Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Blackpool Aspire Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 848 | 18.5% | 62.7% |
Unity City Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE |
Secondary | 999 | 19.7% | 66.1% |
Ark Walworth Academy
London, SE1 5UJ |
Secondary | 997 | 15.6% | 61.2% |
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ |
Secondary | 925 | 19.6% | 59.9% |
E-ACT Heartlands Academy
Birmingham, B7 4QR |
Secondary | 846 | 16.6% | 59.5% |
E-ACT Shenley Academy
Birmingham, B29 4HE |
Secondary | 822 | 21.3% | 55.8% |
Ark St Alban's Academy
Birmingham, B12 0YH |
Secondary | 875 | 12.7% | 62.5% |
The Academy of St Nicholas
Liverpool, L19 5NY |
Secondary | 972 | 23.2% | 56.9% |
Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY |
Secondary | 748 | 32.7% | 65.3% |
Platanos College
London, SW9 0AL |
Secondary | 856 | 26.8% | 58.5% |
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ |
Secondary | 886 | 20% | 58.4% |
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT |
Secondary | 830 | 16% | 59.6% |
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Bootle, L20 6AQ |
Secondary | 644 | 32.9% | 61.8% |
Outwood Academy Ormesby
Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH |
Secondary | 859 | 23.8% | 58.2% |
Fir Vale School
Sheffield, S4 8GB |
Secondary | 986 | 19.5% | 68.6% |
Oasis Academy South Bank
London, SE1 7HS |
Secondary | 717 | 17.4% | 60.9% |
Kirkby High School
Liverpool, L32 9PP |
Secondary | 1,029 | 23.6% | 56.9% |
South Shore Academy
Blackpool, FY4 2AR |
Secondary | 728 | 27% | 62.3% |
Hillside High School
Bootle, L20 9NU |
Secondary | 699 | 25.9% | 54.2% |
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX |
Secondary | 973 | 18.9% | 55.6% |
Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE |
Secondary | 784 | 25.6% | 58.8% |
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU |
Secondary | 969 | 19.3% | 59.2% |
The East Manchester Academy
Manchester, M11 3DS |
Secondary | 1,007 | 22.1% | 63.6% |
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS14 6NU |
Secondary | 779 | 14.6% | 55.6% |
Walker Riverside Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4AW |
Secondary | 1,111 | 14.3% | 65.5% |
The Albion Academy
Salford, M6 6QT |
Secondary | 894 | 16% | 54.6% |
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD |
Secondary | 767 | 20.4% | 59.2% |
The Lowry Academy
Manchester, M28 0SY |
Secondary | 882 | 12.5% | 56.1% |
Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, DE24 0AN |
Secondary | 882 | 17.8% | 58% |
Dixons Brooklands Academy
Manchester, M23 9BP |
Secondary | 1,022 | 18.9% | 53.9% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Blackpool Aspire Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 848 | Sign in to see | |
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ |
Secondary | 1,198 | ||
All Saints Church of England Academy
Plymouth, PL5 3NE |
Secondary | 617 | ||
North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY |
Secondary | 767 | ||
Sarum Academy
Salisbury, SP2 9HS |
Secondary | 744 | ||
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
Harris Academy Beckenham
Beckenham, BR3 3SJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
Allestree Woodlands School
Derby, DE22 2LW |
Secondary | 1,416 | ||
Campsmount Academy
Doncaster, DN6 9AS |
Secondary | 779 | ||
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ |
Secondary | 1,042 | ||
Melior Community Academy
Scunthorpe, DN17 1HA |
Secondary | 873 | ||
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE |
Secondary | 964 | ||
Workington Academy
Workington, CA14 4EB |
Secondary | 1,280 | ||
Manor Community Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 3PS |
Secondary | 1,047 | ||
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB |
Secondary | 735 | ||
The WREN School
Reading, RG30 2BB |
Secondary | 1,005 | ||
The Prescot School
Liverpool, L34 3NB |
Secondary | 892 | ||
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR |
Secondary | 1,251 | ||
Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ |
Secondary | 844 | ||
Heritage High School
Chesterfield, S43 4QG |
Secondary | 994 | ||
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ |
Secondary | 767 | ||
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
London, W5 2JX |
Secondary | 961 | ||
Great Western Academy
Swindon, SN25 2PP |
Secondary | 952 | ||
Goodwin Academy
Deal, CT14 9BD |
Secondary | 852 | ||
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH |
Secondary | 1,043 | ||
Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH |
Secondary | 1,122 | ||
Laurence Jackson School
Guisborough, TS14 6RD |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA |
Secondary | 665 | ||
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE |
Secondary | 954 | ||
Werneth School
Stockport, SK6 3BX |
Secondary | 1,072 |