Alcester 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
Alcester Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 635 19.4% 18.7%
Wellacre Technology Academy
Manchester, M41 6AP
Secondary 687 18.1% 18.5%
Hurworth School
Darlington, DL2 2JG
Secondary 669 20.3% 20.3%
The Roseland Academy
Truro, TR2 5SE
Secondary 654 17.9% 18.8%
Stour Valley Community School
Sudbury, CO10 8PJ
Secondary 579 17.1% 17.1%
Ansford Academy
Castle Cary, BA7 7JJ
Secondary 547 19.7% 17.1%
Henley In Arden School
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF
Secondary 699 17.7% 17.9%
Brooklands Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PF
Secondary 601 22.5% 18%
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU
Secondary 673 15% 18.3%
Shipston High School
Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4DY
Secondary 595 20% 20%
The Priory Belvoir Academy
Nottingham, NG13 0AX
Secondary 690 18.5% 16.6%
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Redditch, B97 5AQ
Secondary 663 15.4% 16.2%
Church Stretton School
Church Stretton, SY6 6EX
Secondary 545 15.4% 17.6%
Wye School
Wye, TN25 5EJ
Secondary 598 21.4% 18.1%
Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Chichester, PO20 3UE
Secondary 697 17% 18.4%
The Island Free School
Ventnor, PO38 1BG
Secondary 623 17.2% 18.5%
Ingleby Manor Free School & Sixth Form
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0FA
Secondary 653 18.7% 20.2%
Broadstone Middle School
Broadstone, BH18 8AE
Secondary 670 17.2% 18.2%
The Lacon Childe School
Kidderminster, DY14 8PE
Secondary 548 17.7% 19.3%
Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ
Secondary 580 16.8% 21.9%
St Benedict's Catholic High School
Alcester, B49 6PX
Secondary 567 19.6% 22.1%
Houlton School
RUGBY, CV23 1ED
Secondary 543 15.5% 19.6%
Long Stratton High School
Norwich, NR15 2XR
Secondary 695 18.2% 17.7%
Ludlow Church of England School
Ludlow, SY8 1GJ
Secondary 612 16.7% 20.8%
Mary Webb School and Science College
Shrewsbury, SY5 0TG
Secondary 647 19.3% 19.6%
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ
Secondary 721 19.3% 16.8%
Ferndown Middle School
Ferndown, BH22 9UP
Secondary 601 15.6% 18.5%
Moorside High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0HP
Secondary 757 18.3% 16.9%
Leigh Academy Rainham
Gillingham, ME8 8GS
Secondary 632 21.7% 19.2%
Middlewich High School
Middlewich, CW10 9BU
Secondary 703 16.4% 19.2%

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
Alcester Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 635 Sign in to see
West Park School
Derby, DE21 7BT
Secondary 1,469
Sutton Grammar School
Sutton, SM1 4AS
Secondary 1,038
Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT
Secondary 1,032
Pershore High School
Pershore, WR10 2BX
Secondary 1,138
Lode Heath School
Solihull, B91 2HW
Secondary 1,164
Holyhead School
Birmingham, B21 0HN
Secondary 1,260
Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR
Secondary 1,023
The Hart School
Rugeley, WS15 2UE
Secondary 1,262
Hanley Castle High School
Worcester, WR8 0BL
Secondary 1,087
Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
Malvern, WR14 1WD
Secondary 615
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Dartford, DA2 7BB
Secondary 1,123
King Edward VI School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BE
Secondary 839
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Beckenham, BR3 1QR
Secondary 1,083
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA
Secondary 1,008
Bushey Meads School
Bushey, WD23 4PA
Secondary 1,213
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Uxbridge, UB10 8QY
Secondary 1,506
Moseley Park
Bilston, WV14 6LU
Secondary 1,077
Ivanhoe School
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1HX
Secondary 873
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Tamworth, B79 9AA
Secondary 1,039
All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB
Secondary 1,238
Leeds City Academy
Leeds, LS6 2LG
Secondary 989
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary 937
Haileybury Turnford
Waltham Cross, EN8 0JU
Secondary 922
Manshead Church of England Academy
Luton, LU1 4BB
Secondary 1,118
St James Academy
Dudley, DY1 3JE
Secondary 866
Sherburn High School
Leeds, LS25 6AS
Secondary 857
Paulet High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9RT
Secondary 925
Sandhurst School
Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
Secondary 1,034
Haggerston School
London, E2 8LS
Secondary 1,065