Orchards 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
Orchards Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 553 19.6% 41.9%
Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Secondary 649 20.4% 43.1%
Woodfield Academy
Redditch, B98 7HH
Secondary 578 22.2% 40%
Atherton High School
Atherton, M46 0AY
Secondary 525 21% 45.1%
Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy
Tamworth, B77 2NE
Secondary 627 17.7% 39.5%
The New Forest Academy
Southampton, SO45 2PA
Secondary 564 19.3% 39%
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract, WF7 5AJ
Secondary 513 25.6% 40.9%
Oak Academy
Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ
Secondary 597 23.5% 41.9%
The Cornerstone Academy
Poole, BH15 4BQ
Secondary 672 21.4% 39.2%
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR
Secondary 625 25.9% 42.4%
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
London, SW6 6BP
Secondary 525 20.4% 39.8%
Burnley High School
Burnley, BB12 6NX
Secondary 613 17% 39%
St Edmund's Catholic School
Dover, CT16 2QB
Secondary 612 25.2% 37.3%
Orchard Park High School
Croydon, CR0 7NJ
Secondary 643 14.6% 39.9%
Phoenix Academy
London, W12 0RQ
Secondary 566 17.2% 44.2%
Harris Academy Orpington
BR5 4LG
Secondary 557 21.8% 46%
Wyvern Academy
Darlington, DL3 9SH
Secondary 467 16.7% 43.1%
The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn, BB1 4ED
Secondary 621 20.3% 41.8%
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Manchester, M8 8DT
Secondary 643 20.2% 43.4%
Thornhill Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7NA
Secondary 597 16.8% 39.8%
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham, B8 3DT
Secondary 614 15% 41%
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA
Secondary 633 15.2% 43.9%
The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG
Secondary 656 19.9% 43.1%
The Oaks Academy
Crewe, CW2 7NQ
Secondary 621 16.8% 44.2%
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 2QP
Secondary 592 21.1% 38.2%
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX
Secondary 635 21.5% 42.5%
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE
Secondary 515 18.1% 37.9%
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA
Secondary 604 19.5% 45.2%
Hetton Academy
Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ
Secondary 654 16.3% 42.2%
Farringdon Community Academy
Sunderland, SR3 3EL
Secondary 678 23.4% 41.9%

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
Orchards Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 553 Sign in to see
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham, HP6 5HA
Secondary 1,370
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG
Secondary 1,740
De Aston School
Market Rasen, LN8 3RF
Secondary 1,040
Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW
Secondary 1,893
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX
Secondary 1,220
Aylesbury Grammar School
Aylesbury, HP21 7RP
Secondary 1,363
The King Edward VI School
Morpeth, NE61 1DN
Secondary 1,374
Salendine Nook High School Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4GN
Secondary 1,413
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE
Secondary 2,013
King Charles I School
Kidderminster, DY10 1XA
Secondary 1,106
Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP
Secondary 1,512
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
Durham, DH7 0RD
Secondary 1,315
Sir Herbert Leon Academy
Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ
Secondary 652
Haven High Academy
Boston, PE21 9HB
Secondary 1,325
Launceston College
Launceston, PL15 9JR
Secondary 1,337
The Holgate Academy
Nottingham, NG15 6PX
Secondary 1,237
The McAuley Catholic High School
Doncaster, DN3 3QF
Secondary 1,437
The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,539
Charnwood College
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 584
Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ
Secondary 1,366
King Edward VI Grammar School
Louth, LN11 9LL
Secondary 927
Beckfoot Thornton
Bradford, BD13 3BH
Secondary 1,296
Swinton Academy
Mexborough, S64 8JW
Secondary 996
Spalding Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EJ
Secondary 1,420
The Royal Sutton School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY
Secondary 956
Thornhill Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7NA
Secondary 597
Whitworth Park Academy
Spennymoor, DL16 7LN
Secondary 939
The Hinckley School
Hinckley, LE10 1LE
Secondary 1,171
Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA
Secondary 1,069