Preston School Academy

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
Preston School Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 984 14% 19.1%
The Queen Katherine School
Kendal, LA9 6PJ
Secondary 936 15.8% 16.8%
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES
Secondary 997 16.2% 17.5%
Kingsmead Academy
Taunton, TA4 2NE
Secondary 925 13.8% 17.1%
Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT
Secondary 1,032 18.4% 21%
Crispin School Academy
Street, BA16 0AD
Secondary 1,052 17% 17.9%
Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW
Secondary 1,066 11.5% 19.7%
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF
Secondary 981 14.3% 19.3%
Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH
Secondary 969 16.6% 22%
The Weston Road Academy
Stafford, ST18 0YG
Secondary 974 16% 16.8%
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA
Secondary 1,008 17.2% 18.8%
Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD
Secondary 918 16.9% 20%
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Tamworth, B79 9AA
Secondary 1,039 11.5% 19.8%
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA
Secondary 1,029 17.2% 20.5%
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE
Secondary 964 19% 19.7%
The Ferrers School
Rushden, NN10 8LF
Secondary 930 12.3% 17.2%
Winton Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4HT
Secondary 910 16.2% 17.6%
Glenmoor Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4EX
Secondary 892 13.3% 21.8%
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB
Secondary 1,041 15.3% 19.2%
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB
Secondary 954 15.8% 20.3%
St Katherine's School
Bristol, BS20 0HU
Secondary 1,010 9.9% 18.8%
St James's Church of England High School
Bolton, BL4 9RU
Secondary 1,052 15.6% 17.6%
Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR
Secondary 901 15.8% 20.3%
Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 1,014 16.7% 19.9%
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY
Secondary 913 15.6% 19.7%
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ
Secondary 1,063 12.6% 20%
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M25 1JH
Secondary 1,087 13.6% 18.7%
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF
Secondary 1,041 16.7% 19.2%
Coloma Convent Girls' School
Croydon, CR9 5AS
Secondary 1,026 14.5% 16.6%
Sidmouth College
Sidmouth, EX10 9LG
Secondary 872 17.1% 19.6%

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
Preston School Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 984 Sign in to see
Hartismere School
Eye, IP23 7BL
Secondary 1,063
Highsted Grammar School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT
Secondary 837
Somervale Secondary School
Radstock, BA3 2JD
Secondary 775
South Wilts Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 3JJ
Secondary 1,130
Denmark Road High School
Gloucester, GL1 3JN
Secondary 974
Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW
Secondary 1,066
Beverley Grammar School
Beverley, HU17 8NF
Secondary 826
Stanchester Academy
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, TA14 6UG
Secondary 791
Whitstone
Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PF
Secondary 585
St Dunstan's School
Glastonbury, BA6 9BY
Secondary 460
Carre's Grammar School
Sleaford, NG34 7DD
Secondary 789
St Helena School
Colchester, CO3 3LE
Secondary 1,006
Presdales School
Ware, SG12 9NX
Secondary 1,175
De Lacy Academy
Knottingley, WF11 0BZ
Secondary 888
Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY
Secondary 720
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Birmingham, B20 2HL
Secondary 1,060
Lakelands Academy
Ellesmere, SY12 0EA
Secondary 576
The Hathaway Academy
Grays, RM17 5LL
Secondary 676
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP2 8PL
Secondary 783
Newmarket Academy
Newmarket, CB8 0EB
Secondary 833
The Skipton Academy
Skipton, BD23 1UQ
Secondary 591
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Slough, SL2 5HW
Secondary 958
de Stafford School
Caterham, CR3 5YX
Secondary 827
Stanley High School
Southport, PR9 9TF
Secondary 843
Hayle Academy
Hayle, TR27 4DN
Secondary 552
Oasis Academy Sholing
Southampton, SO19 8PH
Secondary 1,032
Kineton High School
Warwick, CV35 0JX
Secondary 1,030
The Oaks Academy
Crewe, CW2 7NQ
Secondary 621
Sturminster Newton High School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT
Secondary 621