Ipswich 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
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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