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 1,067 16.9% 39.7%
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP
Secondary 1,087 16.8% 37.7%
The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU
Secondary 1,077 18.1% 38.4%
Stockport Academy
Stockport, SK3 0UP
Secondary 1,015 19.8% 39.4%
Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Telford, TF7 5HX
Secondary 1,081 19.1% 37%
Gospel Oak School
Tipton, DY4 0BZ
Secondary 1,217 15% 40.3%
St Peter's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR
Secondary 1,085 19.5% 39.7%
The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP
Secondary 1,050 20.3% 41%
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD
Secondary 1,191 20% 41.2%
Rockwood Academy
Birmingham, B8 3HG
Secondary 1,090 16.6% 41.5%
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
Secondary 1,160 17.6% 40.4%
The James Hornsby School
Basildon, SS15 5NX
Secondary 1,006 17.8% 40.9%
Bristnall Hall Academy
Oldbury, B68 9PA
Secondary 1,083 22.6% 37.1%
Manor Croft Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
Secondary 1,038 17.4% 37.3%
The Telford Langley School
Telford, TF4 3JS
Secondary 1,100 20.7% 41.8%
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,116 15.9% 38.4%
Ernesford Grange Community Academy
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Secondary 1,133 22.9% 40.5%
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP
Secondary 1,178 14.2% 42.2%
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
Secondary 1,112 10.4% 38.6%
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS
Secondary 982 15% 39.2%
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey, CH45 3LN
Secondary 1,133 17% 41.8%
Noel-Baker Academy
Derby, DE24 0BR
Secondary 1,143 17.9% 41.4%
The Charles Dickens School
Broadstairs, CT10 2RL
Secondary 1,118 15.2% 37.6%
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Secondary 1,086 15.8% 37.2%
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield, WF2 8QF
Secondary 1,028 15.3% 40.2%
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Secondary 1,104 17.2% 37.8%
Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH
Secondary 1,122 20% 40.3%
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD
Secondary 1,046 14.9% 39.2%
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Luton, LU3 3TL
Secondary 1,043 15.9% 40.1%
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN
Secondary 1,042 21.1% 39.4%

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 1,067 Sign in to see
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School
Salisbury, SP1 2ED
Secondary 1,184
Sunbury Manor School
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6LF
Secondary 1,093
Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD
Secondary 1,397
Hodgson Academy
Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU
Secondary 1,116
Farmor's School
Fairford, GL7 4JQ
Secondary 1,035
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Tamworth, B79 8AH
Secondary 929
West Coventry Academy
Coventry, CV4 9PW
Secondary 1,238
Mount Grace School
Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ
Secondary 508
Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA
Secondary 1,062
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP
Secondary 1,348
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ
Secondary 886
Desborough College
Maidenhead, SL6 2QB
Secondary 728
Broadlands Academy
Bristol, BS31 2DY
Secondary 452
Worthing High School
Worthing, BN14 7AR
Secondary 1,064
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX
Secondary 1,215
Wombourne High School
Wolverhampton, WV5 8BJ
Secondary 1,081
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Dewsbury, WF13 4LL
Secondary 958
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX
Secondary 1,072
Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD
Secondary 771
Upper Batley High School
Batley, WF17 0BJ
Secondary 801
The Brakenhale School
Bracknell, RG12 7BA
Secondary 1,149
Pinner High School
Pinner, HA5 1NB
Secondary 1,142
Ortu Hassenbrook Academy
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NS
Secondary 693
Harris Academy Rainham
Rainham, RM13 9XD
Secondary 898
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
Kingsbury, B78 2LF
Secondary 689
Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF
Secondary 947
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH
Secondary 1,143
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
Secondary 1,334
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX
Secondary 1,316