Holyrood Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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

Choose your own set of schools

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
Holyrood Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,323 15.6% 22.6%
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
Dartford, DA1 1QE
Secondary 1,342 16.6% 23.7%
Mascalls Academy
Tonbridge, TN12 6LT
Secondary 1,322 16.1% 21.1%
Chestnut Grove Academy
London, SW12 8JZ
Secondary 1,324 17.8% 24.2%
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA
Secondary 1,281 13.8% 22.7%
Newton Abbot College
Newton Abbot, TQ12 2NF
Secondary 1,285 19.6% 21.7%
Lydiard Park Academy
Swindon, SN5 6HN
Secondary 1,262 15.9% 21.6%
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR
Secondary 1,354 13.3% 20.9%
Felixstowe School
Felixstowe, IP11 9QR
Secondary 1,245 15.6% 23.8%
Bishopshalt School
Uxbridge, UB8 3RF
Secondary 1,292 15.8% 22.6%
Framwellgate School Durham
Durham, DH1 5BQ
Secondary 1,276 15.8% 21.6%
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT
Secondary 1,310 13.3% 23.7%
Wigston Academy
Wigston, LE18 2DT
Secondary 1,330 17% 22.1%
The John of Gaunt School
Trowbridge, BA14 9EH
Secondary 1,261 19.2% 21.9%
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU
Secondary 1,377 15.3% 21.3%
Launceston College
Launceston, PL15 9JR
Secondary 1,337 12.2% 21%
St Thomas More Catholic School
London, N22 5HN
Secondary 1,273 16.3% 24.2%
Mildenhall College Academy
Mildenhall, IP28 7JX
Secondary 1,330 15.9% 22.1%
Westfield Academy
Watford, WD18 6NS
Secondary 1,341 13.7% 22.5%
Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale, OL16 3DR
Secondary 1,339 13.6% 24.3%
Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ
Secondary 1,366 16.2% 23.2%
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn, BB1 8QA
Secondary 1,352 14.4% 23.4%
The Charter School East Dulwich
London, SE22 8RB
Secondary 1,262 18.3% 22.8%
The Kingsway School
Cheadle, SK8 4QX
Secondary 1,309 14.6% 22.7%
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR
Secondary 1,384 14.4% 21.8%
Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD
Secondary 1,298 14.8% 21%
Ashton Park School
Bristol, BS3 2JL
Secondary 1,240 18.2% 23%
Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF
Secondary 1,283 16.3% 24.1%
The Park Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9AX
Secondary 1,420 16% 23.1%
Melksham Oak Community School
Melksham, SN12 6QZ
Secondary 1,274 19.5% 20.5%

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
Holyrood Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,323 Sign in to see
Ashcroft Technology Academy
London, SW15 2UT
Secondary 1,488
The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT
Secondary 1,468
Guilsborough Academy
Northampton, NN6 8QE
Secondary 1,327
Corfe Hills School
Broadstone, BH18 9BG
Secondary 940
Saltash Community School
Saltash, PL12 4AY
Secondary 1,202
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD
Secondary 1,301
John Hampden Grammar School
High Wycombe, HP11 1SZ
Secondary 1,258
Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ
Secondary 1,277
Howard of Effingham School
Leatherhead, KT24 5JR
Secondary 1,553
North Kesteven Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AG
Secondary 659
The Commonweal School
Swindon, SN1 4JE
Secondary 1,398
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH
Secondary 1,319
Lynn Grove Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP
Secondary 1,157
St Thomas More Catholic High School
North Shields, NE29 8LF
Secondary 1,621
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BQ
Secondary 1,454
Hinchley Wood School
Esher, KT10 0AQ
Secondary 1,354
Hellesdon High School
Norwich, NR6 5SB
Secondary 1,584
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU
Secondary 1,123
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY
Secondary 1,132
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD
Secondary 1,458
Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School
Grantham, NG31 9AU
Secondary 1,188
Heston Community School
Hounslow, TW5 0QR
Secondary 1,338
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER
Secondary 591
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD
Secondary 1,238
Great Wyrley Academy
Walsall, WS6 6LQ
Secondary 558
Outwood Academy Freeston
Normanton, WF6 1HZ
Secondary 1,013
The Park Community School
Barnstaple, EX32 9AX
Secondary 1,420
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY
Secondary 1,186
King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX
Secondary 912