Oldbury 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
Oldbury Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,328 14.7% 46.3%
Paddington Academy
London, W9 2DR
Secondary 1,259 8.7% 45.9%
North Liverpool Academy
Liverpool, L5 0SQ
Secondary 1,305 18.6% 49%
Gospel Oak School
Tipton, DY4 0BZ
Secondary 1,217 15% 40.3%
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD
Secondary 1,181 20.2% 43.1%
Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry, CV1 5LY
Secondary 1,486 20% 43.3%
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Birmingham, B26 2RZ
Secondary 1,187 17.7% 45.8%
The St Leonards Academy
St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 8HH
Secondary 1,346 10.8% 42.6%
Ninestiles, an Academy
Birmingham, B27 7QG
Secondary 1,498 19.5% 46.9%
Discovery Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA
Secondary 1,446 16.6% 44.7%
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
London, E2 6NW
Secondary 1,439 16.4% 47%
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG
Secondary 1,519 17.2% 44.4%
Sirius Academy North
Hull, HU6 9BP
Secondary 1,306 19.7% 48.5%
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA
Secondary 1,188 19.6% 49.6%
Aldersley High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT
Secondary 1,282 16.3% 41.6%
Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP
Secondary 1,258 15.5% 47.2%
The Ruth Gorse Academy
Leeds, LS10 1HW
Secondary 1,275 18% 46.8%
Saltley Academy
Birmingham, B9 5RX
Secondary 1,356 17.4% 44.9%
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL
Secondary 1,179 15.7% 47.8%
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP
Secondary 1,178 14.2% 42.2%
The Marvell College
Hull, HU9 4EE
Secondary 1,255 16.4% 42.5%
Babington Academy
Leicester, LE4 0SZ
Secondary 1,352 20.9% 44.7%
Fortis Academy
Birmingham, B44 8NU
Secondary 1,346 15% 49.8%
Small Heath Leadership Academy
Birmingham, B10 9RX
Secondary 1,191 11.8% 45.8%
Cumberland Community School
London, E13 8SJ
Secondary 1,404 10.8% 46.9%
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY
Secondary 1,186 14.8% 43.9%
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Birmingham, B37 6NU
Secondary 1,202 20.8% 49.6%
Ellis Guilford School
Nottingham, NG6 0HT
Secondary 1,282 17.9% 44.6%
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA
Secondary 1,138 12.6% 44%
Kingsway Park High School
Rochdale, OL16 4XA
Secondary 1,342 16.6% 46.8%

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
Oldbury Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,328 Sign in to see
John Madejski Academy
Reading, RG2 8AF
Secondary 872
Dixons City Academy
Bradford, BD5 7RR
Secondary 934
Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX
Secondary 1,382
Unity City Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE
Secondary 999
John Cabot Academy
Bristol, BS15 8BD
Secondary 1,280
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA
Secondary 1,187
Grace Academy Coventry
Coventry, CV2 2RH
Secondary 994
Kingsbridge Academy
Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL
Secondary 1,292
Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ
Secondary 1,245
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Secondary 1,675
The Farnley Academy
Leeds, LS12 5EU
Secondary 1,492
Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE
Secondary 1,576
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,397
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN
Secondary 1,321
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
Secondary 1,514
St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF
Secondary 1,579
William Brookes School
Much Wenlock, TF13 6NB
Secondary 904
Nicholas Chamberlaine School
Bedworth, CV12 9EA
Secondary 1,351
Sir William Stanier School
Crewe, CW1 4EB
Secondary 699
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL
Secondary 1,345
Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD
Secondary 928
Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT
Secondary 713
Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF
Secondary 1,422
Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ
Secondary 1,705
Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Secondary 784
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS
Secondary 880
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ
Secondary 1,148
Ark Acton Academy
London, W3 8EY
Secondary 858
Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD
Secondary 1,146