The Quest Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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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
The Quest Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 908 17.1% 31.5%
Hammersmith Academy
London, W12 9JD
Secondary 951 14.3% 33.3%
Cleethorpes Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX
Secondary 843 15.1% 32.6%
Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG
Secondary 1,015 16% 29.8%
Testwood School
Southampton, SO40 3ZW
Secondary 854 16.3% 30.1%
Forest Academy
Ilford, IG6 3TN
Secondary 826 18% 31%
Ash Green School
Coventry, CV7 9AH
Secondary 912 15.1% 31.5%
The Thomas Lord Audley School
Colchester, CO2 8NJ
Secondary 924 20% 30.4%
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA
Secondary 933 17.1% 31.7%
Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 832 19.6% 31.5%
Cleeve Park School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Secondary 1,010 19.8% 30.7%
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR2 0SX
Secondary 845 15.9% 32%
Lift Kingsley
Hounslow, TW3 1AX
Secondary 981 13.7% 32.4%
St Michael's Catholic Academy
Billingham, TS23 3DX
Secondary 945 18% 29.3%
Hall Park Academy
Nottingham, NG16 3EA
Secondary 878 16.7% 31.4%
The Ripley Academy
Ripley, DE5 3JQ
Secondary 903 14.2% 29.8%
Unsworth Academy
Bury, BL9 8LP
Secondary 971 16.4% 30.4%
Bedlington Academy
Bedlington, NE22 7DS
Secondary 828 16.2% 30.2%
Bolder Academy
Isleworth, TW7 5DB
Secondary 955 14.4% 30.1%
Trinity Academy
Bristol, BS7 9BY
Secondary 949 18.1% 34%
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Bolton, BL3 3HL
Secondary 900 13.8% 32.7%
Paxman Academy
Colchester, CO2 9DB
Secondary 889 16.9% 29.7%
St Luke's Church of England School
Exeter, EX1 3RD
Secondary 858 17.4% 30%
Poltair School
St Austell, PL25 4BZ
Secondary 878 19% 32.6%
Hermitage Academy
Chester le Street, DH2 3AD
Secondary 932 15.2% 29.6%
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Chesterfield, S41 0LP
Secondary 825 17% 32.2%
Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan, WN2 4LG
Secondary 922 16% 34%
Meols Cop High School
Southport, PR8 6JS
Secondary 910 16.5% 30.9%
Longridge High School
Preston, PR3 3AR
Secondary 814 16.5% 31.4%
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 6HA
Secondary 896 18% 33%

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
The Quest Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 908 Sign in to see
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA
Secondary 762
E-Act Parkwood Academy
Sheffield, S5 8UL
Secondary 860
Kearsley Academy
Bolton, BL4 8HY
Secondary 786
Hammersmith Academy
London, W12 9JD
Secondary 951
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
Birmingham, B4 7QD
Secondary 1,023
Gartree High School
Leicester, LE2 5TQ
Secondary 909
Harrogate High School
Harrogate, HG1 4AP
Secondary 672
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Blackburn, BB2 2LD
Secondary 736
Avanti House School
Stanmore, HA7 2EQ
Secondary 1,182
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
Harrow, HA3 5DY
Secondary 737
The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT
Secondary 817
King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN
Secondary 905
Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB
Secondary 882
Oakwood High School
Rotherham, S60 2UH
Secondary 1,066
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading, RG1 5SL
Secondary 889
Hoe Valley School
Woking, GU22 0NH
Secondary 856
The Richmond upon Thames School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Secondary 755
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF
Secondary 1,187
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL
Secondary 1,059
Brannel School
St Austell, PL26 7RN
Secondary 932
Castle View Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 4QP
Secondary 732
Harris Academy Wimbledon
London, SW19 2JY
Secondary 1,047
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham, B8 3DT
Secondary 620
Leigh Academy Blackheath
London, SE3 8SY
Secondary 1,038
Saracens High School
London, NW9 4AS
Secondary 1,139
Paxman Academy
Colchester, CO2 9DB
Secondary 889
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
West Bromwich, B70 7LE
Secondary 783
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Runcorn, WA7 1QU
Secondary 599
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX
Secondary 1,078