The UCL Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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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
The UCL Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,017 17.4% 42.5%
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP
Secondary 1,071 20.3% 40.5%
The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU
Secondary 1,033 18.2% 40.9%
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Bromley, BR1 5EB
Secondary 1,130 21.7% 43.9%
Grace Academy Coventry
Coventry, CV2 2RH
Secondary 1,023 12.3% 42.7%
Chelsea Academy
London, SW10 0AB
Secondary 1,128 16.1% 44.7%
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Telford, TF7 5HX
Secondary 1,063 15.4% 40.5%
Essa Academy
Bolton, BL3 3HH
Secondary 1,079 15.9% 44.8%
The Basildon Upper Academy
Basildon, SS13 3HL
Secondary 916 16.9% 40.4%
Fulwood Academy
Preston, PR2 9YR
Secondary 942 19% 42.8%
The Winsford Academy
Winsford, CW7 2BT
Secondary 1,023 21.4% 43.5%
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP
Secondary 1,006 14.6% 39.6%
Lipson Co-operative Academy
Plymouth, PL4 7PG
Secondary 1,098 18.4% 41.4%
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 5HS
Secondary 974 17.6% 45.2%
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
Secondary 1,115 19.3% 43.1%
Barr's Hill School
Coventry, CV1 4BU
Secondary 1,043 22.3% 42.4%
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS
Secondary 990 14.9% 40.8%
Park Vale Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9AZ
Secondary 902 16.3% 43%
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 965 15.9% 39%
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD
Secondary 1,027 13.1% 43.7%
Bacon's College
London, SE16 6AT
Secondary 1,007 16.4% 44.6%
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield, WF2 8QF
Secondary 1,038 16.8% 41.4%
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
Oldham, OL2 6NT
Secondary 1,001 16.6% 45.1%
Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE
Secondary 1,000 16.2% 38.8%
Haberdashers' Borough Academy
London, SE1 0EX
Secondary 921 20.2% 45.5%
Newhouse Academy
Heywood, OL10 2NT
Secondary 982 18% 43.7%
Marine Academy Plymouth
Plymouth, PL5 2AF
Secondary 976 20.5% 42.6%
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 900 16.7% 43.9%
Lea Manor High School
Luton, LU3 3TL
Secondary 996 19.7% 41.3%
Wellfield School
Wingate, TS28 5AX
Secondary 915 18.7% 42%

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
The UCL Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,017 Sign in to see
City of London Academy (Southwark)
London, SE1 5LA
Secondary 1,580
Great Academy Ashton
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8RF
Secondary 1,304
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, BB3 3HD
Secondary 1,072
Sirius Academy West
Hull, HU4 7JB
Secondary 1,470
St George's Academy
Sleaford, NG34 7PP
Secondary 2,329
Leigh Academy Wilmington
Wilmington, DA2 7DR
Secondary 1,383
Wymondham College
Wymondham, NR18 9SZ
Secondary 1,442
Langley Park School for Boys
Beckenham, BR3 3BP
Secondary 1,820
Brampton Manor Academy
London, E6 3SQ
Secondary 2,914
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Dartford, DA2 7DA
Secondary 1,178
Cramlington Learning Village
Cramlington, NE23 6BN
Secondary 2,021
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG2 7BW
Secondary 2,033
Winifred Holtby Academy
Hull, HU7 4PW
Secondary 1,329
Riverside School
Barking, IG11 0FU
Secondary 1,543
Burntwood School
London, SW17 0AQ
Secondary 1,474
Beckfoot School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Secondary 1,607
Beal High School
Ilford, IG4 5LP
Secondary 2,612
Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT
Secondary 1,452
Beechwood School
Slough, SL2 1QE
Secondary 830
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB
Secondary 1,231
St Mary's College, Voluntary Catholic Academy
Hull, HU6 7TN
Secondary 2,439
Horizon Community College
Barnsley, S70 6PD
Secondary 1,916
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Kenilworth, CV8 2AL
Secondary 1,934
Jesmond Park Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7DP
Secondary 2,085
Co-op Academy Grange
Bradford, BD5 9ET
Secondary 1,434
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 900
Walbottle Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 9TP
Secondary 1,729
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Rochdale, OL11 5EF
Secondary 1,171
The Royal Harbour Academy
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Secondary 1,016