South Shore Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 26 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
South Shore Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 728 27% 62.3%
The Academy of St Nicholas
Liverpool, L19 5NY
Secondary 972 23.2% 56.9%
Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY
Secondary 748 32.7% 65.3%
Co-op Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7HD
Secondary 941 21.1% 54.7%
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ
Secondary 886 20% 58.4%
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT
Secondary 830 16% 59.6%
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Bootle, L20 6AQ
Secondary 644 32.9% 61.8%
Fir Vale School
Sheffield, S4 8GB
Secondary 986 19.5% 68.6%
Saint Paul's Catholic High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Secondary 930 30.7% 55.4%
Kirkby High School
Liverpool, L32 9PP
Secondary 1,029 23.6% 56.9%
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7LS
Secondary 848 18.5% 62.7%
Hillside High School
Bootle, L20 9NU
Secondary 699 25.9% 54.2%
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX
Secondary 973 18.9% 55.6%
Highfield Leadership Academy
Blackpool, FY4 3JZ
Secondary 635 23.9% 52.9%
Clifton Community School
Rotherham, S65 2SN
Secondary 1,102 28.4% 59.3%
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU
Secondary 969 19.3% 59.2%
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool, L6 7UR
Secondary 892 34.3% 56.3%
The East Manchester Academy
Manchester, M11 3DS
Secondary 1,007 22.1% 63.6%
Dean Trust Wigan
Wigan, WN5 0DQ
Secondary 808 24.8% 52.1%
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD
Secondary 715 27.3% 54%
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD
Secondary 767 20.4% 59.2%
Outwood Academy Normanby
Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG
Secondary 768 25.8% 51.8%
Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, DE24 0AN
Secondary 882 17.8% 58%
Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham, S65 4BP
Secondary 564 26% 56.6%
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Runcorn, WA7 5YH
Secondary 374 24.2% 57.3%
The Royal Harbour Academy
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Secondary 985 32.6% 57.8%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 29 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
South Shore Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 728 Sign in to see
Red House Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5LN
Secondary 464
E-Act Parkwood Academy
Sheffield, S5 8UL
Secondary 826
Kearsley Academy
Bolton, BL4 8HY
Secondary 765
Hammersmith Academy
London, W12 9JD
Secondary 913
The Quest Academy
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Secondary 993
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
Birmingham, B4 7QD
Secondary 987
Dixons Kings Academy
Bradford, BD7 2AN
Secondary 849
Hull Trinity House Academy
Hull, HU3 1UP
Secondary 820
Harrogate High School
Harrogate, HG1 4AP
Secondary 720
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Warrington, WA1 4PF
Secondary 789
Greenwood Academy
Birmingham, B35 7NL
Secondary 972
Beamont Collegiate Academy
Warrington, WA2 8PX
Secondary 898
Oakwood High School
Rotherham, S60 2UH
Secondary 1,065
Eden Boys' School, Bolton
Bolton, BL1 3QE
Secondary 621
Trinity Academy
London, SW2 1QS
Secondary 626
Sybil Andrews Academy
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7QB
Secondary 640
Burnley High School
Burnley, BB12 6NX
Secondary 613
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading, RG1 5SL
Secondary 889
Beckfoot Upper Heaton
Bradford, BD9 6AL
Secondary 723
Unsworth Academy
Bury, BL9 8LP
Secondary 965
Ellesmere Park High School
Manchester, M30 9BP
Secondary 813
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL
Secondary 1,051
Brannel School
St Austell, PL26 7RN
Secondary 929
Harris Academy Wimbledon
London, SW19 2JY
Secondary 965
Pakefield High School
Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ
Secondary 690
West Bromwich Collegiate Academy
West Bromwich, B70 7LE
Secondary 802
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Runcorn, WA7 1QU
Secondary 598
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX
Secondary 1,085