The Blyth Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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