Jane Austen College

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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
Jane Austen College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,066 10.2% 23.2%
Challney High School for Boys
Luton, LU4 9TJ
Secondary 1,201 10.2% 24.8%
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW
Secondary 985 15.6% 21.9%
Upper Shirley High School
Southampton, SO15 7QU
Secondary 1,063 13.3% 25.2%
The Palmer Catholic Academy
Ilford, IG3 8EU
Secondary 1,170 8.7% 22.5%
Enfield Grammar School
Enfield, EN2 6LN
Secondary 1,043 10.8% 25.2%
Light Hall School
Solihull, B90 2PZ
Secondary 1,062 14.4% 24.6%
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG
Secondary 1,029 6.6% 23.6%
Harris Girls Academy Bromley
Beckenham, BR3 1QR
Secondary 1,083 7.9% 25.4%
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW
Secondary 1,116 11.2% 24.8%
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB
Secondary 1,094 16.3% 21.9%
Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD
Secondary 987 11.9% 21.9%
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY
Secondary 1,132 10.3% 20.7%
Altrincham College
Altrincham, WA15 8QW
Secondary 978 13.3% 23.9%
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Secondary 1,054 13% 25%
Hertswood Academy
Borehamwood, WD6 5LG
Secondary 1,151 12% 26.2%
The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF
Secondary 1,038 13.2% 23.3%
Ditton Park Academy
Slough, SL3 7UX
Secondary 1,126 13% 21%
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH
Secondary 1,047 14.5% 22.7%
The Netherhall School
Cambridge, CB1 8NN
Secondary 1,231 9.8% 23.4%
The WREN School
Reading, RG30 2BB
Secondary 1,005 10.1% 23.6%
St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL
Secondary 1,086 9.7% 23.1%
Bishop Douglass School Finchley
London, N2 0SQ
Secondary 1,003 12.9% 24.9%
Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ
Secondary 1,042 12.9% 25.4%
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Secondary 1,127 12.8% 21.8%
The Newark Academy
Newark, NG24 3AL
Secondary 1,147 11.3% 23.4%
The Garibaldi School
Mansfield, NG19 0JX
Secondary 970 9.7% 25.2%
Harris Academy Riverside
Purfleet, RM19 1QY
Secondary 1,079 12.8% 24.7%
Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP
Secondary 1,109 9.6% 20.9%
Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA
Secondary 1,069 13.2% 23.3%

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
Jane Austen College
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,066 Sign in to see
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 1SF
Secondary 1,002
Devonport High School for Boys
Plymouth, PL1 5QP
Secondary 1,231
Parkside Community College
Cambridge, CB1 1EH
Secondary 737
Kirkbie Kendal School
Kendal, LA9 7EQ
Secondary 1,055
Queen Mary's High School
Walsall, WS4 2AE
Secondary 937
St Anselm's College
Prenton, CH43 1UQ
Secondary 988
Enfield Grammar School
Enfield, EN2 6LN
Secondary 1,043
The Eastwood Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU
Secondary 1,148
Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon, HG4 2DE
Secondary 709
The Henrietta Barnett School
London, NW11 7BN
Secondary 793
Loreto College
St Albans, AL1 3RQ
Secondary 946
Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Brentwood, CM14 4EX
Secondary 1,024
The Crossley Heath School
Halifax, HX3 0HG
Secondary 1,142
St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Bromsgrove, B61 7DH
Secondary 651
Connaught School for Girls
London, E11 4AE
Secondary 619
Fulham Cross Academy
London, SW6 6SN
Secondary 647
Harris Academy Battersea
London, SW11 5AP
Secondary 930
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Birmingham, B1 3AA
Secondary 657
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
Wedmore, BS28 4ND
Secondary 655
Erdington Academy
Birmingham, B24 8RE
Secondary 957
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Birmingham, B21 9ET
Secondary 1,046
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
London, N19 3EU
Secondary 664
Five Acres High School
Coleford, GL16 7QW
Secondary 787
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham, B8 3DT
Secondary 614
Tanfield School
Stanley, DH9 8AY
Secondary 711
Plymouth High School for Girls
Plymouth, PL4 6HT
Secondary 816
King Edward VII Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2QB
Secondary 1,228
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
London, SE1 6EX
Secondary 506
All Saints Catholic School York
York, YO24 1BJ
Secondary 1,413