The Cedars Academy

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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 Cedars Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 998 18.3% 21.1%
Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
Teignmouth, TQ14 9HZ
Secondary 943 17.8% 23.1%
Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT
Secondary 1,032 18.4% 21%
Cottingham High School and Sixth Form College
Cottingham, HU16 5PX
Secondary 926 19.4% 21.3%
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW
Secondary 985 15.6% 21.9%
Langley School
Solihull, B92 7ER
Secondary 1,050 18.4% 22.2%
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Redditch, B98 8HB
Secondary 946 16% 22.6%
Falmouth School
Falmouth, TR11 4LH
Secondary 969 16.6% 22%
Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT
Secondary 938 18% 20.1%
Christ's College Finchley
London, N2 0SE
Secondary 957 17.9% 22.4%
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA
Secondary 1,008 17.2% 18.8%
Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD
Secondary 918 16.9% 20%
Redmoor Academy
Hinckley, LE10 0EP
Secondary 919 20.9% 19.7%
Wreake Valley Academy
Leicester, LE7 1LY
Secondary 1,050 21.7% 18%
Wadebridge School
Wadebridge, PL27 6BU
Secondary 1,074 20% 23.1%
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB
Secondary 1,094 16.3% 21.9%
Ivanhoe School
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 1HX
Secondary 873 16.2% 22.6%
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
Secondary 990 17% 23.5%
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA
Secondary 1,029 17.2% 20.5%
The Wilnecote School
Tamworth, B77 5LF
Secondary 916 20.4% 22.8%
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE
Secondary 964 19% 19.7%
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3BE
Secondary 1,011 22% 19.1%
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB
Secondary 1,041 15.3% 19.2%
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB
Secondary 954 15.8% 20.3%
Scalby School
Scarborough, YO12 6TH
Secondary 960 19% 21.7%
Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB
Secondary 916 19.1% 22.9%
Ercall Wood Academy
Telford, TF1 2DT
Secondary 944 22.6% 21.6%
Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 1,014 16.7% 19.9%
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF
Secondary 1,041 16.7% 19.2%
King's Academy Easthampstead Park
Bracknell, RG12 8FS
Secondary 979 19.4% 22.5%

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 Cedars Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 998 Sign in to see
Brine Leas School
Nantwich, CW5 7DY
Secondary 1,441
Sandwich Technology School
Sandwich, CT13 0FA
Secondary 1,314
Lampton Academy
Hounslow, TW3 4EP
Secondary 1,525
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB
Secondary 1,444
Invicta Grammar School
Maidstone, ME14 5DS
Secondary 1,625
Holcombe Grammar School
Chatham, ME4 6JB
Secondary 1,033
Copleston High School
Ipswich, IP4 5HD
Secondary 1,937
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS
Secondary 1,760
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Coventry, CV1 2BA
Secondary 1,728
Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 944
Carmel College
Darlington, DL3 8RW
Secondary 1,346
Ormiston Forge Academy
Cradley Heath, B64 6QU
Secondary 1,693
The Sittingbourne School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4NL
Secondary 1,615
Featherstone High School
Southall, UB2 5HF
Secondary 1,763
Shoeburyness High School
Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL
Secondary 1,809
Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF
Secondary 1,656
Bosworth Academy
Leicester, LE9 9JL
Secondary 1,613
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Secondary 1,224
Tring School
Tring, HP23 5JD
Secondary 1,568
Cleeve Park School
Sidcup, DA14 4JN
Secondary 1,012
Seahaven Academy
Newhaven, BN9 9TD
Secondary 769
Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER
Secondary 868
Southgate School
Barnet, EN4 0BL
Secondary 1,459
Logic Studio School
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 297
Boston Spa Academy
Wetherby, LS23 6RW
Secondary 1,429
Temple Moor High School
Leeds, LS15 0PT
Secondary 1,332
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Birmingham, B37 6NU
Secondary 1,202
Grace College
Gateshead, NE9 6LE
Secondary 1,191
Iveshead School
Loughborough, LE12 9DB
Secondary 992