The Featherstone 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
The Featherstone Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 525 29% 40.3%
The Open Academy
Norwich, NR7 9DL
Secondary 560 32.5% 38.6%
Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
Malvern, WR14 1WD
Secondary 616 30.4% 35.4%
Woodfield Academy
Redditch, B98 7HH
Secondary 572 24.6% 41.9%
Lift Tamworth
Tamworth, B77 2NE
Secondary 607 22.5% 44.1%
Lift New Forest
Southampton, SO45 2PA
Secondary 549 22.1% 43.4%
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR
Secondary 581 23.3% 42.7%
The Barnes Wallis Academy
Lincoln, LN4 4PN
Secondary 509 28.9% 41.7%
St Edmund's Catholic School
Dover, CT16 2QB
Secondary 648 28% 40.2%
Caister Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5LS
Secondary 635 26% 39.4%
The Grange School
Christchurch, BH23 3AU
Secondary 472 31.3% 41.1%
Thomas Middlecott Academy
Boston, PE20 1JS
Secondary 600 21.8% 37%
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Secondary 693 32.7% 43.3%
Church Hill Middle School
Redditch, B98 9LR
Secondary 451 25.6% 37.6%
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR
Secondary 792 26% 39.6%
Harris Academy Orpington
BR5 4LG
Secondary 501 24.4% 44.5%
The Winstanley School
Leicester, LE3 3BD
Secondary 639 33% 41.8%
North Gosforth Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 6EJ
Secondary 564 21.4% 37.5%
Newland School for Girls
Hull, HU6 7RU
Secondary 676 20.4% 43%
The Pedmore High School
Stourbridge, DY9 7HS
Secondary 663 24% 41.3%
Birchensale Middle School
Redditch, B97 6HT
Secondary 536 25.1% 37%
Pakefield High School
Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ
Secondary 702 23.5% 38.9%
The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG
Secondary 589 25.8% 44%
Lancaster High School
Lancaster, LA1 3LS
Secondary 594 25% 45.3%
Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB
Secondary 405 29.4% 42.4%
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE
Secondary 517 25% 42.9%
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA
Secondary 611 19.8% 41.6%
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
Peterborough, PE4 7EP
Secondary 446 24.2% 41%
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Keighley, BD20 6LH
Secondary 704 23.1% 38.9%
Mercia Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 0TL
Secondary 580 23.8% 41.3%

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
The Featherstone Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 525 Sign in to see
Hadleigh High School
Ipswich, IP7 5HU
Secondary 732
Kingstone High School
Hereford, HR2 9HJ
Secondary 595
George Eliot Academy
Nuneaton, CV11 4QP
Secondary 850
Stratford Girls' Grammar School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9HA
Secondary 831
Thamesmead School
Shepperton, TW17 9EE
Secondary 1,049
Braunton Academy
Braunton, EX33 2BP
Secondary 841
BBG Academy
Birkenshaw, BD19 4BE
Secondary 1,048
Heath Lane Academy
Leicester, LE9 7PD
Secondary 676
Winterton Community Academy
Scunthorpe, DN15 9QD
Secondary 505
South Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 8SG
Secondary 617
All Saints Catholic College
Dukinfield, SK16 5AP
Secondary 820
The Snaith School
Goole, DN14 9LB
Secondary 788
Dixons McMillan Academy
Bradford, BD5 0JD
Secondary 680
The Grange School
Christchurch, BH23 3AU
Secondary 472
Eden Boys' School, Preston
Preston, PR1 4BD
Secondary 618
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8TF
Secondary 602
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Birmingham, B30 1UL
Secondary 774
Colonel Frank Seely Academy
Nottingham, NG14 6JZ
Secondary 859
Hayle Academy
Hayle, TR27 4DN
Secondary 605
Framingham Earl High School
Norwich, NR14 7QP
Secondary 802
The Heys School
Manchester, M25 1JZ
Secondary 573
Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 6JN
Secondary 804
St Antony's Roman Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M41 9PD
Secondary 688
Longdendale High School
Hyde, SK14 8LW
Secondary 784
Buckler's Mead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NH
Secondary 799
Rhyddings
Accrington, BB5 3EA
Secondary 690
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St. Helens, WA11 9BB
Secondary 548
Filey Academy
Filey, YO14 0HG
Secondary 451
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Clitheroe, BB7 9JA
Secondary 1,130