King Edward VI 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
King Edward VI Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 396 27.3% 41%
Orchards Academy
Swanley, BR8 7TE
Secondary 553 19.6% 41.9%
Woodfield Academy
Redditch, B98 7HH
Secondary 578 22.2% 40%
Atherton High School
Atherton, M46 0AY
Secondary 525 21% 45.1%
The New Forest Academy
Southampton, SO45 2PA
Secondary 564 19.3% 39%
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract, WF7 5AJ
Secondary 513 25.6% 40.9%
Broadlands Academy
Bristol, BS31 2DY
Secondary 452 29.2% 35%
Oak Academy
Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ
Secondary 597 23.5% 41.9%
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR
Secondary 625 25.9% 42.4%
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
London, SW6 6BP
Secondary 525 20.4% 39.8%
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Darwen, BB3 1AF
Secondary 276 24.6% 40.7%
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Taunton, TA4 4SW
Secondary 368 21.5% 35.1%
The Barnes Wallis Academy
Lincoln, LN4 4PN
Secondary 553 27.7% 36.8%
St Edmund's Catholic School
Dover, CT16 2QB
Secondary 612 25.2% 37.3%
The Grange School
Christchurch, BH23 3AU
Secondary 447 28.9% 38.6%
Thomas Middlecott Academy
Boston, PE20 1JS
Secondary 589 20.2% 36.6%
Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL
Secondary 422 26.8% 36%
Somercotes Academy
Louth, LN11 7PN
Secondary 457 24.3% 39.7%
Church Hill Middle School
Redditch, B98 9LR
Secondary 431 26.9% 37.8%
The Winstanley School
Leicester, LE3 3BD
Secondary 628 25.6% 39%
Birchensale Middle School
Redditch, B97 6HT
Secondary 584 25.1% 38.1%
Central Lancaster High School
Lancaster, LA1 3LS
Secondary 601 25.2% 44.4%
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 2QP
Secondary 592 21.1% 38.2%
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Birmingham, B14 4HN
Secondary 591 27.4% 45.5%
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St. Helens, WA11 9BB
Secondary 565 25.9% 44.2%
Barton Manor School
Canterbury, CT1 1SU
Secondary 300 19.7% 38.3%
BOA Digital Technologies Academy
Birmingham, B7 4EU
Secondary 256 26.9% 37.9%
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
Peterborough, PE4 7EP
Secondary 271 23.3% 36.9%
Filey School
Filey, YO14 0HG
Secondary 455 20.7% 35.8%
Outwood Academy Kirkby
Nottingham, NG17 7DH
Secondary 531 25.7% 48.6%

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
King Edward VI Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 396 Sign in to see
Caistor Yarborough Academy
Market Rasen, LN7 6QZ
Secondary 536
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
Alford, LN13 9BL
Secondary 627
Brooklands Middle School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PF
Secondary 601
Queen Elizabeth High School
Bromyard, HR7 4QS
Secondary 409
Selwood Academy
Frome, BA11 2EF
Secondary 598
The Axholme Academy
Crowle, DN17 4HU
Secondary 534
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4HX
Secondary 686
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU
Secondary 673
Acle Academy
Norwich, NR13 3ER
Secondary 621
Castle Donington College
Derby, DE74 2LN
Secondary 659
Alderman White School
Nottingham, NG9 3DU
Secondary 770
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Redditch, B97 5AQ
Secondary 663
St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy
Lincoln, LN6 7SX
Secondary 603
Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
Walthamstow, E17 5SD
Secondary 621
The Barnes Wallis Academy
Lincoln, LN4 4PN
Secondary 553
St Edmund's Catholic School
Dover, CT16 2QB
Secondary 612
Thomas Middlecott Academy
Boston, PE20 1JS
Secondary 589
St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
London, SE9 2SU
Secondary 633
Turing House School
Twickenham, TW2 6LH
Secondary 940
St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy
Glossop, SK13 8DR
Secondary 582
Church Hill Middle School
Redditch, B98 9LR
Secondary 431
John Flamsteed Community School
Ripley, DE5 8NP
Secondary 838
Alderman Peel High School
Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1RB
Secondary 598
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
Nottingham, NG8 1EA
Secondary 776
Saracens High School
London, NW9 4AS
Secondary 988
Cape Cornwall School
Penzance, TR19 7JX
Secondary 269
Hope Valley College
Hope Valley, S33 6SD
Secondary 543
Parkfields Middle School
Dunstable, LU5 6AB
Secondary 460
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
Grantham, NG31 7PX
Secondary 350