Blackpool Aspire Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Blackpool Aspire Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 841 18.3% 64.6%
The Excelsior Academy
London, E8 2EY
Secondary 994 17.7% 58.7%
Ark Walworth Academy
London, SE1 5UJ
Secondary 973 17.6% 67.8%
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ
Secondary 930 13.2% 59.5%
Ark Charter Academy
Southsea, PO5 4HL
Secondary 917 21.3% 60.7%
Ark St Alban's Academy
Birmingham, B12 0YH
Secondary 828 15% 68.9%
The Academy of St Nicholas
Liverpool, L19 5NY
Secondary 928 26.1% 56.3%
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP
Secondary 829 24.3% 55.5%
Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY
Secondary 768 29.3% 65.2%
Aston Manor Academy
Birmingham, B6 4PZ
Secondary 1,023 14.5% 62.7%
Co-op Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7HD
Secondary 971 22.1% 58.9%
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ
Secondary 902 21.7% 61.8%
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT
Secondary 820 16.8% 59.9%
Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH
Secondary 801 21.9% 57.8%
George Dixon Academy
Birmingham, B16 9GD
Secondary 1,032 13.3% 61.9%
Outwood Academy Ormesby
Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH
Secondary 738 23.6% 63.3%
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
Birmingham, B32 1RJ
Secondary 564 17.5% 64.7%
Oasis Academy South Bank
London, SE1 7HS
Secondary 712 15.9% 62.9%
Kirkby High School
Liverpool, L32 9PP
Secondary 1,029 23.8% 58%
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX
Secondary 965 19.2% 59.7%
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU
Secondary 921 23.6% 65.4%
The East Manchester Academy
Manchester, M11 3DS
Secondary 1,039 25% 60.8%
The Albion Academy
Salford, M6 6QT
Secondary 899 21.4% 57.8%
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD
Secondary 891 21.7% 61.3%
Outwood Academy Riverside
Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD
Secondary 693 24.8% 62.9%
The Lowry Academy
Manchester, M28 0SY
Secondary 924 12.9% 55.3%
Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, DE24 0AN
Secondary 866 20.8% 62.4%
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
Manchester, M12 4BA
Secondary 729 13.6% 57.5%
Trinity Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7QL
Secondary 952 14.5% 58.6%
Cardinal Pole Catholic School
London, E9 6LG
Secondary 1,057 21.3% 60.8%

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
Blackpool Aspire Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 841 Sign in to see
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ
Secondary 1,232
Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR
Secondary 1,207
All Saints Church of England Academy
Plymouth, PL5 3NE
Secondary 652
North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY
Secondary 821
Sarum Academy
Salisbury, SP2 9HS
Secondary 783
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP
Secondary 1,006
Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, DE22 2LW
Secondary 1,400
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ
Secondary 1,032
Nishkam High School
Birmingham, B19 2LF
Secondary 671
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE
Secondary 970
Workington Academy
Workington, CA14 4EB
Secondary 1,272
Manor Community Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 3PS
Secondary 997
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Secondary 736
The Prescot School
Liverpool, L34 3NB
Secondary 922
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR
Secondary 1,264
Harris Academy Sutton
Sutton, SM2 5RD
Secondary 1,297
Heritage High School
Chesterfield, S43 4QG
Secondary 953
The Newark Academy
Newark, NG24 3AL
Secondary 1,149
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ
Secondary 953
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
London, W5 2JX
Secondary 1,052
Great Western Academy
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Secondary 1,025
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle, SK8 5GB
Secondary 1,050
Goodwin Academy
Deal, CT14 9BD
Secondary 833
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
Secondary 1,068
Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH
Secondary 1,123
Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Secondary 783
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE
Secondary 937
New Road Academy
Telford, TF2 7AB
Secondary 1,094
St Michael's Catholic College
London, SE16 4UN
Secondary 962