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 1,125 15.3% 23.1%
Q3 Academy Great Barr
Birmingham, B43 7SD
Secondary 1,168 12.4% 23.6%
The Langley Academy
Slough, SL3 7EF
Secondary 1,156 12.8% 20.8%
Leigh Academy Mascalls
Tonbridge, TN12 6LT
Secondary 1,241 17.5% 22.5%
Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW
Secondary 1,061 13.5% 21.9%
Lode Heath School
Solihull, B91 2HW
Secondary 1,155 15.8% 23.7%
The Magna Carta School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HJ
Secondary 1,030 16.9% 22.5%
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF
Secondary 1,044 15.8% 21.9%
The Chalfonts Community College
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP
Secondary 1,134 13.1% 20.6%
The St Marylebone CofE School
London, W1U 5BA
Secondary 1,170 13.4% 21.9%
Maghull High School
Liverpool, L31 7AW
Secondary 1,107 12.7% 24.5%
Sir Harry Smith Community College
Peterborough, PE7 1XB
Secondary 1,104 17.4% 24.3%
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY
Secondary 1,205 16.1% 23.5%
Hawkley Hall High School
Wigan, WN3 5NY
Secondary 1,164 16.9% 24.4%
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
Secondary 1,189 15.9% 23.3%
Crawshaw Academy
Pudsey, LS28 9HU
Secondary 1,110 16.9% 23.4%
The Grey Coat Hospital
London, SW1P 2DY
Secondary 1,133 11.8% 23.1%
The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ
Secondary 1,136 16% 21.9%
The King's School
Pontefract, WF8 4JF
Secondary 1,042 14.5% 24%
Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD
Secondary 1,107 12.7% 22.6%
Mangotsfield School
Bristol, BS16 9LH
Secondary 1,160 18.3% 22.7%
The Brakenhale School
Bracknell, RG12 7BA
Secondary 1,108 18% 20.6%
St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL
Secondary 1,072 12.9% 25%
Liskeard School and Community College
Liskeard, PL14 3EA
Secondary 1,149 13.7% 24.7%
The Whitstable School
Whitstable, CT5 1PX
Secondary 1,113 15.9% 25.7%
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY
Secondary 1,047 16.4% 22.7%
Melksham Oak Community School
Melksham, SN12 6QZ
Secondary 1,152 14.6% 21.1%
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH
Secondary 1,140 12.8% 23.3%
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury, BL9 0TZ
Secondary 1,055 15.8% 23.3%
Parkside School
Bradford, BD13 5AD
Secondary 1,105 18.9% 22.9%

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 1,125 Sign in to see
Orion Spires
Canterbury, CT2 0HD
Secondary 673
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA
Secondary 762
Oasis Academy Mayfield
Southampton, SO19 9NA
Secondary 884
Ormiston Park Academy
South Ockendon, RM15 4RU
Secondary 669
The Vale Academy
Brigg, DN20 8AR
Secondary 680
Avanti House School
Stanmore, HA7 2EQ
Secondary 1,182
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
Secondary 961
King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN
Secondary 905
St Michael's Catholic Academy
Billingham, TS23 3DX
Secondary 945
Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB
Secondary 882
Bohunt School Worthing
Worthing, BN14 8AH
Secondary 897
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
Croydon, CR0 2TB
Secondary 988
The WREN School
Reading, RG30 2BB
Secondary 979
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF
Secondary 1,187
Challney High School for Girls
Luton, LU4 9FJ
Secondary 1,046
Orion Eden Park
Beckenham, BR3 3RD
Secondary 1,276
The Suthers School
Newark, NG24 3NH
Secondary 656
Trumpington Community College
Cambridge, CB2 9FD
Secondary 571
Yate Academy
Yate, BS37 4DX
Secondary 801
Castle View Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 4QP
Secondary 732
Katherine Warington School
Harpenden, AL5 5FH
Secondary 1,017
Leigh Academy Blackheath
London, SE3 8SY
Secondary 1,038
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY
Secondary 1,047
Prudhoe Community High School
Prudhoe, NE42 5LJ
Secondary 736
Bradfield School
Sheffield, S35 0AE
Secondary 1,024
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ
Secondary 1,246
Notre Dame Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L5 5AF
Secondary 991
Bonus Pastor Catholic College
Bromley, BR1 5PZ
Secondary 918
EKC Sheppey Secondary
Sheerness, ME12 2BE
Secondary 405