Oldbury Academy

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
Oldbury Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,353 14.4% 50.7%
Paddington Academy
London, W9 2DR
Secondary 1,260 11.3% 48.8%
North Liverpool Academy
Liverpool, L5 0SQ
Secondary 1,286 17.5% 47.8%
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD
Secondary 1,248 20.1% 51%
Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry, CV1 5LY
Secondary 1,502 21.7% 46.8%
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Birmingham, B26 2RZ
Secondary 1,195 18.1% 49.1%
Ninestiles, an Academy
Birmingham, B27 7QG
Secondary 1,500 19.2% 56.3%
Discovery Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA
Secondary 1,439 21.4% 48.6%
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD
Secondary 1,187 19.8% 45.7%
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
London, E2 6NW
Secondary 1,419 17% 54.3%
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG
Secondary 1,522 15.9% 49.6%
Rockwood Academy
Birmingham, B8 3HG
Secondary 1,087 19% 51.8%
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA
Secondary 1,195 18.3% 52.7%
Aldersley High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT
Secondary 1,293 15.6% 44.6%
Dyke House Sports and Technology College
Hartlepool, TS24 8NQ
Secondary 1,308 16.4% 53.4%
Heron Hall Academy
Enfield, EN3 4SA
Secondary 1,242 16.5% 48%
The Portsmouth Academy
Portsmouth, PO1 5PF
Secondary 1,243 10.8% 52.9%
Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP
Secondary 1,271 16.8% 55%
The Ruth Gorse Academy
Leeds, LS10 1HW
Secondary 1,276 19.1% 51.2%
Saltley Academy
Birmingham, B9 5RX
Secondary 1,395 19.1% 53.9%
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL
Secondary 1,191 17.6% 52.7%
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP
Secondary 1,196 15.4% 44.9%
Fortis Academy
Birmingham, B44 8NU
Secondary 1,301 20.9% 49.7%
Moreton School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BY
Secondary 1,078 15.5% 53.7%
Small Heath Leadership Academy
Birmingham, B10 9RX
Secondary 1,190 13% 52.8%
Ormiston SWB Academy
Bilston, WV14 0LN
Secondary 1,177 18.3% 51.7%
Cumberland Community School
London, E13 8SJ
Secondary 1,346 13.2% 54.9%
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY
Secondary 1,167 16.3% 46.8%
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Birmingham, B37 6NU
Secondary 1,194 22.2% 54.7%
Kingsway Park High School
Rochdale, OL16 4XA
Secondary 1,323 17.4% 47.9%

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 1,353 Sign in to see
Dixons City Academy
Bradford, BD5 7RR
Secondary 910
Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX
Secondary 1,422
Lift Unity City
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE
Secondary 1,029
Sandwell Academy
West Bromwich, B71 4LG
Secondary 1,468
John Cabot Academy
Bristol, BS15 8BD
Secondary 1,280
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA
Secondary 1,182
Kingsbridge Academy
Kingsbridge, TQ7 1PL
Secondary 1,249
Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ
Secondary 1,121
Nene Park Academy
Peterborough, PE2 7EA
Secondary 1,478
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Secondary 1,729
Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE
Secondary 1,571
The Stanway School
Colchester, CO3 0QA
Secondary 1,385
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7JN
Secondary 1,308
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
Secondary 1,555
East Leake Academy
Loughborough, LE12 6QN
Secondary 1,088
St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral, CH63 7LF
Secondary 1,548
William Brookes School
Much Wenlock, TF13 6NB
Secondary 820
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Hebburn, NE31 2ET
Secondary 1,358
Nicholas Chamberlaine School
Bedworth, CV12 9EA
Secondary 1,430
Sir William Stanier School
Crewe, CW1 4EB
Secondary 693
South Bromsgrove High
Bromsgrove, B60 3NL
Secondary 1,355
Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD
Secondary 920
Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT
Secondary 776
Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ
Secondary 1,727
Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Secondary 746
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS
Secondary 905
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE4 0FJ
Secondary 1,167
Ark Acton Academy
London, W3 8EY
Secondary 808
North Bromsgrove High School
Bromsgrove, B60 1BA
Secondary 1,080