Wigston 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
Wigston Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,314 16.7% 23.7%
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
Dartford, DA1 1QE
Secondary 1,350 18.1% 25.2%
The Littlehampton Academy
Littlehampton, BN17 6FE
Secondary 1,370 19.9% 24.8%
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Northampton, NN2 6JW
Secondary 1,307 12.8% 24.4%
Oxford Spires Academy
Oxford, OX4 2AU
Secondary 1,306 19.5% 25.2%
Holyrood Academy
Chard, TA20 1JL
Secondary 1,321 15.8% 23.6%
Fulston Manor School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG
Secondary 1,331 15.1% 21.4%
Leigh Academy Mascalls
Tonbridge, TN12 6LT
Secondary 1,241 17.5% 22.5%
Chestnut Grove Academy
London, SW12 8JZ
Secondary 1,325 20% 25.2%
Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre
Droitwich Spa, WR9 0AA
Secondary 1,300 14.9% 22.3%
Lydiard Park Academy
Swindon, SN5 6HN
Secondary 1,287 18% 23.8%
Severn Vale School
Gloucester, GL2 4PR
Secondary 1,353 16.5% 21.7%
The Joseph Whitaker School
Mansfield, NG21 0AG
Secondary 1,328 14.2% 22%
Bishopshalt School
Uxbridge, UB8 3RF
Secondary 1,294 15.3% 24.4%
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY
Secondary 1,205 16.1% 23.5%
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Secondary 1,218 13.2% 24.3%
Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT
Secondary 1,401 17.5% 24.1%
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU
Secondary 1,360 16.7% 23.2%
Mildenhall College Academy
Mildenhall, IP28 7JX
Secondary 1,340 17.2% 23.5%
Chichester High School
Chichester, PO19 8EB
Secondary 1,261 16.8% 24.7%
Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ
Secondary 1,375 18.2% 24.7%
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn, BB1 8QA
Secondary 1,354 16% 23.3%
The Kingsway School
Cheadle, SK8 4QX
Secondary 1,292 19.8% 22.4%
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR
Secondary 1,404 15.7% 23.5%
Three Rivers Academy
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 5EJ
Secondary 1,394 18.6% 22.4%
Downham Market Academy
Downham Market, PE38 9LL
Secondary 1,335 17.5% 25.4%
Tavistock College
Tavistock, PL19 8DD
Secondary 1,270 18% 22.1%
Ashton Park School
Bristol, BS3 2JL
Secondary 1,257 19.7% 23.2%
Honley High School
Holmfirth, HD9 6QJ
Secondary 1,289 16.6% 22.2%
Highfields School
Matlock, DE4 5NA
Secondary 1,295 12.4% 21.9%

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
Wigston Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,314 Sign in to see
Harris Academy Peckham
London, SE15 5DZ
Secondary 539
The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD
Secondary 1,500
John Taylor High School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 8AZ
Secondary 1,499
Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ
Secondary 1,505
Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD
Secondary 1,439
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB
Secondary 1,480
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS
Secondary 1,246
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Upminster, RM14 3HS
Secondary 1,550
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA
Secondary 1,820
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,626
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL
Secondary 1,528
Montsaye Academy
Kettering, NN14 6BB
Secondary 1,030
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ
Secondary 1,573
Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY
Secondary 1,507
The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX
Secondary 1,505
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YH
Secondary 1,392
The Deepings School
Peterborough, PE6 8NF
Secondary 1,041
Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL
Secondary 1,559
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Secondary 1,218
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3EZ
Secondary 1,190
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH
Secondary 1,707
Tomlinscote School
Camberley, GU16 8PY
Secondary 1,502
Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT
Secondary 1,594
St Mary's Catholic Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7EQ
Secondary 1,191
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
London, E1 4SD
Secondary 1,352
Richmond School & Sixth Form College
Richmond, DL10 7BQ
Secondary 1,290
The John Roan School
London, SE3 7QR
Secondary 1,164
Eckington School
Sheffield, S21 4GN
Secondary 1,152
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND
Secondary 1,060