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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Blyth Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 834 | 15.9% | 48.6% |
Oasis Academy Enfield
Enfield, EN3 7XH |
Secondary | 778 | 12.7% | 50.2% |
The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET |
Secondary | 816 | 16.6% | 45.3% |
Oasis Academy Wintringham
Grimsby, DN32 0AZ |
Secondary | 883 | 17.9% | 50.6% |
New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL |
Secondary | 810 | 17.6% | 45.7% |
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA |
Secondary | 871 | 19.9% | 46.4% |
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Nottingham, NG8 4HY |
Secondary | 879 | 19.9% | 48.6% |
North Durham Academy
Stanley, DH9 0TW |
Secondary | 1,001 | 13% | 50.4% |
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Walsall, WS1 2ND |
Secondary | 936 | 18% | 47.2% |
Ark Putney Academy
London, SW15 3DG |
Secondary | 880 | 18.5% | 50.2% |
City of Peterborough Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ |
Secondary | 865 | 13.5% | 45.2% |
The Grangefield Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE |
Secondary | 1,011 | 14.6% | 46.4% |
Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND |
Secondary | 844 | 20.7% | 47.7% |
Ark Boulton Academy
Birmingham, B11 2QG |
Secondary | 893 | 16.7% | 51.3% |
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Widnes, WA8 7HU |
Secondary | 937 | 16.6% | 46.2% |
Harris Academy Battersea
London, SW11 5AP |
Secondary | 930 | 13.5% | 48.9% |
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Croydon, CR9 3AS |
Secondary | 837 | 17.7% | 46% |
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
London, N1 5JU |
Secondary | 783 | 12% | 50.9% |
St James Academy
Dudley, DY1 3JE |
Secondary | 866 | 13.6% | 49.9% |
Holy Trinity Catholic School
Birmingham, B10 0AX |
Secondary | 742 | 14.3% | 49.5% |
Ark Acton Academy
London, W3 8EY |
Secondary | 858 | 14.9% | 45% |
The Laurel Academy
Mexborough, S64 9SD |
Secondary | 705 | 14.6% | 48.2% |
Hazel Wood High School
Bury, BL9 7QT |
Secondary | 728 | 12.1% | 48.8% |
The Wells Academy
Nottingham, NG3 5LR |
Secondary | 704 | 14.4% | 46.9% |
Weston Secondary School
Southampton, SO19 9QP |
Secondary | 806 | 15.3% | 48.4% |
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Walsall, WS8 7QG |
Secondary | 721 | 19.6% | 48.3% |
Gloucester Academy
Gloucester, GL4 6RN |
Secondary | 896 | 20.8% | 48.3% |
Eastlea Community School
London, E16 4NP |
Secondary | 788 | 17.9% | 48.6% |
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Birmingham, B31 4BP |
Secondary | 751 | 15.5% | 45.5% |
Greenfield Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF |
Secondary | 674 | 21.3% | 49.3% |
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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The Blyth Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 834 | Sign in to see | |
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
Dartford, DA1 1QE |
Secondary | 1,342 | ||
Richard Rose Morton Academy
Carlisle, CA2 6LB |
Secondary | 897 | ||
Pimlico Academy
London, SW1V 3AT |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
Weston Favell Academy
Northampton, NN3 3EZ |
Secondary | 1,494 | ||
Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS |
Secondary | 1,525 | ||
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP |
Secondary | 1,353 | ||
Kenton School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU |
Secondary | 1,819 | ||
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Sheffield, S8 8BR |
Secondary | 1,928 | ||
St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX |
Secondary | 1,726 | ||
West Derby School
Liverpool, L13 7HQ |
Secondary | 1,009 | ||
Outwood Academy Ormesby
Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH |
Secondary | 859 | ||
King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU |
Secondary | 1,454 | ||
Redland Green School
Bristol, BS6 7EH |
Secondary | 1,655 | ||
Kingsthorpe College
Northampton, NN2 7HR |
Secondary | 1,406 | ||
Chorlton High School
Manchester, M21 7SL |
Secondary | 1,532 | ||
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Hebburn, NE31 2ET |
Secondary | 1,369 | ||
Kingswood Secondary Academy
Corby, NN18 9NS |
Secondary | 1,232 | ||
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG |
Secondary | 1,761 | ||
Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon, SN2 2NQ |
Secondary | 1,039 | ||
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF |
Secondary | 1,654 | ||
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX |
Secondary | 1,458 | ||
The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,137 | ||
Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP |
Secondary | 1,109 | ||
Acklam Grange School
Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB |
Secondary | 1,475 | ||
Tupton Hall School
Chesterfield, S42 6LG |
Secondary | 1,641 | ||
Dixons Unity Academy
Leeds, LS12 3DS |
Secondary | 913 | ||
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ |
Secondary | 1,557 | ||
The Grange Academy
Bushey, WD23 3AA |
Secondary | 985 | ||
Lister Community School
London, E13 9AE |
Secondary | 1,595 |