Ditton Park 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
Ditton Park Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,126 13% 21%
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Birmingham, B43 7SD
Secondary 1,173 11.8% 21.3%
The Langley Academy
Slough, SL3 7EF
Secondary 1,150 11.8% 19.4%
Penair School
Truro, TR1 1TN
Secondary 1,190 14.3% 20.2%
Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW
Secondary 1,066 11.5% 19.7%
Lode Heath School
Solihull, B91 2HW
Secondary 1,164 15% 21.7%
The Magna Carta School
Staines, TW18 3HJ
Secondary 1,077 16.9% 18.4%
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
Barnet, EN5 5RR
Secondary 1,170 9.7% 19.7%
Chiltern Hills Academy
Chesham, HP5 2RG
Secondary 1,076 16.8% 18.7%
The St Marylebone CofE School
London, W1U 5BA
Secondary 1,182 13% 20.9%
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB
Secondary 1,094 16.3% 21.9%
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
Secondary 1,116 16.1% 22%
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU
Secondary 1,123 11.5% 20.4%
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY
Secondary 1,132 10.3% 20.7%
Ratton School
Eastbourne, BN21 2XR
Secondary 1,177 16.7% 23.2%
The Rawlett School (An Aet Academy)
Tamworth, B79 9AA
Secondary 1,039 11.5% 19.8%
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX
Secondary 1,215 14.3% 22.2%
St John Fisher Catholic College
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2SJ
Secondary 1,095 13.2% 18.7%
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH
Secondary 1,122 14.8% 23.2%
St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL
Secondary 1,086 9.7% 23.1%
Springfield School
Portsmouth, PO6 1QY
Secondary 1,103 16.5% 23.9%
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%
Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP
Secondary 1,109 9.6% 20.9%
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH
Secondary 1,143 12.2% 20.1%
Watling Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP
Secondary 1,205 11% 21.5%
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ
Secondary 1,063 12.6% 20%
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Manchester, M25 1JH
Secondary 1,087 13.6% 18.7%
Buxton Community School
Buxton, SK17 9EA
Secondary 1,069 13.2% 23.3%
Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD
Secondary 1,146 16.4% 19.8%

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
Ditton Park Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,126 Sign in to see
Spires Academy
Canterbury, CT2 0HD
Secondary 729
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA
Secondary 871
Oasis Academy Mayfield
Southampton, SO19 9NA
Secondary 904
Ormiston Park Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 4RU
Secondary 729
Ark St Alban's Academy
Birmingham, B12 0YH
Secondary 875
Kearsley Academy
Bolton, BL4 8HY
Secondary 765
The Quest Academy
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Secondary 993
The Hastings Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DN
Secondary 844
Birmingham Ormiston Academy
Birmingham, B4 7QD
Secondary 987
Harrogate High School
Harrogate, HG1 4AP
Secondary 720
Avanti House School
Stanmore, HA7 2EQ
Secondary 1,189
Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD
Secondary 987
Nishkam High School
Birmingham, B19 2LF
Secondary 675
The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT
Secondary 749
Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB
Secondary 875
Ernesford Grange Community Academy
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Secondary 1,133
Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG
Secondary 981
The Richmond upon Thames School
Twickenham, TW2 7SL
Secondary 741
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF
Secondary 1,161
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL
Secondary 1,051
Trumpington Community College
Cambridge, CB2 9FD
Secondary 491
Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB
Secondary 1,051
Brannel School
St Austell, PL26 7RN
Secondary 929
Castle View Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 4QP
Secondary 687
Paxman Academy
Colchester, CO2 9DB
Secondary 902
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Runcorn, WA7 1QU
Secondary 598
The King's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 1DP
Secondary 765
XP Gateshead
Felling, NE10 9UZ
Secondary 150
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX
Secondary 1,085