Discovery Academy
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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Discovery Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,446 | 16.6% | 44.7% |
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City of London Academy (Southwark)
London, SE1 5LA |
Secondary | 1,564 | 17.7% | 43.6% |
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Gospel Oak School
Tipton, DY4 0BZ |
Secondary | 1,217 | 15% | 40.3% |
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Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Walsall, WS4 1BW |
Secondary | 1,394 | 24% | 41.2% |
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Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD |
Secondary | 1,181 | 20.2% | 43.1% |
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Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry, CV1 5LY |
Secondary | 1,486 | 20% | 43.3% |
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King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Birmingham, B26 2RZ |
Secondary | 1,187 | 17.7% | 45.8% |
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Co-op Academy Manchester
Manchester, M9 0WQ |
Secondary | 1,612 | 17.8% | 46.1% |
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Ninestiles, an Academy
Birmingham, B27 7QG |
Secondary | 1,498 | 19.5% | 46.9% |
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Oldbury Academy
Oldbury, B68 8NE |
Secondary | 1,328 | 14.7% | 46.3% |
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Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
London, E2 6NW |
Secondary | 1,439 | 16.4% | 47% |
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Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG |
Secondary | 1,519 | 17.2% | 44.4% |
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Aldersley High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT |
Secondary | 1,282 | 16.3% | 41.6% |
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Winifred Holtby Academy
Hull, HU7 4PW |
Secondary | 1,340 | 21.4% | 42.6% |
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Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP |
Secondary | 1,258 | 15.5% | 47.2% |
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Saltley Academy
Birmingham, B9 5RX |
Secondary | 1,356 | 17.4% | 44.9% |
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Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL |
Secondary | 1,179 | 15.7% | 47.8% |
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St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP |
Secondary | 1,178 | 14.2% | 42.2% |
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Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX |
Secondary | 1,458 | 21% | 41.8% |
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Babington Academy
Leicester, LE4 0SZ |
Secondary | 1,352 | 20.9% | 44.7% |
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Fortis Academy
Birmingham, B44 8NU |
Secondary | 1,346 | 15% | 49.8% |
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Small Heath Leadership Academy
Birmingham, B10 9RX |
Secondary | 1,191 | 11.8% | 45.8% |
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Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA |
Secondary | 1,442 | 18% | 41.9% |
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Cumberland Community School
London, E13 8SJ |
Secondary | 1,404 | 10.8% | 46.9% |
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Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY |
Secondary | 1,186 | 14.8% | 43.9% |
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Q3 Academy Tipton
Tipton, DY4 7NR |
Secondary | 1,596 | 12.5% | 40.7% |
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Ellis Guilford School
Nottingham, NG6 0HT |
Secondary | 1,282 | 17.9% | 44.6% |
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Kingsway Park High School
Rochdale, OL16 4XA |
Secondary | 1,342 | 16.6% | 46.8% |
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Lister Community School
London, E13 9AE |
Secondary | 1,595 | 13.4% | 43.5% |
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Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP |
Secondary | 1,567 | 11.6% | 43.5% |
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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Discovery Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,446 | Sign in to see | |
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Q3 Academy Great Barr
Birmingham, B43 7SD |
Secondary | 1,173 | ||
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Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
Manchester, M50 3UQ |
Secondary | 1,020 | ||
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Harris Academy Falconwood
Welling, DA16 2PE |
Secondary | 1,303 | ||
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E-ACT Shenley Academy
Birmingham, B29 4HE |
Secondary | 822 | ||
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Furness Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB |
Secondary | 1,209 | ||
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Kettering Science Academy
Kettering, NN15 7AA |
Secondary | 1,419 | ||
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E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Birmingham, B44 0HF |
Secondary | 1,085 | ||
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Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD |
Secondary | 1,181 | ||
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Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
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King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Birmingham, B26 2RZ |
Secondary | 1,187 | ||
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Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN1 9PW |
Secondary | 814 | ||
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Platanos College
London, SW9 0AL |
Secondary | 856 | ||
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Consett Academy
Consett, DH8 6LZ |
Secondary | 1,580 | ||
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St Mary's Catholic School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7PE |
Secondary | 1,442 | ||
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Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale, OL16 3DR |
Secondary | 1,339 | ||
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Outwood Academy City
Sheffield, S13 8SS |
Secondary | 1,190 | ||
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Forge Valley School
Sheffield, S6 5HG |
Secondary | 1,512 | ||
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The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU |
Secondary | 1,186 | ||
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Woodlands School
Basildon, SS16 5BA |
Secondary | 1,496 | ||
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Q3 Academy Langley
Oldbury, B68 8ED |
Secondary | 1,384 | ||
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Dean Trust Ardwick
Manchester, M13 0LF |
Secondary | 1,318 | ||
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Highfield Leadership Academy
Blackpool, FY4 3JZ |
Secondary | 635 | ||
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Ormiston SWB Academy
Bilston, WV14 0LN |
Secondary | 1,184 | ||
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City of Derby Academy
Derby, DE24 3AR |
Secondary | 956 | ||
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Chilton Trinity School
Bridgwater, TA6 3JA |
Secondary | 970 | ||
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Ercall Wood Academy
Telford, TF1 2DT |
Secondary | 944 | ||
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John Taylor Free School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
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Darton Academy
Barnsley, S75 5EF |
Secondary | 1,156 | ||
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Outwood Academy Normanby
Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG |
Secondary | 768 | ||