Southfields 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
Southfields Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,275 25.7% 36.3%
The King's Academy
Middlesbrough, TS8 0GA
Secondary 1,392 23.5% 33.6%
Mossbourne Community Academy
London, E5 8JY
Secondary 1,432 17.8% 37.4%
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Bromley, BR1 5EB
Secondary 1,197 20.9% 42.1%
Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE
Secondary 1,270 16.4% 32.5%
Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU
Secondary 1,341 20.7% 35.7%
Outwood Academy Adwick
Doncaster, DN6 7SF
Secondary 1,165 21.3% 34%
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Secondary 1,202 17.9% 36.4%
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD
Secondary 1,301 18.3% 39%
Lipson Co-operative Academy
Plymouth, PL4 7PG
Secondary 1,108 22% 38.9%
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX
Secondary 1,220 21.1% 34.1%
Drayton Manor High School
London, W7 1EU
Secondary 1,424 19.5% 33.2%
Clapton Girls' Academy
London, E5 0RB
Secondary 1,194 16.4% 34.3%
Hendon School
London, NW4 2HP
Secondary 1,256 17.9% 34.4%
Haven High Academy
Boston, PE21 9HB
Secondary 1,325 23.9% 32.8%
Woodchurch High School
Wirral, CH49 7NG
Secondary 1,422 30.7% 36.2%
Bristnall Hall Academy
Oldbury, B68 9PA
Secondary 1,083 22.6% 37.1%
Neale-Wade Academy
March, PE15 9PX
Secondary 1,306 17.7% 34.5%
Hamstead Hall Academy
Birmingham, B20 1HL
Secondary 1,188 20.3% 32.8%
The Holgate Academy
Nottingham, NG15 6PX
Secondary 1,237 18.6% 34%
Chase High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Secondary 1,320 18.3% 36.7%
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Lowestoft, NR32 4PZ
Secondary 1,259 24.2% 31.2%
Beckfoot Thornton
Bradford, BD13 3BH
Secondary 1,296 20.3% 35.2%
Didsbury High School
Manchester, M20 2ET
Secondary 1,090 22% 35.6%
The Birley Academy
Sheffield, S12 3BP
Secondary 1,092 27.7% 34.1%
Castle Mead Academy
Leicester, LE3 5QT
Secondary 1,227 19.3% 38.7%
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT
Secondary 1,346 19.1% 34%
Matthew Moss High School
Rochdale, OL11 3LU
Secondary 1,209 17.4% 37.2%
The John Roan School
London, SE3 7QR
Secondary 1,146 23.1% 35.4%
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Burnley, BB10 3AA
Secondary 1,287 21.8% 31.6%

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
Southfields Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,275 Sign in to see
Djanogly City Academy
Nottingham, NG7 6ND
Secondary 1,198
Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE
Secondary 1,270
The Priory Academy LSST
Lincoln, LN5 8PW
Secondary 1,781
St George's Academy
Sleaford, NG34 7PP
Secondary 2,357
Ivybridge Community College
Ivybridge, PL21 0JA
Secondary 2,424
Exmouth Community College
Exmouth, EX8 3AF
Secondary 2,187
Claremont High School
Harrow, HA3 0UH
Secondary 1,618
Saffron Walden County High School
Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH
Secondary 2,128
George Abbot School
Guildford, GU1 1XX
Secondary 1,939
Marling School
Stroud, GL5 4HE
Secondary 1,185
Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Wirral, CH63 3AF
Secondary 1,185
Cramlington Learning Village
Cramlington, NE23 6BN
Secondary 2,040
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Wirral, CH63 3AQ
Secondary 1,043
Kingsbury High School
London, NW9 9JR
Secondary 2,009
Ashfield Comprehensive School
Nottingham, NG17 8HP
Secondary 2,654
Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 913
Oak Academy
Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ
Secondary 597
Ark Alexandra Academy
HASTINGS, TN34 2PG
Secondary 1,553
Chichester High School
Chichester, PO19 8EB
Secondary 1,337
Beal High School
Ilford, IG4 5LP
Secondary 2,631
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Hartlepool, TS25 4HA
Secondary 1,466
Fortis Academy
Birmingham, B44 8NU
Secondary 1,346
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR
Secondary 1,384
Outwood Academy Danum
Doncaster, DN2 5QD
Secondary 1,223
Leigh Academy Halley
London, SE3 8EP
Secondary 906
John Port Spencer Academy
Derby, DE65 6LU
Secondary 1,967
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ
Secondary 1,786
Chellaston Academy
Derby, DE73 5UB
Secondary 1,809
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Rochdale, OL11 5EF
Secondary 1,185