The Barnes Wallis 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
The Barnes Wallis Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 553 27.7% 36.8%
Oasis Academy Immingham
Immingham, DN40 1JU
Secondary 606 23.8% 32.3%
The Open Academy
Norwich, NR7 9DL
Secondary 582 30.3% 34.3%
Dyson Perrins CofE Academy
Malvern, WR14 1WD
Secondary 615 27% 35.3%
Stamford Welland Academy
Stamford, PE9 1HE
Secondary 585 18% 35.5%
Woodfield Academy
Redditch, B98 7HH
Secondary 578 22.2% 40%
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract, WF7 5AJ
Secondary 513 25.6% 40.9%
King Edward VI Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EW
Secondary 396 27.3% 41%
Broadlands Academy
Bristol, BS31 2DY
Secondary 452 29.2% 35%
St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy
Lincoln, LN6 7SX
Secondary 603 27.6% 31.7%
Aureus School
Didcot, OX11 6FF
Secondary 545 24.6% 32.7%
St Edmund's Catholic School
Dover, CT16 2QB
Secondary 612 25.2% 37.3%
Caister Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5LS
Secondary 679 24.2% 37.8%
St Michael's Church of England High School
Crosby, L23 7UL
Secondary 683 24.3% 34.9%
The Grange School
Christchurch, BH23 3AU
Secondary 447 28.9% 38.6%
Thomas Middlecott Academy
Boston, PE20 1JS
Secondary 589 20.2% 36.6%
Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL
Secondary 422 26.8% 36%
Somercotes Academy
Louth, LN11 7PN
Secondary 457 24.3% 39.7%
Church Hill Middle School
Redditch, B98 9LR
Secondary 431 26.9% 37.8%
Canary Wharf College Crossharbour
London, E14 9GL
Secondary 484 24.4% 33.9%
The Winstanley School
Leicester, LE3 3BD
Secondary 628 25.6% 39%
The Pedmore High School
Stourbridge, DY9 7HS
Secondary 659 23.4% 38.2%
Birchensale Middle School
Redditch, B97 6HT
Secondary 584 25.1% 38.1%
Rye College
Rye, TN31 7NQ
Secondary 580 21.6% 34.7%
University Academy Long Sutton
Spalding, PE12 9LF
Secondary 722 22.1% 37%
AIM Academy North London
London, N9 8DQ
Secondary 587 21.6% 33.7%
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 2QP
Secondary 592 21.1% 38.2%
Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB
Secondary 520 25.7% 33.6%
Filey School
Filey, YO14 0HG
Secondary 455 20.7% 35.8%
Aldercar High School
Nottingham, NG16 4HL
Secondary 697 20.4% 38.5%

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
The Barnes Wallis Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 553 Sign in to see
Wigmore School
Leominster, HR6 9UW
Secondary 449
Linslade School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA
Secondary 625
Studley High School
Studley, B80 7QX
Secondary 847
Caistor Yarborough Academy
Market Rasen, LN7 6QZ
Secondary 536
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
Alford, LN13 9BL
Secondary 627
Henley In Arden School
Henley-in-Arden, B95 6AF
Secondary 699
Upper Shirley High School
Southampton, SO15 7QU
Secondary 1,063
Looe Community Academy
Looe, PL13 1NQ
Secondary 537
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 4HX
Secondary 686
Langtree School
Reading, RG8 0RA
Secondary 621
William Lovell Church of England Academy
Boston, PE22 8AA
Secondary 327
King Edward VI Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EW
Secondary 396
Alderman White School
Nottingham, NG9 3DU
Secondary 770
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA
Secondary 1,029
St Peter and St Paul, Catholic Voluntary Academy
Lincoln, LN6 7SX
Secondary 603
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Tenbury Wells, WR15 8XA
Secondary 456
St Edmund's Catholic School
Dover, CT16 2QB
Secondary 612
The Banovallum School
Horncastle, LN9 6DA
Secondary 617
John Flamsteed Community School
Ripley, DE5 8NP
Secondary 838
North Cestrian School
Altrincham, WA14 4AJ
Secondary 780
Trevelyan Middle School
Windsor, SL4 3LL
Secondary 565
Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
Nottingham, NG8 1EA
Secondary 776
Hazel Wood High School
Bury, BL9 7QT
Secondary 728
St Osmund's Church of England Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2DZ
Secondary 721
Holy Family Catholic High School, A Voluntary Academy
Goole, DN14 9NS
Secondary 314
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
Grantham, NG31 7PX
Secondary 350
Bury Church of England High School
Bury, BL9 0TS
Secondary 842
Pioneer Secondary Academy
Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB
Secondary 559
Nidderdale High School
Harrogate, HG3 5HL
Secondary 407