
Secondary 1,203
Darton Academy
Barnsley, S75 5EF
Secondary 1,114
Outwood Academy Normanby
Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG
Secondary 765