Beacon Hill 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
Beacon Hill Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,073 10.6% 34.7%
St Paul's Academy
London, SE2 9PX
Secondary 1,122 12.3% 33.5%
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 1,055 13.9% 33.8%
Harris Academy Purley
South Croydon, CR2 6DT
Secondary 1,036 14.5% 37.1%
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF
Secondary 945 16.2% 35.4%
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP
Secondary 1,046 9.8% 37.5%
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ
Secondary 1,058 17.6% 34.6%
The UCL Academy
Camden, NW3 3AQ
Secondary 1,096 11.6% 37.7%
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT
Secondary 1,110 13% 31.7%
John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby, DN37 9EH
Secondary 1,006 11.4% 36.7%
Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD
Secondary 1,099 13.9% 36.1%
Hall Green School
Birmingham, B28 0AA
Secondary 919 13.5% 36.7%
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
London, NW10 4EP
Secondary 973 11.2% 34%
Belle Vue Girls' Academy
Bradford, BD9 6NA
Secondary 1,039 7% 33.5%
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ
Secondary 1,042 15.5% 33.8%
St Joseph's College
London, SE19 3HL
Secondary 949 12.6% 32.6%
Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN
Secondary 1,076 15.8% 33.6%
Bower Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4YY
Secondary 1,026 15.7% 34.7%
Heartlands High School
London, N22 7ST
Secondary 1,168 15.4% 34.7%
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,116 15.9% 38.4%
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ
Secondary 1,164 15% 31%
Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Bradford, BD9 6RB
Secondary 1,044 9.7% 30.9%
Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Secondary 1,047 16.2% 35.2%
The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU
Secondary 1,186 14.6% 31.7%
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
Secondary 1,112 10.4% 38.6%
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF
Secondary 1,161 11.8% 34.1%
Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Secondary 1,109 13.4% 33%
Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF
Secondary 1,204 12.6% 35.3%
Foxford Community School
Coventry, CV6 6BB
Secondary 1,081 17.7% 34.9%
Graham School
Scarborough, YO12 6QW
Secondary 1,045 9.7% 34.8%

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
Beacon Hill Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,073 Sign in to see
Oasis Academy Coulsdon
Croydon, CR5 1ES
Secondary 927
Somervale Secondary School
Radstock, BA3 2JD
Secondary 775
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 2ED
Secondary 1,184
Bartley Green School
Birmingham, B32 3QJ
Secondary 947
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Tamworth, B79 8AH
Secondary 929
Canons High School
Edgware, HA8 6AN
Secondary 1,260
Biddulph High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7AR
Secondary 771
Chatham Grammar
Chatham, ME5 7EH
Secondary 980
St Helena School
Colchester, CO3 3LE
Secondary 1,006
Presdales School
Ware, SG12 9NX
Secondary 1,175
The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form
Nottingham, NG12 5FF
Secondary 1,033
The Hathaway Academy
Grays, RM17 5LL
Secondary 676
Jubilee High School
Addlestone, KT15 1TE
Secondary 681
Fareham Academy
Fareham, PO14 1JJ
Secondary 889
Hillside High School
Bootle, L20 9NU
Secondary 699
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB
Secondary 954
de Stafford School
Caterham, CR3 5YX
Secondary 827
Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY
Secondary 1,103
Moreton School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BY
Secondary 1,053
Ludlow Church of England School
Ludlow, SY8 1GJ
Secondary 612
Stanley High School
Southport, PR9 9TF
Secondary 843
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
Kingsbury, B78 2LF
Secondary 689
Stoke Park School
Coventry, CV2 4JW
Secondary 1,073
The Pedmore High School
Stourbridge, DY9 7HS
Secondary 659
Rye College
Rye, TN31 7NQ
Secondary 580
Kineton High School
Warwick, CV35 0JX
Secondary 1,030
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ
Secondary 1,063
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Leeds, LS9 0TT
Secondary 884
St Benedict's Catholic School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH
Secondary 976