Parkside 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
Parkside Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 883 13.4% 39.4%
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 995 13.6% 39.9%
The Basildon Upper Academy
Basildon, SS13 3HL
Secondary 916 16.9% 40.4%
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF
Secondary 937 15.6% 36.9%
Outwood Academy City Fields
Wakefield, WF1 4SF
Secondary 902 10% 38.6%
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP
Secondary 1,006 14.6% 39.6%
Nottingham Girls' Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3LD
Secondary 911 11.9% 39.3%
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
London, NW10 4EP
Secondary 966 11.4% 40.1%
De Lacy Academy
Knottingley, WF11 0BZ
Secondary 870 15.7% 39.4%
Easington Academy
Peterlee, SR8 3AY
Secondary 788 16.2% 36.8%
Westminster City School
London, SW1E 5HJ
Secondary 802 10.8% 39.4%
Bridgemary School
Gosport, PO13 0JN
Secondary 792 13.7% 38.1%
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Ipswich, IP2 8PL
Secondary 790 15.8% 40%
Irlam and Cadishead Academy
Manchester, M44 5ZR
Secondary 782 13.9% 38.7%
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS
Secondary 990 14.9% 40.8%
Beechwood School
Slough, SL2 1QE
Secondary 830 16.9% 39.8%
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Birmingham, B30 1UL
Secondary 774 10.3% 38.5%
Lancaster Academy
Leicester, LE2 6FU
Secondary 962 10.8% 37.6%
Queen Elizabeth's Academy
Mansfield, NG19 7AP
Secondary 883 14.1% 41.2%
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 965 15.9% 39%
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
Nottingham, NG8 1EA
Secondary 828 14.8% 38.1%
Graham School
Scarborough, YO12 6QW
Secondary 969 11.4% 36.9%
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY
Secondary 870 13.9% 38.9%
Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE
Secondary 1,000 16.2% 38.8%
Springwell Community College
Chesterfield, S43 3NQ
Secondary 885 14.4% 43%
Freebrough Academy
Saltburn-By-the-Sea, TS12 2SJ
Secondary 822 16.9% 40.7%
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD
Secondary 954 15.3% 36.6%
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE
Secondary 937 17.2% 35.2%
Wellfield School
Wingate, TS28 5AX
Secondary 915 18.7% 42%
Philips High School
Manchester, M45 7PH
Secondary 873 16.4% 37%

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
Parkside Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 883 Sign in to see
Rugby High School
Rugby, CV22 7RE
Secondary 929
Bournemouth School for Girls
Bournemouth, BH8 9UJ
Secondary 1,260
Rodborough
Godalming, GU8 5BZ
Secondary 880
The National CofE Academy
Nottingham, NG15 7DB
Secondary 1,125
Cox Green School
Maidenhead, SL6 3AX
Secondary 1,184
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
St Albans, AL4 0TT
Secondary 1,097
Manningtree High School
Manningtree, CO11 2BW
Secondary 918
Becket Keys Church of England Free School
Brentwood, CM15 9DA
Secondary 1,141
Altwood Church of England School
Maidenhead, SL6 4PU
Secondary 794
Lift Winton
Andover, SP10 2PS
Secondary 1,034
Brymore Academy
Bridgwater, TA5 2NB
Secondary 346
Kinver High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY7 6AA
Secondary 740
Heathside School
Weybridge, KT13 8UZ
Secondary 1,231
St Thomas Becket Catholic School
Northampton, NN3 6HT
Secondary 905
Smithdon High School
Hunstanton, PE36 5HY
Secondary 564
Hornchurch High School
Hornchurch, RM12 4AJ
Secondary 718
Farnham Heath End
Farnham, GU9 9BN
Secondary 1,077
York High School
York, YO24 3WZ
Secondary 751
Stocksbridge High School
Sheffield, S36 1FD
Secondary 795
Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR29 4QD
Secondary 686
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE15 9SD
Secondary 613
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 0HE
Secondary 913
All Saints' Church of England Academy
Weymouth, DT4 9BJ
Secondary 701
Onslow St Audrey's School
Hatfield, AL10 8AB
Secondary 808
Thornaby Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DB
Secondary 484
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Keighley, BD20 6LH
Secondary 704
King Edward VI High School
Stafford, ST17 9YJ
Secondary 663
Crofton School
Fareham, PO14 2AT
Secondary 1,105
Highworth Warneford School
Swindon, SN6 7BZ
Secondary 630