Abbs Cross Academy and Arts 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
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 890 38.4% 25.8%
Oasis Academy Coulsdon
Croydon, CR5 1ES
Secondary 936 24.7% 27.4%
Skinners' Kent Academy
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4PY
Secondary 1,036 27.4% 26.9%
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, WR3 8HN
Secondary 1,093 26.2% 25.6%
Somervale Secondary School
Radstock, BA3 2JD
Secondary 795 31.1% 22.8%
King Ethelbert School
Birchington, CT7 9BL
Secondary 842 29.6% 31.4%
Westfield Academy
Yeovil, BA21 3DB
Secondary 1,027 27.5% 21.4%
Tor Bridge High
Plymouth, PL6 8UN
Secondary 1,124 35.3% 26.8%
Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
Isleworth, TW7 6XF
Secondary 1,097 27.4% 22%
Long Field Spencer Academy
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN
Secondary 935 26.4% 22.1%
Tabor Academy
Braintree, CM7 5XP
Secondary 969 25.6% 23.5%
Fareham Academy
Fareham, PO14 1JJ
Secondary 885 27.9% 27.8%
The Skipton Academy
Skipton, BD23 1UQ
Secondary 660 33% 24.5%
The Sir John Colfox Academy
Bridport, DT6 3DT
Secondary 792 27% 22.9%
Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
London, SW18 5JR
Secondary 1,106 24.9% 26.8%
Marshland High School
Wisbech, PE14 7HA
Secondary 811 26% 24.9%
St James School
Exeter, EX4 8NN
Secondary 996 29.4% 25%
de Stafford School
Caterham, CR3 5YX
Secondary 816 28.7% 26.4%
Carrington School
Redhill, RH1 4AD
Secondary 1,018 29.8% 27.3%
Ellesmere Park High School
Manchester, M30 9BP
Secondary 801 36.6% 29.2%
Axe Valley Academy
Axminster, EX13 5EA
Secondary 757 30.9% 29.1%
The Totteridge Academy
London, N20 8AZ
Secondary 1,005 24.6% 28.8%
Henley Bank High School
Gloucester, GL3 4QF
Secondary 878 28% 32.1%
Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF
Secondary 929 27.2% 30.6%
Sanders Draper
Hornchurch, RM12 6RT
Secondary 707 25.3% 25.8%
E-Act Bourne End Academy
Bourne End, SL8 5BW
Secondary 748 28.5% 29.1%
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE
Secondary 835 25.2% 22.4%
Kineton High School
Warwick, CV35 0JX
Secondary 1,039 32.4% 19.7%
Wolsingham School
Bishop Auckland, DL13 3DJ
Secondary 745 25.6% 27.6%
The Highfield School
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3QA
Secondary 979 29% 24.9%

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
Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 890 Sign in to see
St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF
Secondary 947
North Oxfordshire Academy
Banbury, OX16 0UD
Secondary 1,024
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP
Secondary 829
Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW
Secondary 1,236
Linton Village College
Cambridge, CB21 4JB
Secondary 803
Davenant Foundation School
Loughton, IG10 2LD
Secondary 1,242
The Mountbatten School
Romsey, SO51 5SY
Secondary 1,458
Sawtry Village Academy
Huntingdon, PE28 5TQ
Secondary 1,087
St Laurence School
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1DZ
Secondary 1,361
Rosedale College
Hayes, UB3 2SE
Secondary 931
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR
Secondary 1,353
The Thomas Aveling School
Rochester, ME1 2UW
Secondary 1,213
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX
Secondary 1,323
Cams Hill School
Fareham, PO16 8AH
Secondary 1,237
St Bede's Catholic College
Bristol, BS11 0SU
Secondary 1,315
Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA
Secondary 1,320
Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH
Secondary 801
The Wilnecote School
Tamworth, B77 5LF
Secondary 915
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2NJ
Secondary 1,119
Esher Church of England High School
Esher, KT10 8AP
Secondary 1,131
Tytherington School
Macclesfield, SK10 2EE
Secondary 1,416
The Kingston Academy
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5PE
Secondary 1,178
Bradon Forest School
Swindon, SN5 4AT
Secondary 941
Standish Community High School
Wigan, WN6 0NX
Secondary 1,292
Friesland School
Sandiacre, NG10 5AF
Secondary 1,237
Perryfields Academy
Oldbury, B68 0RG
Secondary 822
The Priory Church of England School
Dorking, RH4 3DG
Secondary 672
The Burton Borough School
Newport, TF10 7DS
Secondary 1,109
Nuneaton Academy
Nuneaton, CV10 7PD
Secondary 964