Blue Coat Church of England 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
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 967 19.7% 54.3%
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH
Secondary 911 19.2% 51.3%
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
Manchester, M50 3UQ
Secondary 1,015 21.4% 52.5%
E-Act Parkwood Academy
Sheffield, S5 8UL
Secondary 860 20.4% 52%
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Birmingham, B44 0HF
Secondary 1,121 14.4% 56.6%
Platanos College
London, SW9 0AL
Secondary 916 22.6% 54.4%
Bartley Green School
Birmingham, B32 3QJ
Secondary 934 21.4% 56.1%
Rockwood Academy
Birmingham, B8 3HG
Secondary 1,087 19% 51.8%
Lift Greenwood
Birmingham, B35 7NL
Secondary 950 25.3% 53.5%
Leeds City Academy
Leeds, LS6 2LG
Secondary 1,038 16.7% 55.4%
Ark Boulton Academy
Birmingham, B11 2QG
Secondary 877 16.3% 55.5%
Lord Derby Academy
Liverpool, L36 6DG
Secondary 1,080 16.8% 53.5%
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary 923 18.1% 51.4%
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
Croydon, CR0 2TB
Secondary 988 17.9% 50.4%
Harris Academy Battersea
London, SW11 5AP
Secondary 900 14.1% 54.1%
Manor Community Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 3PS
Secondary 997 18.9% 52.7%
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX
Secondary 965 19.2% 59.7%
Erdington Academy
Birmingham, B24 8RE
Secondary 935 18.8% 56.6%
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
London, N1 5JU
Secondary 865 17.7% 55.5%
Moreton School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BY
Secondary 1,078 15.5% 53.7%
Trinity Academy Grammar
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW
Secondary 984 20.4% 53.8%
The Link Academy
Dudley, DY2 0PB
Secondary 1,026 20.1% 49.6%
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
London, N5 2EQ
Secondary 1,061 17.1% 55.3%
City of Derby Academy
Derby, DE24 3AR
Secondary 914 17.9% 54.5%
Ormiston NEW Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 6SE
Secondary 1,067 18.8% 58.2%
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS
Secondary 905 24.1% 55.5%
Dixons Unity Academy
Leeds, LS12 3DS
Secondary 933 25.1% 52.6%
The Albion Academy
Salford, M6 6QT
Secondary 899 21.4% 57.8%
St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG
Secondary 793 21.8% 51.6%
Dixons Brooklands Academy
Manchester, M23 9BP
Secondary 1,001 20.5% 53.2%

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 967 Sign in to see
Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE
Secondary 1,166
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Woodbridge, IP13 9HE
Secondary 1,001
St Michael's Church of England High School
Chorley, PR7 1RS
Secondary 1,134
Lode Heath School
Solihull, B91 2HW
Secondary 1,155
The Romsey School
Romsey, SO51 8ZB
Secondary 1,131
Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 5LJ
Secondary 1,033
The Costello School
Basingstoke, RG21 4AL
Secondary 1,224
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ
Secondary 1,345
Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN
Secondary 1,067
Ratton School
Eastbourne, BN21 2XR
Secondary 1,197
Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL
Secondary 1,187
The Robert Napier School
Gillingham, ME7 2LX
Secondary 1,014
Lift New Forest
Southampton, SO45 2PA
Secondary 549
Skegness Grammar School
Skegness, PE25 2QS
Secondary 634
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
Birmingham, B32 1RJ
Secondary 564
The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF
Secondary 1,042
The Forest School
Wokingham, RG41 5NE
Secondary 929
The Skinners' School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9PG
Secondary 1,157
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX
Secondary 1,095
The Burgess Hill Academy
Burgess Hill, RH15 9EA
Secondary 1,020
Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD
Secondary 736
St James Academy
Dudley, DY1 3JE
Secondary 863
Staindrop Academy
Darlington, DL2 3JU
Secondary 470
Outwood Academy Redcar
Redcar, TS10 4AB
Secondary 615
Wolgarston High School
Stafford, ST19 5RX
Secondary 836
The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW
Secondary 1,220
St Mary's Catholic School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ
Secondary 1,121
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA
Secondary 535
The Blue Coat School Basingstoke
Basingstoke, RG22 6HA
Secondary 896