Thistley Hough Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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

Choose your own set of schools

Running cost categories

We've chosen 27 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
Thistley Hough Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,095 17.9% 36.5%
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Secondary 1,192 19.8% 37.8%
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ
Secondary 1,036 19.5% 36.7%
Kepier
Houghton le Spring, DH4 5BH
Secondary 1,145 18.9% 36.8%
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT
Secondary 1,110 14.8% 33.9%
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ
Secondary 1,032 21.7% 38.4%
Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN
Secondary 1,067 16.7% 35.2%
The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ
Secondary 1,076 17.9% 34.5%
Woodham Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX
Secondary 1,027 18.3% 37.3%
Bristnall Hall Academy
Oldbury, B68 9PA
Secondary 1,103 21% 38.8%
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
Secondary 1,041 15.7% 37.8%
Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW
Secondary 1,132 16.8% 36.1%
Hamstead Hall Academy
Birmingham, B20 1HL
Secondary 1,190 19.9% 35.9%
Wingfield Academy
Rotherham, S61 4AU
Secondary 1,015 20.6% 33.8%
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ
Secondary 1,141 15.3% 36%
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2NJ
Secondary 1,119 19.8% 35.5%
Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Secondary 1,066 16.7% 35.9%
The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU
Secondary 1,185 15.8% 34.5%
The Crestwood School
Dudley, DY6 8QG
Secondary 1,037 21.9% 35.7%
Swanwick Hall School
Alfreton, DE55 1AE
Secondary 1,098 19.2% 37.5%
Lees Brook Academy
Derby, DE21 4QX
Secondary 1,103 20.8% 36.8%
The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ
Secondary 1,111 16.1% 35.8%
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Secondary 1,048 17.8% 37.8%
Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Secondary 1,042 14.8% 37.6%
Foxford Community School
Coventry, CV6 6BB
Secondary 1,061 19.4% 37.4%
Oulder Hill Leadership Academy
Rochdale, OL11 5EF
Secondary 1,171 15.3% 35.3%
Hartshill Academy
Nuneaton, CV10 0NA
Secondary 991 21.3% 37.8%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 26 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
Thistley Hough Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,095 Sign in to see
The Hereford Church of England Academy
Hereford, HR2 7NG
Secondary 618
E-ACT Heartlands Academy
Birmingham, B7 4QR
Secondary 833
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Dunstable, LU5 5AB
Secondary 564
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF
Secondary 937
Harborne Academy
Birmingham, B15 3JL
Secondary 612
Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ
Secondary 1,036
Harris Academy Beckenham
Beckenham, BR3 3SJ
Secondary 1,265
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ
Secondary 1,032
Lift Greenwood
Birmingham, B35 7NL
Secondary 950
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS
Secondary 731
Aureus School
Didcot, OX11 6FF
Secondary 485
The WREN School
Reading, RG30 2BB
Secondary 979
Charlton School
Telford, TF1 3FA
Secondary 1,242
Bedlington Academy
Bedlington, NE22 7DS
Secondary 828
Dixons Cottingley Academy
Bingley, BD16 1TZ
Secondary 867
Farnborough Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8JW
Secondary 999
Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE
Secondary 1,000
Pix Brook Academy
Stotfold, SG5 4HB
Secondary 865
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD
Secondary 891
Bradfield School
Sheffield, S35 0AE
Secondary 1,024
Hetton Academy
Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ
Secondary 673
Shireland CBSO Academy
West Bromwich, B70 8SZ
Secondary 308
Bonus Pastor Catholic College
Bromley, BR1 5PZ
Secondary 918
New Road Academy
Telford, TF2 7AB
Secondary 1,094
The Deanery CofE Academy
Swindon, SN1 7DA
Secondary 768