Platanos College

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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
Platanos College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 916 22.6% 54.4%
The Excelsior Academy
London, E8 2EY
Secondary 994 17.7% 58.7%
The Bridge Academy
London, E2 8BA
Secondary 1,101 19.5% 56.4%
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR
Secondary 825 17.6% 49.9%
Oasis Academy Wintringham
Grimsby, DN32 0AZ
Secondary 857 24.3% 53.6%
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH
Secondary 911 19.2% 51.3%
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
Manchester, M50 3UQ
Secondary 1,015 21.4% 52.5%
E-Act Parkwood Academy
Sheffield, S5 8UL
Secondary 860 20.4% 52%
The Academy of St Nicholas
Liverpool, L19 5NY
Secondary 928 26.1% 56.3%
Skinners' Academy
London, N4 1SY
Secondary 989 15.5% 57.4%
North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY
Secondary 821 21.3% 55.5%
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP
Secondary 829 24.3% 55.5%
Bartley Green School
Birmingham, B32 3QJ
Secondary 934 21.4% 56.1%
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Walsall, WS1 2ND
Secondary 967 19.7% 54.3%
Ark Putney Academy
London, SW15 3DG
Secondary 787 17% 52.3%
Lift Greenwood
Birmingham, B35 7NL
Secondary 950 25.3% 53.5%
The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT
Secondary 817 22.6% 51.4%
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
Croydon, CR0 2TB
Secondary 988 17.9% 50.4%
Harris Academy Battersea
London, SW11 5AP
Secondary 900 14.1% 54.1%
Manor Community Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 3PS
Secondary 997 18.9% 52.7%
The Prescot School
Liverpool, L34 3NB
Secondary 922 25.9% 52%
Erdington Academy
Birmingham, B24 8RE
Secondary 935 18.8% 56.6%
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
London, N1 5JU
Secondary 865 17.7% 55.5%
Trinity Academy Grammar
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW
Secondary 984 20.4% 53.8%
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
London, N5 2EQ
Secondary 1,061 17.1% 55.3%
City of Derby Academy
Derby, DE24 3AR
Secondary 914 17.9% 54.5%
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS
Secondary 905 24.1% 55.5%
Dixons Unity Academy
Leeds, LS12 3DS
Secondary 933 25.1% 52.6%
The Albion Academy
Salford, M6 6QT
Secondary 899 21.4% 57.8%
Dixons Brooklands Academy
Manchester, M23 9BP
Secondary 1,001 20.5% 53.2%

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
Platanos College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 916 Sign in to see
Stockport Academy
Stockport, SK3 0UP
Secondary 1,012
Grace Academy Coventry
Coventry, CV2 2RH
Secondary 1,023
Harris Academy Falconwood
Welling, DA16 2PE
Secondary 1,285
Furness Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB
Secondary 1,188
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD
Secondary 1,248
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN1 9PW
Secondary 820
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
Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD
Secondary 1,104
Consett Academy
Consett, DH8 6LZ
Secondary 1,492
Northwood School
Northwood, HA6 1QN
Secondary 1,031
Campsmount Academy
Doncaster, DN6 9AS
Secondary 747
Lift Kingsley
Hounslow, TW3 1AX
Secondary 981
Heartlands High School
London, N22 7ST
Secondary 1,181
Outwood Academy City
Sheffield, S13 8SS
Secondary 1,181
Forge Valley School
Sheffield, S6 5HG
Secondary 1,542
The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU
Secondary 1,185
Dean Trust Ardwick
Manchester, M13 0LF
Secondary 1,351
Irlam and Cadishead Academy
Manchester, M44 5ZR
Secondary 782
The Charter School East Dulwich
London, SE22 8RB
Secondary 1,401
Highfield Leadership Academy
Blackpool, FY4 3JZ
Secondary 683
City of Derby Academy
Derby, DE24 3AR
Secondary 914
Chilton Trinity School
Bridgwater, TA6 3JA
Secondary 975
Coombe Wood School
South Croydon, CR2 7HY
Secondary 1,139
John Taylor Free School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA
Secondary 1,332
Darton Academy
Barnsley, S75 5EF
Secondary 1,114
Outwood Academy Normanby
Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG
Secondary 765
Cardinal Pole Catholic School
London, E9 6LG
Secondary 1,057