Sarum 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
Sarum Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 783 30.2% 36.4%
Droylsden Academy
Manchester, M43 6QD
Secondary 942 26.8% 38%
The Bourne Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 5HS
Secondary 949 30.1% 35.3%
Ormiston Venture Academy
Gorleston, NR31 7JJ
Secondary 902 30.6% 39.9%
Colchester Academy
Colchester, CO4 3JL
Secondary 901 29.5% 40.7%
King Ethelbert School
Birchington, CT7 9BL
Secondary 842 29.6% 31.4%
Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
Malvern, WR14 1WD
Secondary 616 30.4% 35.4%
The Westwood Academy
Coventry, CV4 8DY
Secondary 868 26.2% 32.5%
Haughton Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Secondary 891 28.8% 40.7%
The Cornerstone Academy
Poole, BH15 4BQ
Secondary 688 21.3% 37.7%
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%
Chesterton Community Sports College
Newcastle, ST5 7LP
Secondary 904 29.9% 35%
St Edmund's Catholic School
Dover, CT16 2QB
Secondary 648 28% 40.2%
Caister Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5LS
Secondary 635 26% 39.4%
Sewell Park Academy
Norwich, NR3 4BX
Secondary 790 25% 40.9%
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR
Secondary 792 26% 39.6%
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
Warrington, WA4 1JL
Secondary 861 25.3% 35.1%
Louth Academy
Louth, LN11 9AW
Secondary 865 25.7% 40.5%
Everest Community Academy
Basingstoke, RG24 9UP
Secondary 733 24.8% 33.3%
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
Waltham Cross, EN8 9LY
Secondary 599 30.6% 33.6%
The Adeyfield Academy
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4DE
Secondary 817 23.1% 33.3%
Henley Bank High School
Gloucester, GL3 4QF
Secondary 878 28% 32.1%
Pakefield High School
Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ
Secondary 702 23.5% 38.9%
All Saints' Church of England Academy
Weymouth, DT4 9BJ
Secondary 701 24.4% 34.1%
Broadoak Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP
Secondary 739 39.7% 39%
Shrewsbury Academy
Shrewsbury, SY1 4LL
Secondary 802 23.9% 37.7%
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Leeds, LS9 0TT
Secondary 844 27.7% 39.7%
Outwood Academy Haydock
St. Helens, WA11 0JG
Secondary 820 25.3% 38%
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Keighley, BD20 6LH
Secondary 704 23.1% 38.9%

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
Sarum Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 783 Sign in to see
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ
Secondary 1,232
Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR
Secondary 1,207
All Saints Church of England Academy
Plymouth, PL5 3NE
Secondary 652
North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY
Secondary 821
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP
Secondary 1,006
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ
Secondary 1,032
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE
Secondary 970
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7LS
Secondary 841
Workington Academy
Workington, CA14 4EB
Secondary 1,272
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Secondary 736
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR
Secondary 1,264
Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD
Secondary 1,297
Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ
Secondary 860
The Newark Academy
Newark, NG24 3AL
Secondary 1,149
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ
Secondary 953
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
London, W5 2JX
Secondary 1,052
Great Western Academy
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Secondary 1,025
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle, SK8 5GB
Secondary 1,050
Wilsthorpe School
Nottingham, NG10 4WT
Secondary 1,231
Goodwin Academy
Deal, CT14 9BD
Secondary 833
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
Secondary 1,068
Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH
Secondary 1,123
Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Secondary 783
Gloucester Academy
Gloucester, GL4 6RN
Secondary 939
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE
Secondary 937
Shireland CBSO Academy
West Bromwich, B70 8SZ
Secondary 308
New Road Academy
Telford, TF2 7AB
Secondary 1,094
St Michael's Catholic College
London, SE16 4UN
Secondary 962
The Deanery CofE Academy
Swindon, SN1 7DA
Secondary 768