Wednesfield 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
Wednesfield Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,029 10.3% 43.5%
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST
Secondary 1,124 11.6% 43.4%
Grace Academy Coventry
Coventry, CV2 2RH
Secondary 1,023 12.3% 42.7%
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Telford, TF7 5HX
Secondary 1,063 15.4% 40.5%
Gospel Oak School
Tipton, DY4 0BZ
Secondary 1,215 14.9% 42.8%
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 995 13.6% 39.9%
The Milton Keynes Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5LA
Secondary 1,014 10.6% 44.7%
Essa Academy
Bolton, BL3 3HH
Secondary 1,079 15.9% 44.8%
St Peter's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR
Secondary 1,053 18.9% 46.3%
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
London, NW10 4EP
Secondary 966 11.4% 40.1%
Hull Trinity House Academy
Hull, HU3 1UP
Secondary 897 13.6% 44.8%
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
Secondary 1,115 19.3% 43.1%
Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP
Secondary 862 12.2% 43.8%
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Birmingham, B20 2HL
Secondary 1,065 7.7% 49.7%
Sacred Heart Catholic School
London, SE5 0RP
Secondary 903 10.7% 43.3%
The Grangefield Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE
Secondary 1,022 14.7% 45.8%
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
West Bridgford, NG2 7YF
Secondary 1,134 14% 45.1%
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,130 14.8% 43.4%
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP
Secondary 1,196 15.4% 44.9%
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
Secondary 1,152 12.4% 39.8%
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS
Secondary 990 14.9% 40.8%
Harper Green School
Bolton, BL4 0DH
Secondary 1,128 11.9% 45%
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD
Secondary 1,027 13.1% 43.7%
Bacon's College
London, SE16 6AT
Secondary 1,007 16.4% 44.6%
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Secondary 1,111 13.4% 40.1%
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY
Secondary 1,167 16.3% 46.8%
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
Oldham, OL2 6NT
Secondary 1,001 16.6% 45.1%
Springwell Community College
Chesterfield, S43 3NQ
Secondary 885 14.4% 43%
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA
Secondary 1,156 12.9% 43.4%
Leigh Academy Minster
Sheerness, ME12 3JQ
Secondary 1,072 12.6% 39.9%

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
Wednesfield Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,029 Sign in to see
Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD
Secondary 1,387
Hodgson Academy
Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU
Secondary 1,122
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF
Secondary 739
Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR
Secondary 984
Farmor's School
Fairford, GL7 4JQ
Secondary 1,042
Mount Grace School
Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ
Secondary 489
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP
Secondary 1,356
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ
Secondary 902
The Harvey Grammar School
Folkestone, CT19 5JY
Secondary 1,015
Desborough College
Maidenhead, SL6 2QB
Secondary 580
Lift Broadlands
Bristol, BS31 2DY
Secondary 363
Worthing High School
Worthing, BN14 7AR
Secondary 1,057
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX
Secondary 1,216
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3BE
Secondary 987
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0QH
Secondary 1,030
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX
Secondary 1,095
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton, WV4 6AP
Secondary 771
Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD
Secondary 736
Upper Batley High School
Batley, WF17 0BJ
Secondary 793
The Brakenhale School
Bracknell, RG12 7BA
Secondary 1,108
Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB
Secondary 1,138
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
Kingsbury, B78 2LF
Secondary 640
Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF
Secondary 929
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH
Secondary 1,140
Chipping Sodbury School
Bristol, BS37 6EW
Secondary 769
Oulton Academy
Leeds, LS26 8EX
Secondary 1,097
Trinity Academy Bradford
Bradford, BD13 2AS
Secondary 930
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
Secondary 1,366
Hurstmere School
Sidcup, DA15 9AW
Secondary 967