Venerable Bede Church of England 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
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 890 15% 30.7%
Cleethorpes Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX
Secondary 856 13.4% 32.1%
Rossington All Saints Academy
Not Yet Obtained, DN11 0BZ
Secondary 880 14.7% 28.4%
Lightcliffe Academy
Halifax, HX3 8TL
Secondary 920 17.9% 28.9%
Forest Academy
Ilford, IG6 3TN
Secondary 832 17% 29.2%
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA
Secondary 917 18% 29.4%
St Joseph's College
London, SE19 3HL
Secondary 949 12.6% 32.6%
Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 913 17.2% 29.6%
Lodge Park Academy
Corby, NN17 2JH
Secondary 987 16% 31.7%
Kingsley Academy
Hounslow, TW3 1AX
Secondary 939 14.7% 30.6%
Hall Park Academy
Nottingham, NG16 3EA
Secondary 887 14.4% 28.2%
Ursuline College
Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX
Secondary 941 12.3% 29.4%
Haileybury Turnford
Waltham Cross, EN8 0JU
Secondary 922 12% 29.1%
Kempston Academy
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Secondary 835 16.9% 29.1%
Selston High School
Nottingham, NG16 6BW
Secondary 873 12.2% 28.5%
Unsworth Academy
Bury, BL9 8LP
Secondary 965 15.1% 29.7%
Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH
Secondary 956 16.3% 31.4%
Frederick Gent School
Alfreton, DE55 2ER
Secondary 809 15.5% 31.4%
Longfield Academy
Darlington, DL3 0HT
Secondary 793 18.5% 31.7%
Bolder Academy
Isleworth, TW7 5DB
Secondary 919 17.5% 29.4%
Dixons Cottingley Academy
Bingley, BD16 1TZ
Secondary 883 12.7% 32.8%
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY
Secondary 877 14.3% 33.5%
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Bolton, BL3 3HL
Secondary 910 12.6% 28.8%
Monkwearmouth Academy
Sunderland, SR6 8LG
Secondary 849 11.1% 28.3%
The Giles Academy
Boston, PE22 9LD
Secondary 841 15% 31.5%
Perryfields Academy
Oldbury, B68 0RG
Secondary 952 18.1% 31.8%
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE
Secondary 954 17% 32.8%
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Chesterfield, S41 0LP
Secondary 825 16.7% 30%
Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan, WN2 4LG
Secondary 927 14.7% 30.9%
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L23 5TF
Secondary 824 15.5% 28.7%

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
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 890 Sign in to see
St Paul's Academy
London, SE2 9PX
Secondary 1,122
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN
Secondary 776
Chelsea Academy
London, SW10 0AB
Secondary 1,160
Oasis Academy Brightstowe
Bristol, BS11 0EB
Secondary 749
Bristol Metropolitan Academy
Bristol, BS16 2HD
Secondary 1,112
Ashmole Academy
London, N14 5RJ
Secondary 1,879
Catmose College
Oakham, LE15 6RP
Secondary 1,097
Rossington All Saints Academy
Not Yet Obtained, DN11 0BZ
Secondary 880
Hans Price Academy
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3QP
Secondary 1,047
Retford Oaks Academy
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Secondary 1,159
Orchard School Bristol
Bristol, BS7 0XZ
Secondary 910
Heartlands High School
London, N22 7ST
Secondary 1,168
The Oakwood Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9PJ
Secondary 758
Outwood Academy Bydales
Redcar, TS11 6AR
Secondary 805
Manor Community Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 3PS
Secondary 1,047
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF
Secondary 1,078
St Wilfrid's RC College
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Secondary 1,357
Lancaster Academy
Leicester, LE2 6FU
Secondary 970
Dean Trust Wigan
Wigan, WN5 0DQ
Secondary 808
Washington Academy
Washington, NE37 2AA
Secondary 660
Park Academy West London
Hillingdon, UB8 3GA
Secondary 878
Marsden Heights Community College
Nelson, BB9 0PR
Secondary 1,044
The Albion Academy
Salford, M6 6QT
Secondary 894
Springwell Community College
Chesterfield, S43 3NQ
Secondary 898
Huntcliff School
Saltburn By the Sea, TS12 1HJ
Secondary 531
St Hild's Church of England School
Hartlepool, TS24 9PB
Secondary 670
Rye Hills Academy
Redcar, TS10 2HN
Secondary 829
St Paul's Catholic College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA
Secondary 1,169
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA
Secondary 604