Retford Oaks 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
Retford Oaks Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,125 17.4% 29.4%
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, BB3 3HD
Secondary 1,072 14.8% 30.4%
Furness Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB
Secondary 1,188 17.4% 29.5%
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Dartford, DA1 4RS
Secondary 1,081 16.3% 31.8%
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE
Secondary 1,125 16.2% 30.7%
Bishop Justus CofE School
Bromley, BR2 8HZ
Secondary 1,173 14.9% 29.7%
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,092 17.9% 27.8%
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Slough, SL1 2PU
Secondary 1,179 18.5% 31.7%
Mulberry Academy Woodside
London, N22 5QJ
Secondary 1,157 16.6% 29.7%
Brixham College
Brixham, TQ5 9HF
Secondary 1,053 17.9% 28.4%
Etone College
Nuneaton, CV11 6AA
Secondary 1,170 16.4% 27.9%
Harris Academy Greenwich
London, SE9 5EQ
Secondary 1,180 17.1% 27.9%
Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL
Secondary 1,107 17.9% 27.6%
The Clarendon Academy
Trowbridge, BA14 0DJ
Secondary 1,109 15% 27.7%
Kingswood Secondary Academy
Corby, NN18 9NS
Secondary 1,228 14.7% 31.2%
Oakwood High School
Rotherham, S60 2UH
Secondary 1,066 19.7% 29%
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Dudley, DY3 2JH
Secondary 1,077 16.1% 27.2%
Fairfield High School
Bristol, BS7 9NL
Secondary 1,083 20.2% 29.4%
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
Bedlington, NE22 6ED
Secondary 1,057 16.8% 27.7%
Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ
Secondary 1,187 17.2% 30.7%
Little Lever School
Bolton, BL3 1BT
Secondary 1,068 18.1% 29.6%
Leasowes High School
Halesowen, B62 8PJ
Secondary 1,115 19.9% 30.5%
Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY
Secondary 1,120 17.4% 28.1%
Moorside High School
Manchester, M27 0AP
Secondary 1,148 21.4% 29.5%
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH
Secondary 1,171 16.3% 30.7%
Bilton School
Rugby, CV22 7JT
Secondary 1,166 17.6% 28.3%
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Leicester, LE2 6FU
Secondary 1,152 13.1% 29%
Stone Lodge School
Dartford, DA2 6FY
Secondary 1,055 14.8% 29.8%
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX
Secondary 1,078 16.8% 29.6%
Eckington School
Sheffield, S21 4GN
Secondary 1,152 14.3% 29.5%

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
Retford Oaks Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,125 Sign in to see
Oasis Academy Brightstowe
Bristol, BS11 0EB
Secondary 739
Bristol Metropolitan Academy
Bristol, BS16 2HD
Secondary 1,102
Catmose College
Oakham, LE15 6RP
Secondary 1,121
Debden Park High School
Loughton, IG10 2BQ
Secondary 1,060
Rossington All Saints Academy
Not Yet Obtained, DN11 0BZ
Secondary 863
Hans Price Academy
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3QP
Secondary 1,032
The Becket School
West Bridgford, NG2 7QY
Secondary 1,180
John Ferneley College
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH
Secondary 1,194
Orchard School Bristol
Bristol, BS7 0XZ
Secondary 947
The Bolsover School
Chesterfield, S44 6XA
Secondary 909
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR2 0SX
Secondary 845
The Oakwood Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9PJ
Secondary 748
Outwood Academy Bydales
Redcar, TS11 6AR
Secondary 825
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF
Secondary 1,049
St Wilfrid's RC College
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Secondary 1,343
Southchurch High School
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4XA
Secondary 805
Lees Brook Academy
Derby, DE21 4QX
Secondary 1,103
Heritage High School
Chesterfield, S43 4QG
Secondary 953
Park Vale Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9AZ
Secondary 902
Dean Trust Wigan
Wigan, WN5 0DQ
Secondary 770
Washington Academy
Washington, NE37 2AA
Secondary 594
Marsden Heights Community College
Nelson, BB9 0PR
Secondary 1,049
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
Oldham, OL2 6NT
Secondary 1,001
The Albion Academy
Salford, M6 6QT
Secondary 899
Huntcliff School
Saltburn By the Sea, TS12 1HJ
Secondary 536
Rye Hills Academy
Redcar, TS10 2HN
Secondary 791
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA
Secondary 611
The Macclesfield Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
Secondary 639
Buile Hill Academy
Salford, M6 8RD
Secondary 903