Bower Park Academy
Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bower Park Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,026 | 15.7% | 34.7% |
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St Paul's Academy
London, SE2 9PX |
Secondary | 1,122 | 12.3% | 33.5% |
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Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP |
Secondary | 1,087 | 16.8% | 37.7% |
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Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST |
Secondary | 1,125 | 15.5% | 37% |
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Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF |
Secondary | 1,055 | 13.9% | 33.8% |
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Harris Academy Purley
South Croydon, CR2 6DT |
Secondary | 1,036 | 14.5% | 37.1% |
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Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF |
Secondary | 945 | 16.2% | 35.4% |
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Hammersmith Academy
London, W12 9JD |
Secondary | 913 | 14.8% | 34.2% |
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The Quest Academy
South Croydon, CR2 8HD |
Secondary | 993 | 15.8% | 37.8% |
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Walton Academy
Grantham, NG31 7JR |
Secondary | 1,001 | 18.8% | 33.6% |
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Ormiston Horizon Academy
Stoke on Trent, ST6 6JZ |
Secondary | 1,058 | 17.6% | 34.6% |
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Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD |
Secondary | 1,099 | 13.9% | 36.1% |
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Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
London, NW10 4EP |
Secondary | 973 | 11.2% | 34% |
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Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ |
Secondary | 1,042 | 15.5% | 33.8% |
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St Joseph's College
London, SE19 3HL |
Secondary | 949 | 12.6% | 32.6% |
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Chantry Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9LR |
Secondary | 950 | 18.6% | 35.4% |
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Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN |
Secondary | 1,076 | 15.8% | 33.6% |
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The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ |
Secondary | 1,059 | 17.6% | 34.5% |
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Woodham Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX |
Secondary | 1,041 | 17.2% | 32.7% |
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Westbourne Academy
Ipswich, IP1 5JN |
Secondary | 1,068 | 17.5% | 33.5% |
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Heartlands High School
London, N22 7ST |
Secondary | 1,168 | 15.4% | 34.7% |
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Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP |
Secondary | 1,047 | 16.2% | 35.2% |
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The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,137 | 16.2% | 32.2% |
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Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG |
Secondary | 1,055 | 18.7% | 32.7% |
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Leigh Academy Halley
London, SE3 8EP |
Secondary | 906 | 16.3% | 36.7% |
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Foxford Community School
Coventry, CV6 6BB |
Secondary | 1,081 | 17.7% | 34.9% |
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Ark Pioneer Academy
Barnet, EN5 2BE |
Secondary | 896 | 15.7% | 35.6% |
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Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN |
Secondary | 979 | 16.1% | 33.7% |
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St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE |
Secondary | 954 | 17% | 32.8% |
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Werneth School
Stockport, SK6 3BX |
Secondary | 1,072 | 18.6% | 33.6% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bower Park Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,026 | Sign in to see | |
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Bexley Grammar School
Welling, DA16 2BL |
Secondary | 1,478 | ||
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The Morley Academy
Leeds, LS27 0PD |
Secondary | 1,432 | ||
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St Joseph's College
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5NT |
Secondary | 1,145 | ||
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Springwood High School
King's Lynn, PE30 4AW |
Secondary | 1,893 | ||
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Nonsuch High School for Girls
Sutton, SM3 8AB |
Secondary | 1,523 | ||
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Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF |
Secondary | 1,529 | ||
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Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA |
Secondary | 1,625 | ||
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Park High School
Stanmore, HA7 1PL |
Secondary | 1,534 | ||
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William Howard School
Brampton, CA8 1AR |
Secondary | 1,348 | ||
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Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
Sidcup, DA15 9AG |
Secondary | 1,457 | ||
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Sandbach School
Sandbach, CW11 3NS |
Secondary | 1,520 | ||
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Icknield High School
Luton, LU3 2AH |
Secondary | 1,457 | ||
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Otley Prince Henry's Grammar School Specialist Language College
Otley, LS21 2BB |
Secondary | 1,643 | ||
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Salendine Nook High School Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4GN |
Secondary | 1,413 | ||
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Ashton-on-Mersey School
Sale, M33 5BP |
Secondary | 1,512 | ||
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Ark Putney Academy
London, SW15 3DG |
Secondary | 880 | ||
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Chingford Foundation School
London, E4 7LT |
Secondary | 1,423 | ||
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Haven High Academy
Boston, PE21 9HB |
Secondary | 1,325 | ||
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Launceston College
Launceston, PL15 9JR |
Secondary | 1,337 | ||
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Firth Park Academy
Sheffield, S5 0SD |
Secondary | 1,192 | ||
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The Castle School
Bristol, BS35 1HT |
Secondary | 1,472 | ||
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Charnwood College
Loughborough, LE11 4SQ |
Secondary | 584 | ||
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Lyndon School
Solihull, B92 8EJ |
Secondary | 1,173 | ||
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King Edward VI Grammar School
Louth, LN11 9LL |
Secondary | 927 | ||
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Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX |
Secondary | 973 | ||
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St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
Durham, DH1 4NG |
Secondary | 1,361 | ||
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Lawn Manor Academy
Swindon, SN3 1ER |
Secondary | 939 | ||
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Colne Community School
Colchester, CO7 0QL |
Secondary | 1,257 | ||
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St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
London, TW1 4LT |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||