Blue Coat Church of England Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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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
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 936 18% 47.2%
Barnsley Academy
Barnsley, S70 3DL
Secondary 919 16.7% 44.5%
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR
Secondary 922 18.4% 43.8%
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH
Secondary 984 19.2% 47.8%
New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL
Secondary 810 17.6% 45.7%
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA
Secondary 871 19.9% 46.4%
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Nottingham, NG8 4HY
Secondary 879 19.9% 48.6%
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX
Secondary 1,023 21.7% 45.9%
Bartley Green School
Birmingham, B32 3QJ
Secondary 947 23.6% 50.3%
Airedale Academy
Castleford, WF10 3JU
Secondary 1,043 19.1% 45.7%
Stockland Green School
Birmingham, B23 7JH
Secondary 754 17.2% 45.1%
Ark Putney Academy
London, SW15 3DG
Secondary 880 18.5% 50.2%
Greenwood Academy
Birmingham, B35 7NL
Secondary 972 17.3% 50.1%
The Grangefield Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE
Secondary 1,011 14.6% 46.4%
Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND
Secondary 844 20.7% 47.7%
The Blyth Academy
Blyth, NE24 4JP
Secondary 834 15.9% 48.6%
Ark Boulton Academy
Birmingham, B11 2QG
Secondary 893 16.7% 51.3%
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary 937 16.6% 46.2%
Harris Academy Battersea
London, SW11 5AP
Secondary 930 13.5% 48.9%
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Croydon, CR9 3AS
Secondary 837 17.7% 46%
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF
Secondary 1,078 18.6% 44.1%
St James Academy
Dudley, DY1 3JE
Secondary 866 13.6% 49.9%
The Royal Sutton School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY
Secondary 956 19.5% 46.7%
Trinity Academy Grammar
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW
Secondary 991 19.5% 49.5%
The Link Academy
Dudley, DY2 0PB
Secondary 997 20% 45.6%
Folkestone Academy
Folkestone, CT19 5FP
Secondary 1,048 19.7% 46%
Heworth Grange School
Gateshead, NE10 0PT
Secondary 1,044 18.2% 49.2%
CHS South
Manchester, M21 7SX
Secondary 1,026 16.2% 47.3%
Ark Acton Academy
London, W3 8EY
Secondary 858 14.9% 45%
Gloucester Academy
Gloucester, GL4 6RN
Secondary 896 20.8% 48.3%

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
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 936 Sign in to see
Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE
Secondary 1,089
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Woodbridge, IP13 9HE
Secondary 1,030
St Michael's Church of England High School
Chorley, PR7 1RS
Secondary 1,139
Lode Heath School
Solihull, B91 2HW
Secondary 1,164
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow, CM18 6AA
Secondary 1,067
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB
Secondary 1,158
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
Secondary 1,096
Moseley Park
Bilston, WV14 6LU
Secondary 1,077
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 1,300
Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN
Secondary 1,076
Ratton School
Eastbourne, BN21 2XR
Secondary 1,177
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL
Secondary 1,194
The Robert Napier School
Gillingham, ME7 2LX
Secondary 1,050
The New Forest Academy
Southampton, SO45 2PA
Secondary 564
Skegness Grammar School
Skegness, PE25 2QS
Secondary 677
Four Dwellings Academy
Birmingham, B32 1RJ
Secondary 562
The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF
Secondary 1,038
The Forest School
Wokingham, RG41 5NE
Secondary 792
The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG
Secondary 1,138
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX
Secondary 1,072
The Burgess Hill Academy
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA
Secondary 1,082
St James Academy
Dudley, DY1 3JE
Secondary 866
Staindrop Academy
Darlington, DL2 3JU
Secondary 429
Outwood Academy Redcar
Redcar, TS10 4AB
Secondary 626
Wolgarston High School
Stafford, ST19 5RX
Secondary 827
The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW
Secondary 1,232
St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ
Secondary 1,153
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA
Secondary 521
Wellfield School
Wingate, TS28 5AX
Secondary 912