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 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
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |