Shelley College, A Share 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
Shelley College, A Share Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,300 12.9% 12.8%
Congleton High School
Congleton, CW12 4NS
Secondary 1,270 9.6% 12.6%
Bristol Free School
Bristol, BS10 6NJ
Secondary 1,277 16.8% 14%
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,294 10.1% 14.3%
Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT
Secondary 1,300 13.2% 14.9%
The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ
Secondary 1,278 12% 13.2%
St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW
Secondary 1,232 9.6% 12.3%
Oaklands Catholic School
Waterlooville, PO7 7BW
Secondary 1,379 11.2% 12.2%
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Accrington, BB5 4AY
Secondary 1,315 12.1% 11.9%
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School
Crewe, CW4 7DX
Secondary 1,311 8.6% 12.1%
Wellsway School
Bristol, BS31 1PH
Secondary 1,319 10.9% 10.7%
Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE
Secondary 1,355 13.9% 12.6%
Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW
Secondary 1,346 12.8% 14.5%
Clevedon School
Clevedon, BS21 6AH
Secondary 1,391 14.2% 11.8%
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,397 13.7% 11.5%
Knutsford Academy
Knutsford, WA16 0EA
Secondary 1,235 13.8% 11.2%
Robert May's School
Hook, RG29 1NA
Secondary 1,330 14.6% 14.3%
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 1,300 9.7% 13.6%
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Chesterfield, S41 8AG
Secondary 1,350 13.4% 13.2%
Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU
Secondary 1,195 13.3% 12.1%
All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB
Secondary 1,238 14.3% 13.7%
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD
Secondary 1,238 10.5% 13.9%
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS
Secondary 1,239 16.1% 13.2%
Prince William School
Oundle, PE8 4BS
Secondary 1,329 14.6% 12.7%
Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
York, YO42 2LL
Secondary 1,267 16% 12.9%
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ
Secondary 1,262 12.3% 15.3%
The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB
Secondary 1,226 14.6% 14.4%
St Peter's Catholic School
Solihull, B91 3NZ
Secondary 1,317 14.7% 13.1%
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
Secondary 1,334 12.7% 10.5%
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX
Secondary 1,316 14.4% 14.4%

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
Shelley College, A Share Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,300 Sign in to see
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
London, SE19 2JH
Secondary 1,265
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 1,055
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX
Secondary 1,023
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB
Secondary 1,116
Aylward Academy
London, N18 1NB
Secondary 1,386
The Fallibroome Academy
Macclesfield, SK10 4AF
Secondary 1,542
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL
Secondary 1,093
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG
Secondary 1,340
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
Secondary 1,304
Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP
Secondary 1,618
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Ashford, TN24 9AL
Secondary 1,532
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ
Secondary 1,663
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,597
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY
Secondary 759
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP
Secondary 905
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,294
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP
Secondary 2,060
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT
Secondary 1,301
Carlton Academy
Nottingham, NG4 3SH
Secondary 1,336
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE
Secondary 948
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD
Secondary 1,425
Wreake Valley Academy
Leicester, LE7 1LY
Secondary 1,050
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA
Secondary 1,188
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,492
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS
Secondary 1,239
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB
Secondary 1,350
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 1,052
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD
Secondary 1,040
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
Secondary 1,248