Shirley High School Performing Arts College

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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
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 786 27.1% 47.1%
Grace Academy Solihull
Birmingham, B37 5JS
Secondary 876 27.4% 48.3%
St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF
Secondary 947 23.9% 45.9%
The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET
Secondary 844 20.1% 48%
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN
Secondary 795 22.4% 48.9%
New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL
Secondary 820 21% 46.6%
Oasis Academy Brightstowe
Bristol, BS11 0EB
Secondary 739 26.4% 50.6%
St Aldhelm's Academy
Poole, BH12 4HS
Secondary 841 23.8% 44.1%
The Hastings Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DN
Secondary 813 26% 44.4%
Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 915 25.9% 44%
Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU
Secondary 879 24.1% 45.1%
North Cambridge Academy
Cambridge, CB4 2JF
Secondary 691 24.7% 49.9%
Beacon Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF
Secondary 666 26.7% 48.2%
Magnus Church of England Academy
Newark, NG24 4AB
Secondary 749 24.6% 43.5%
Trinity Academy
London, SW2 1QS
Secondary 617 25.5% 48.2%
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Secondary 736 23.9% 48.4%
Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Secondary 763 28.7% 51.1%
David Nieper Academy
Alfreton, DE55 7JA
Secondary 811 23.1% 44.2%
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD3 8HE
Secondary 887 24% 48%
Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ
Secondary 860 19.2% 46%
The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW
Secondary 850 21.5% 47.3%
Bay Leadership Academy
Morecambe, LA3 1AB
Secondary 725 31.4% 49.4%
Ferryhill School
Ferryhill, DL17 8RW
Secondary 733 23.9% 46.4%
Astrea Academy Woodfields
Doncaster, DN4 8ND
Secondary 724 23.7% 48.3%
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG
Secondary 761 23.5% 48%
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Birmingham, B14 4HN
Secondary 752 29.5% 43.4%
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX
Secondary 828 24.6% 44.9%
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB
Secondary 808 25.7% 46.4%
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn, BB1 1PY
Secondary 814 24.5% 44.3%
Conisborough College
London, SE6 2SE
Secondary 758 27% 44.3%

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
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 786 Sign in to see
Sir Thomas Rich's School
Gloucester, GL2 0LF
Secondary 1,249
Beths Grammar School
Bexley, DA5 1NE
Secondary 1,664
Penair School
Truro, TR1 1TN
Secondary 1,239
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
Faversham, ME13 7BQ
Secondary 1,101
The Crypt School
Gloucester, GL2 5AE
Secondary 1,093
Norton College
Malton, YO17 9PT
Secondary 692
Crofton Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1NF
Secondary 1,061
Cirencester Kingshill School
Cirencester, GL7 1HS
Secondary 807
Hounsdown School
Southampton, SO40 9FT
Secondary 1,281
St Augustine's Catholic College
Trowbridge, BA14 9EN
Secondary 952
Redden Court School
Romford, RM3 0TS
Secondary 1,063
Forest Academy
Ilford, IG6 3TN
Secondary 826
St Mark's Catholic School
Hounslow, TW3 3EJ
Secondary 1,215
The Marlborough Church of England School
Woodstock, OX20 1LP
Secondary 1,085
Brymore Academy
Bridgwater, TA5 2NB
Secondary 346
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3GP
Secondary 898
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, ME16 0JP
Secondary 1,152
St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL
Secondary 1,179
Fowey River Academy
Fowey, PL23 1HE
Secondary 661
Hanham Woods Academy
Bristol, BS15 3LA
Secondary 844
Haileybury Turnford
Waltham Cross, EN8 0JU
Secondary 967
Brayton Academy
Selby, YO8 9QS
Secondary 933
The Lenham School
Maidstone, ME17 2LL
Secondary 827
Small Heath Leadership Academy
Birmingham, B10 9RX
Secondary 1,190
Foxford Community School
Coventry, CV6 6BB
Secondary 1,061
Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN
Secondary 1,254
The Mandeville School
Aylesbury, HP21 8ES
Secondary 998
Huxlow Academy
Irthlingborough, NN9 5TY
Secondary 820
Highworth Warneford School
Swindon, SN6 7BZ
Secondary 630