Blackpool Aspire 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
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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