Albany 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
Albany Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 723 20.9% 28.4%
Carlton Keighley
Keighley, BD20 6EB
Secondary 795 20.3% 29.7%
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EE
Secondary 713 17% 26.6%
Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ
Secondary 682 18.1% 29.1%
Outwood Academy Foxhills
Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ
Secondary 737 20.3% 31.2%
Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon, HG4 2DE
Secondary 662 17.4% 27.5%
Witchford Village College
Ely, CB6 2JA
Secondary 768 22.4% 25.9%
Ormiston Endeavour Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG
Secondary 739 21.2% 31.5%
Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE
Secondary 757 20.2% 29.2%
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
London, SW11 6BF
Secondary 770 19.4% 28.7%
Waseley Hills High School
Birmingham, B45 9EL
Secondary 743 20.8% 27.1%
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ
Secondary 685 19.2% 30.3%
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield, WF2 6EQ
Secondary 763 19.1% 26.5%
St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Bromsgrove, B61 7DH
Secondary 677 18.5% 26%
The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Atherstone, CV9 1LZ
Secondary 724 22% 29.3%
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS
Secondary 731 21.5% 27.6%
Alde Valley Academy
Leiston, IP16 4BG
Secondary 674 20.6% 30%
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Redcar, TS10 1PJ
Secondary 744 18.6% 29.6%
The Bishop David Brown School
Woking, GU21 5RF
Secondary 806 22.2% 27.2%
Upper Batley High School
Batley, WF17 0BJ
Secondary 793 17.6% 28%
West Craven High School
Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB
Secondary 593 19.8% 27.7%
The Lenham School
Maidstone, ME17 2LL
Secondary 827 21.8% 28.8%
Merstham Park School
Redhill, RH1 3PU
Secondary 669 19.2% 27.7%
The Whitehaven Academy
Whitehaven, CA28 8TY
Secondary 816 19.9% 30.1%
Dawlish College
Dawlish, EX7 0BY
Secondary 777 24.2% 28.5%
Thames Park Secondary School
Grays, RM17 5FP
Secondary 743 21.6% 29.1%
Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS
Secondary 710 18.2% 29.6%
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LE
Secondary 674 23.4% 28.5%
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Birmingham, B30 1DY
Secondary 825 22% 29.2%
The Macclesfield Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JR
Secondary 639 22.9% 27.5%

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
Albany Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 723 Sign in to see
Fairfield High School for Girls
Manchester, M43 6AB
Secondary 992
Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR
Secondary 964
Co-op Academy Swinton
Manchester, M27 6JU
Secondary 992
Welland Park Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 9DR
Secondary 988
Appleby Grammar School
Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU
Secondary 360
The Rudheath Senior Academy
Northwich, CW9 7DT
Secondary 591
Loreto Grammar School
Altrincham, WA14 4AH
Secondary 1,072
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Secondary 1,066
Boston High School
Boston, PE21 9PF
Secondary 816
Academy@Worden
Leyland, PR25 1RN
Secondary 618
St Peter's Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS6 6SP
Secondary 574
Sir John Talbot's School
Whitchurch, SY13 2BY
Secondary 883
Shavington Academy
Shavington, CW2 5DH
Secondary 909
Newcastle Academy
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2QS
Secondary 422
Clayton Hall Academy
Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 3DN
Secondary 783
The Bishop David Brown School
Woking, GU21 5RF
Secondary 806
Bolton Muslim Girls School
Bolton, BL3 6TQ
Secondary 752
West Craven High School
Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB
Secondary 593
Norlington School and 6th Form
London, E10 6JZ
Secondary 903
Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
Warrington, WA4 1JL
Secondary 861
Sir Thomas Boughey Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 8AP
Secondary 449
The Pedmore High School
Stourbridge, DY9 7HS
Secondary 663
Castle Hall Academy
Mirfield, WF14 9PH
Secondary 831
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD
Secondary 699
Outwood Academy Haydock
St. Helens, WA11 0JG
Secondary 820
Middlewich High School
Middlewich, CW10 9BU
Secondary 677
Meols Cop High School
Southport, PR8 6JS
Secondary 910
Wellfield Academy
Leyland, PR25 2TP
Secondary 525
St. Thomas More Language College
London, SW3 2QS
Secondary 541