King James Academy Royston

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
King James Academy Royston
(Your chosen school)
All-through 939 16% 19.6%
Birkenhead High School Academy
Prenton, CH43 1TY
All-through 1,208 19.5% 17.5%
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough, PE1 2UE
All-through 1,261 8.2% 11.6%
King's Oak Academy
Bristol, BS15 4JT
All-through 995 18.4% 26.5%
Batley Grammar School
Batley, WF17 0AD
All-through 1,000 13.8% 29.2%
Aylesford School Warwick
Warwick, CV34 6XR
All-through 1,214 20.9% 24%
Helena Romanes School
Great Dunmow, CM6 2AU
All-through 1,311 17% 16.3%
DSLV E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 4LJ
All-through 1,016 15.7% 31.1%
Cromwell Community College
Chatteris, PE16 6UU
All-through 1,527 15.7% 25.6%
Priory Academy
Dunstable, LU5 4JA
All-through 808 16% 13.7%
Cobham Free School
Cobham, KT11 1TF
All-through 963 13.3% 14.6%
Samuel Ryder Academy
St Albans, AL1 5AR
All-through 1,577 14.1% 17.4%
Chichester Free School
Chichester, PO20 1NP
All-through 1,079 15.2% 14.5%
Gildredge House
Eastbourne, BN20 8AB
All-through 1,168 18% 18.6%
Simon Balle All-Through School
Hertford, SG13 8AJ
All-through 1,561 14.1% 9.8%
Goresbrook School
Dagenham, RM9 6XW
All-through 1,036 12.2% 29.2%
The Gatwick School
Crawley, RH10 9TP
All-through 846 17.6% 19%
Holy Trinity School
Kidderminster, DY10 2BY
All-through 741 19.8% 20.4%
Hampton College
Peterborough, PE7 8BF
All-through 1,621 12% 23.5%
Cranbrook Education Campus
Exeter, EX5 7EE
All-through 1,058 16.1% 24%
Polam Hall School
Darlington, DL1 5PA
All-through 841 13.9% 29.6%
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)
Oswestry, SY10 7BD
All-through 723 24.1% 22.3%
Kents Hill Park all-through school
Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ
All-through 1,019 18.2% 29.1%
The Beaulieu Park School
Chelmsford, CM1 6DT
All-through 1,609 12.7% 10.6%
Litcham School
King's Lynn, PE32 2NS
All-through 745 19% 19%
Bohunt Horsham
Horsham, RH12 6AP
All-through 1,125 22.7% 12%
Northstowe Learning Community
Cambridge, CB24 1DJ
All-through 774 14.4% 19.4%
Livingstone Academy Bournemouth
Bournemouth, BH1 1PA
All-through 812 17.9% 23.6%
Glebe Farm School
Milton Keynes, MK17 8XY
All-through 907 13.7% 22.3%
The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)
Harleston, IP20 9DD
All-through 832 20.1% 19.5%

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
King James Academy Royston
(Your chosen school)
All-through 939 Sign in to see
St Mary Magdalene Academy
London, N7 8PG
All-through 1,557
Ark King Solomon Academy
London, NW1 6RX
All-through 1,308
William Hulme's Grammar School
Manchester, M16 8PR
All-through 1,596
Ark Globe Academy
London, SE1 6AG
All-through 1,280
Birkenhead High School Academy
Prenton, CH43 1TY
All-through 1,208
The John Wallis Church of England Academy
Ashford, TN23 3HG
All-through 1,733
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough, PE1 2UE
All-through 1,261
The Piggott School
Reading, RG10 8DS
All-through 1,885
King's Oak Academy
Bristol, BS15 4JT
All-through 995
Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo
Rochester, ME3 9HH
All-through 1,855
Bloxwich Academy
Walsall, WS2 7NR
All-through 1,447
Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary School
Hessle, HU13 0JQ
All-through 1,859
Saint George's Church of England School
Gravesend, DA11 7LS
All-through 1,578
Aylesford School Warwick
Warwick, CV34 6XR
All-through 1,214
Helena Romanes School
Great Dunmow, CM6 2AU
All-through 1,311
DSLV E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 4LJ
All-through 1,016
Cromwell Community College
Chatteris, PE16 6UU
All-through 1,527
Bridgwater College Academy
Bridgwater, TA6 4QY
All-through 1,564
Hailsham Community College
Hailsham, BN27 1DT
All-through 1,615
Samuel Ryder Academy
St Albans, AL1 5AR
All-through 1,577
Bridge Learning Campus
Bristol, BS13 0RL
All-through 1,229
Preston Manor School
Wembley, HA9 8NA
All-through 1,928
Ark John Keats Academy
London, EN3 5PA
All-through 1,741
Washwood Heath Academy
Birmingham, B8 2AS
All-through 1,717
Simon Balle All-Through School
Hertford, SG13 8AJ
All-through 1,561
Harris Academy Tottenham
London, N17 9LN
All-through 1,320
Hampton College
Peterborough, PE7 8BF
All-through 1,621
The Beaulieu Park School
Chelmsford, CM1 6DT
All-through 1,609
Starbank School
Birmingham, B10 9BT
All-through 2,177