Aston 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
Aston Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,516 13% 19.2%
The Morley Academy
Leeds, LS27 0PD
Secondary 1,424 17.1% 21.5%
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT
Secondary 1,597 13.7% 18.7%
Queensmead School
Ruislip, HA4 0LS
Secondary 1,500 13.9% 20.3%
Fernwood School
Nottingham, NG8 2FT
Secondary 1,539 9.2% 18.9%
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF
Secondary 1,504 11.6% 20.4%
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 2JR
Secondary 1,493 8.6% 19.5%
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Secondary 1,575 14% 19.5%
Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA
Secondary 1,618 12.2% 20%
St Joseph's Catholic College
Swindon, SN3 3LR
Secondary 1,434 15.1% 20.2%
Longsands Academy
St Neots, PE19 1LQ
Secondary 1,555 13.1% 20.9%
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT
Secondary 1,481 16.1% 19.3%
Sir John Leman High School
Beccles, NR34 9PG
Secondary 1,441 12.9% 21.1%
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS16 5EA
Secondary 1,617 11.8% 21.2%
Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP
Secondary 1,486 12.2% 16.9%
St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR
Secondary 1,495 15.3% 17.5%
Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH
Secondary 1,485 14.5% 19.5%
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT
Secondary 1,573 14.3% 20.7%
Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Secondary 1,496 11.8% 19%
The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX
Secondary 1,505 12.6% 20.3%
Salendine Nook High School Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4GN
Secondary 1,405 11.8% 21.9%
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Uxbridge, UB10 8QY
Secondary 1,437 11.7% 17.9%
Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG
Secondary 1,606 11.5% 18.9%
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
Secondary 1,555 11.4% 17.2%
King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU
Secondary 1,505 12.2% 18.9%
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,482 17.5% 20.3%
The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,535 12.7% 17.7%
Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA
Secondary 1,441 15% 17.7%
Boston Spa Academy
Wetherby, LS23 6RW
Secondary 1,458 12.1% 19.1%
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ
Secondary 1,518 13.6% 16.7%

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
Aston Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,516 Sign in to see
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 995
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB
Secondary 1,125
Hardenhuish School
Chippenham, SN14 6RJ
Secondary 1,607
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG
Secondary 1,325
Prince Henry's High School
Evesham, WR11 4QH
Secondary 1,282
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
Secondary 1,342
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 3SX
Secondary 1,138
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Mirfield, WF14 9EZ
Secondary 1,324
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,092
West Hatch High School
Chigwell, IG7 5BT
Secondary 1,565
Keswick School
Keswick, CA12 5QB
Secondary 1,191
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,258
Sexey's School
Bruton, BA10 0DF
Secondary 668
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,282
Woodkirk Academy
Wakefield, WF3 1JQ
Secondary 1,777
Mill Hill County High School
London, NW7 4LL
Secondary 1,651
Rastrick High School
Brighouse, HD6 3XB
Secondary 1,783
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD
Secondary 1,454
Oxclose Community Academy
Washington, NE38 0LN
Secondary 1,079
Warlingham School
Warlingham, CR6 9YB
Secondary 1,443
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,482
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD
Secondary 1,657
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB
Secondary 1,347
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey, CH45 3LN
Secondary 1,130
Canon Slade School
Bolton, BL2 3BP
Secondary 1,748
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 965
Ecclesfield School
Sheffield, S35 9WD
Secondary 1,727
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Secondary 1,111
Dinnington High School
Sheffield, S25 2NZ
Secondary 1,015