Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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Ipswich Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,046 | 9.8% | 37.5% |
The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU |
Secondary | 1,077 | 18.1% | 38.4% |
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST |
Secondary | 1,125 | 15.5% | 37% |
Grace Academy Coventry
Coventry, CV2 2RH |
Secondary | 994 | 10.2% | 40.2% |
The Basildon Upper Academy
Basildon, SS13 3HL |
Secondary | 904 | 12.1% | 37.7% |
Harris Academy Purley
South Croydon, CR2 6DT |
Secondary | 1,036 | 14.5% | 37.1% |
The Quest Academy
South Croydon, CR2 8HD |
Secondary | 993 | 15.8% | 37.8% |
The UCL Academy
Camden, NW3 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,096 | 11.6% | 37.7% |
John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby, DN37 9EH |
Secondary | 1,006 | 11.4% | 36.7% |
Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD |
Secondary | 1,099 | 13.9% | 36.1% |
Beacon Hill Academy
Dudley, DY3 1BP |
Secondary | 1,073 | 10.6% | 34.7% |
Hall Green School
Birmingham, B28 0AA |
Secondary | 919 | 13.5% | 36.7% |
Parkside Academy
Crook, DL15 0QF |
Secondary | 918 | 13.3% | 37.6% |
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
London, NW10 4EP |
Secondary | 973 | 11.2% | 34% |
Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP |
Secondary | 928 | 6.1% | 38.6% |
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Birmingham, B20 2HL |
Secondary | 1,060 | 7.3% | 41.1% |
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU |
Secondary | 1,116 | 15.9% | 38.4% |
Smithills School
Bolton, BL1 6JS |
Secondary | 1,194 | 13.3% | 37.6% |
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ |
Secondary | 1,112 | 10.4% | 38.6% |
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS |
Secondary | 982 | 15% | 39.2% |
Lancaster Academy
Leicester, LE2 6FU |
Secondary | 970 | 13.1% | 37.3% |
The Charles Dickens School
Broadstairs, CT10 2RL |
Secondary | 1,118 | 15.2% | 37.6% |
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Secondary | 1,086 | 15.8% | 37.2% |
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG |
Secondary | 1,052 | 9.4% | 39.8% |
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD |
Secondary | 1,040 | 11.9% | 40.9% |
Harris Academy Wimbledon
London, SW19 2JY |
Secondary | 965 | 11.1% | 39.1% |
Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF |
Secondary | 1,204 | 12.6% | 35.3% |
Graham School
Scarborough, YO12 6QW |
Secondary | 1,045 | 9.7% | 34.8% |
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD |
Secondary | 1,046 | 14.9% | 39.2% |
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Luton, LU3 3TL |
Secondary | 1,043 | 15.9% | 40.1% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Ipswich Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,046 | Sign in to see | |
New Rickstones Academy
Witham, CM8 2SD |
Secondary | 1,162 | ||
Maltings Academy
Witham, CM8 1EP |
Secondary | 893 | ||
The Hereford Church of England Academy
Hereford, HR2 7NG |
Secondary | 616 | ||
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Dunstable, LU5 5AB |
Secondary | 643 | ||
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ |
Secondary | 1,198 | ||
Sarum Academy
Salisbury, SP2 9HS |
Secondary | 744 | ||
Colchester Academy
Colchester, CO4 3JL |
Secondary | 921 | ||
Harris Academy Beckenham
Beckenham, BR3 3SJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School
Hatfield, AL10 8NL |
Secondary | 949 | ||
Campsmount Academy
Doncaster, DN6 9AS |
Secondary | 779 | ||
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ |
Secondary | 1,042 | ||
Chantry Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9LR |
Secondary | 950 | ||
Melior Community Academy
Scunthorpe, DN17 1HA |
Secondary | 873 | ||
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 964 | ||
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS |
Secondary | 770 | ||
Workington Academy
Workington, CA14 4EB |
Secondary | 1,280 | ||
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB |
Secondary | 735 | ||
Charlton School
Telford, TF1 3FA |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR |
Secondary | 1,251 | ||
Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ |
Secondary | 844 | ||
Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,089 | ||
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ |
Secondary | 767 | ||
Goodwin Academy
Deal, CT14 9BD |
Secondary | 852 | ||
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH |
Secondary | 1,043 | ||
Pix Brook Academy
Stotfold, SG5 4HB |
Secondary | 721 | ||
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD |
Secondary | 767 | ||
Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA |
Secondary | 665 | ||
Gloucester Academy
Gloucester, GL4 6RN |
Secondary | 896 | ||
Mark Hall Academy
Harlow, CM17 9LR |
Secondary | 789 |