King James I Academy Bishop Auckland

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 929 23.3% 47.9%
Grace Academy Solihull
Birmingham, B37 5JS
Secondary 876 27.4% 48.3%
St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF
Secondary 947 23.9% 45.9%
The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET
Secondary 844 20.1% 48%
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN
Secondary 795 22.4% 48.9%
New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL
Secondary 820 21% 46.6%
Oasis Academy Mayfield
Southampton, SO19 9NA
Secondary 884 21.2% 45.7%
Castle View Enterprise Academy
Sunderland, SR5 3DX
Secondary 1,023 20.7% 46.4%
NCEA Duke's Secondary School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Secondary 1,048 24.2% 47.7%
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX
Secondary 915 18.5% 48.6%
The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP
Secondary 1,054 20.8% 47.2%
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4BD
Secondary 1,062 26.2% 47.5%
Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU
Secondary 879 24.1% 45.1%
The Robert Napier School
Gillingham, ME7 2LX
Secondary 1,014 25.4% 46.6%
Yardleys School
Birmingham, B11 3EY
Secondary 932 18.3% 48%
Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG
Secondary 976 27.6% 45.3%
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD3 8HE
Secondary 887 24% 48%
Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ
Secondary 860 19.2% 46%
The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW
Secondary 850 21.5% 47.3%
Waterhead Academy
Oldham, OL4 3NY
Secondary 949 22.5% 49.6%
The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, BS5 9JH
Secondary 980 25.7% 48.9%
The Royal Sutton School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY
Secondary 977 21.3% 46.5%
The Link Academy
Dudley, DY2 0PB
Secondary 1,026 20.1% 49.6%
Haberdashers' Borough Academy
London, SE1 0EX
Secondary 921 20.2% 45.5%
Gloucester Academy
Gloucester, GL4 6RN
Secondary 939 23.1% 47.3%
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB
Secondary 808 25.7% 46.4%
Haggerston School
London, E2 8LS
Secondary 1,008 24.9% 46%
John Spence Community High School
North Shields, NE29 9PU
Secondary 813 20% 48.5%
Notre Dame Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L5 5AF
Secondary 991 23% 45.5%
Buile Hill Academy
Salford, M6 8RD
Secondary 903 22.2% 45.5%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 929 Sign in to see
The Rochester Grammar School
Rochester, ME1 3BY
Secondary 1,171
Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS
Secondary 1,170
Uppingham Community College
Uppingham, LE15 9TJ
Secondary 919
The Arnewood School
New Milton, BH25 6RS
Secondary 900
Sutton Grammar School
Sutton, SM1 4AS
Secondary 1,043
Woodrush High School
Wythall, B47 5JW
Secondary 1,023
Pershore High School
Pershore, WR10 2BX
Secondary 1,127
Holyhead School
Birmingham, B21 0HN
Secondary 1,276
King Edward VI School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BE
Secondary 869
The Weston Road Academy
Stafford, ST18 0YG
Secondary 987
Framwellgate School Durham
Durham, DH1 5BQ
Secondary 1,247
The Thomas Lord Audley School
Colchester, CO2 8NJ
Secondary 924
St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ
Secondary 1,215
Bridgemary School
Gosport, PO13 0JN
Secondary 792
Lift Rawlett
Tamworth, B79 9AA
Secondary 1,039
Aldersley High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT
Secondary 1,293
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary 923
St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
Canterbury, CT1 3EN
Secondary 1,113
Clifton Community School
Rotherham, S65 2SN
Secondary 1,116
Vale of York Academy
York, YO30 6ZS
Secondary 703
The Pingle Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 0QA
Secondary 1,377
Manshead Church of England Academy
Luton, LU1 4BB
Secondary 1,146
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG
Secondary 1,040
Goffs - Churchgate Academy
Waltham Cross, EN8 9LY
Secondary 599
Sherburn High School
Leeds, LS25 6AS
Secondary 915
The De Montfort School
Evesham, WR11 1DQ
Secondary 904
Rayner Stephens High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BL
Secondary 628
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF
Secondary 1,028
Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
Secondary 1,003