Alexandra Park School

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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
Alexandra Park School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,882 22.2% 14.7%
Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT
Secondary 1,778 21.2% 15.8%
Arden
Solihull, B93 0PT
Secondary 1,817 17.8% 10.8%
Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD
Secondary 1,818 17.1% 16%
Kennet School
Thatcham, RG19 4LL
Secondary 1,815 16.5% 15.5%
Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF
Secondary 1,706 19.6% 15.4%
Wildern School
Southampton, SO30 4EJ
Secondary 1,800 13.9% 16.9%
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE
Secondary 1,715 15.7% 14.7%
Farlingaye High School
Woodbridge, IP12 4JX
Secondary 1,883 14.4% 15.8%
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS
Secondary 1,783 12.9% 13%
Finham Park School
Coventry, CV3 6EA
Secondary 1,708 20.7% 11.7%
Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB
Secondary 1,861 22.6% 13%
The Thomas Hardye School
Dorchester, DT1 2ET
Secondary 2,051 21.1% 12.2%
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX
Secondary 1,893 16.1% 16.7%
St Bartholomew's School
Newbury, RG14 6JP
Secondary 1,930 23.9% 9.7%
Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF
Secondary 1,777 15.5% 13.3%
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE
Secondary 2,008 17.2% 14.7%
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,076 15% 12.2%
Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH
Secondary 1,726 16.4% 15.8%
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG
Secondary 1,739 14.5% 15.4%
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL
Secondary 2,005 14.8% 16.8%
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT
Secondary 1,723 16.6% 15.8%
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,834 13.5% 13.4%
Rainhill High School
Prescot, L35 6NY
Secondary 1,812 16.5% 13.6%
Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY
Secondary 1,680 25.7% 14.8%
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU
Secondary 2,024 19.3% 15.3%
Winterbourne Academy
Bristol, BS36 1JL
Secondary 1,785 16.6% 11.6%
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form
Kenilworth, CV8 2AL
Secondary 1,934 21.9% 8.6%
Steyning Grammar School
Steyning, BN44 3RX
Secondary 1,945 22.8% 12.4%
Poole High School
Poole, BH15 2BW
Secondary 1,875 21.8% 18.5%

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
Alexandra Park School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,882 Sign in to see
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR
Secondary 825
Harris Academy Peckham
London, SE15 5DZ
Secondary 539
Ark Walworth Academy
London, SE1 5UJ
Secondary 973
Oxford Spires Academy
Oxford, OX4 2AU
Secondary 1,306
The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD
Secondary 1,500
Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD
Secondary 1,439
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET
Secondary 1,292
Sandringham School
St Albans, AL4 9NX
Secondary 1,817
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL
Secondary 1,528
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Secondary 1,465
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS
Secondary 1,219
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU
Secondary 1,464
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS
Secondary 1,783
Churchill Academy & Sixth Form
Winscombe, BS25 5QN
Secondary 1,547
Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Secondary 1,496
Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 915
The Deepings School
Peterborough, PE6 8NF
Secondary 1,041
Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL
Secondary 1,559
Cleeve Park School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Secondary 1,010
Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT
Secondary 1,594
St Mary's Catholic Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7EQ
Secondary 1,191
Logic Studio School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 328
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
London, E1 4SD
Secondary 1,352
Richmond School & Sixth Form College
Richmond, DL10 7BQ
Secondary 1,290
Bilton School
Rugby, CV22 7JT
Secondary 1,166
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Leicester, LE2 6FU
Secondary 1,152
The John Roan School
London, SE3 7QR
Secondary 1,164
Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT
Secondary 1,052
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND
Secondary 1,060