Shire Oak 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
Shire Oak Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,301 15.4% 37.8%
Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX
Secondary 1,422 15.7% 35.7%
Trinity Academy
Doncaster, DN8 5BY
Secondary 1,235 14.4% 35.2%
George Salter Academy
West Bromwich, B70 9UW
Secondary 1,444 15.6% 36.3%
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ
Secondary 1,232 16.4% 35.7%
Bedford Academy
Bedford, MK42 9TR
Secondary 1,377 15.4% 35.1%
The Victory Academy
Chatham, ME4 5JB
Secondary 1,224 16.2% 40.2%
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Secondary 1,192 19.8% 37.8%
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD
Secondary 1,285 13.6% 40.2%
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX
Secondary 1,263 14.5% 35.2%
Hendon School
London, NW4 2HP
Secondary 1,223 18.9% 38.4%
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YH
Secondary 1,392 17% 35.8%
St Cuthbert's High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX
Secondary 1,211 18.7% 37.8%
St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,346 16.5% 32.7%
Neale-Wade Academy
March, PE15 9PX
Secondary 1,222 13.5% 36.8%
Heartlands High School
London, N22 7ST
Secondary 1,181 17% 37.4%
Hamstead Hall Academy
Birmingham, B20 1HL
Secondary 1,190 19.9% 35.9%
The Holgate Academy
Nottingham, NG15 6HB
Secondary 1,187 14.1% 36.5%
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ
Secondary 1,141 15.3% 36%
The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU
Secondary 1,185 15.8% 34.5%
Witton Park Academy
Blackburn, BB2 6TD
Secondary 1,314 18.9% 35.7%
Ark Elvin Academy
London, HA9 7DU
Secondary 1,305 15.2% 39.4%
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ
Secondary 1,441 18.5% 34.7%
Trinity Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JW
Secondary 1,304 13.9% 40.5%
Cockburn School
Leeds, LS11 5TT
Secondary 1,279 16% 38.4%
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
Secondary 1,152 12.4% 39.8%
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF
Secondary 1,187 14% 38.4%
Netherwood Academy
Barnsley, S73 8FE
Secondary 1,272 15.7% 36.1%
Outwood Academy Danum
Doncaster, DN2 5QD
Secondary 1,211 18.8% 36.9%
Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF
Secondary 1,192 13.2% 36.8%

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
Shire Oak Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,301 Sign in to see
Chadwell Heath Academy
Romford, RM6 4RS
Secondary 1,250
Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ
Secondary 1,607
Orion Coopers
Chislehurst, BR7 5PS
Secondary 1,319
Prince Henry's High School
Evesham, WR11 4QH
Secondary 1,282
De Aston School
Market Rasen, LN8 3RF
Secondary 998
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH
Secondary 1,895
Wood Green Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 9QU
Secondary 1,528
West Park School
Derby, DE21 7BT
Secondary 1,463
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, WF14 9EZ
Secondary 1,324
West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT
Secondary 1,565
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP
Secondary 796
Finham Park School
Coventry, CV3 6EA
Secondary 1,708
The Manor Academy
Mansfield, NG19 8QA
Secondary 1,265
Mill Hill County High School
London, NW7 4LL
Secondary 1,651
John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby, DN37 9EH
Secondary 1,055
The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield, NG21 0AG
Secondary 1,328
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4BD
Secondary 1,062
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE
Secondary 2,008
The Kimberley School
Nottingham, NG16 2NJ
Secondary 1,384
Warlingham School
Warlingham, CR6 9YB
Secondary 1,443
Lawrence Sheriff School
Rugby, CV21 3AG
Secondary 1,201
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD
Secondary 1,657
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey, CH45 3LN
Secondary 1,130
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP
Secondary 1,748
Whitworth Park Academy
Spennymoor, DL16 7LN
Secondary 988
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Secondary 1,111
Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN
Secondary 997
Monkwearmouth Academy
Sunderland, SR6 8LG
Secondary 805
Dinnington High School
Sheffield, S25 2NZ
Secondary 1,015