The Queen Elizabeth Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
The Queen Elizabeth Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 724 22% 29.3%
Carlton Keighley
Keighley, BD20 6EB
Secondary 795 20.3% 29.7%
Pool Academy
Redruth, TR15 3PZ
Secondary 682 18.1% 29.1%
Outwood Academy Foxhills
Scunthorpe, DN15 8LJ
Secondary 737 20.3% 31.2%
Ormiston Endeavour Academy
Ipswich, IP1 6SG
Secondary 739 21.2% 31.5%
Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE
Secondary 757 20.2% 29.2%
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
London, SW11 6BF
Secondary 770 19.4% 28.7%
Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY
Secondary 723 20.9% 28.4%
Waseley Hills High School
Birmingham, B45 9EL
Secondary 743 20.8% 27.1%
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Swaffham, PE37 7DZ
Secondary 685 19.2% 30.3%
Ipsley CofE Middle School
Redditch, B98 0UB
Secondary 638 23.7% 32.3%
St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Bromsgrove, B61 7DH
Secondary 677 18.5% 26%
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS
Secondary 731 21.5% 27.6%
Michaela Community School
London, HA9 0UU
Secondary 745 21% 32%
Alde Valley Academy
Leiston, IP16 4BG
Secondary 674 20.6% 30%
Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT
Secondary 776 23.1% 31.7%
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Redcar, TS10 1PJ
Secondary 744 18.6% 29.6%
The Lenham School
Maidstone, ME17 2LL
Secondary 827 21.8% 28.8%
The Green School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 6AU
Secondary 774 21.8% 31.5%
Merstham Park School
Redhill, RH1 3PU
Secondary 669 19.2% 27.7%
The Whitehaven Academy
Whitehaven, CA28 8TY
Secondary 816 19.9% 30.1%
Dawlish College
Dawlish, EX7 0BY
Secondary 777 24.2% 28.5%
Thames Park Secondary School
Grays, RM17 5FP
Secondary 743 21.6% 29.1%
Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS
Secondary 710 18.2% 29.6%
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LE
Secondary 674 23.4% 28.5%
King Edward VI High School
Stafford, ST17 9YJ
Secondary 663 19.1% 31.8%
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Birmingham, B30 1DY
Secondary 825 22% 29.2%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 28 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
The Queen Elizabeth Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 724 Sign in to see
Ark St Alban's Academy
Birmingham, B12 0YH
Secondary 828
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EE
Secondary 713
Dixons Kings Academy
Bradford, BD7 2AN
Secondary 837
Stockland Green School
Birmingham, B23 7JH
Secondary 761
The Archer Academy
London, N2 8GA
Secondary 810
The Reach Free School
Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB
Secondary 753
Sir Thomas Fremantle School
Winslow, MK18 3GH
Secondary 632
The Island Free School
Ventnor, PO38 1BG
Secondary 619
Ingleby Manor Free School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0FA
Secondary 665
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
Coventry, CV1 4FS
Secondary 599
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
Nottingham, NG7 2PL
Secondary 916
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
Birmingham, B42 2SY
Secondary 618
Alvechurch CofE Middle School
Birmingham, B48 7TA
Secondary 438
XP East
Doncaster, DN4 5NG
Secondary 282
Da Vinci Academy
Derby, DE21 4ET
Secondary 705
Ryecroft CofE Middle School
Rocester, ST14 5PB
Secondary 199
Bullers Wood School for Boys
Bromley, BR1 2NW
Secondary 898
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham, B8 3DT
Secondary 620
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY
Secondary 870
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
West Bromwich, B70 7LE
Secondary 783
Whitelands Academy
Bicester, OX26 1AY
Secondary 576
Millbay Academy
Plymouth, PL1 3EG
Secondary 550
City Academy
Birmingham, B15 2EF
Secondary 619
Callerton Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4JQ
Secondary 479
BOA Digital Technologies Academy
Birmingham, B7 4EU
Secondary 361
Carisbrooke College
Newport, PO30 5QU
Secondary 598
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, CB6 1EW
Secondary 532