The Sir John Colfox 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 Sir John Colfox Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 792 27% 22.9%
Somervale Secondary School
Radstock, BA3 2JD
Secondary 795 31.1% 22.8%
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW
Secondary 795 24.7% 18.5%
Clyst Vale Community College
Exeter, EX5 3AJ
Secondary 937 23.2% 21.7%
Honiton Community College
Honiton, EX14 1QT
Secondary 692 19.5% 22.3%
Coombeshead Academy
Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT
Secondary 874 21% 25.7%
Cirencester Kingshill School
Cirencester, GL7 1HS
Secondary 807 22.6% 18%
The Roundhill Academy
Leicester, LE4 8GQ
Secondary 731 22.7% 20.8%
The Newbridge School
Coalville, LE67 3SJ
Secondary 814 21.9% 24%
St Bernard's Catholic High School
Rotherham, S65 3BE
Secondary 821 21.2% 22.6%
Long Field Spencer Academy
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN
Secondary 935 26.4% 22.1%
Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT
Secondary 848 21.9% 21.2%
The Reach Free School
Rickmansworth, WD3 8AB
Secondary 753 25.2% 19.3%
Notre Dame RC School
Plymouth, PL6 5HN
Secondary 732 24.3% 24.7%
Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER
Secondary 864 20.5% 25.9%
Hoe Valley School
Woking, GU22 0NH
Secondary 856 24.4% 22.9%
Marshland High School
Wisbech, PE14 7HA
Secondary 811 26% 24.9%
Callington Community College
Callington, PL17 7DR
Secondary 862 20.5% 24%
de Stafford School
Caterham, CR3 5YX
Secondary 816 28.7% 26.4%
Stanley High School
Southport, PR9 9TF
Secondary 837 21.9% 23.8%
Theale Green School
Reading, RG7 5DA
Secondary 808 22.6% 22.2%
Sanders Draper
Hornchurch, RM12 6RT
Secondary 707 25.3% 25.8%
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE
Secondary 835 25.2% 22.4%
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
Secondary 840 23% 27.3%
Leigh Academy Rainham
Gillingham, ME8 8GS
Secondary 796 26% 21.1%
Bury Church of England High School
Bury, BL9 0TS
Secondary 828 23.2% 21.4%
King Edward VI Community College
Totnes, TQ9 5JX
Secondary 909 23.1% 21.3%
Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU
Secondary 909 22.2% 23%
Sidmouth College
Sidmouth, EX10 9LG
Secondary 854 20.8% 22.2%
Anthony Gell School
Matlock, DE4 4DX
Secondary 781 21.9% 22%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 27 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 Sir John Colfox Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 792 Sign in to see
Dixons City Academy
Bradford, BD5 7RR
Secondary 910
John Cabot Academy
Bristol, BS15 8BD
Secondary 1,280
The Sutton Academy
St Helens, WA9 5AU
Secondary 1,452
Plympton Academy
Plymouth, PL7 2RS
Secondary 1,078
Fernwood School
Nottingham, NG8 2FT
Secondary 1,539
Overton Grange School
Sutton, SM2 6TQ
Secondary 1,121
Bishop Fox's School
Taunton, TA1 3HQ
Secondary 1,109
Leventhorpe
Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9BY
Secondary 1,471
Richard Challoner School
New Malden, KT3 5PE
Secondary 1,079
Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP
Secondary 1,486
Bourne Grammar School
Bourne, PE10 9JE
Secondary 1,740
Barnhill Community High School
Hayes, UB4 9LE
Secondary 1,571
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
Secondary 1,555
Taverham High School
Norwich, NR8 6HP
Secondary 1,241
Carleton High School
Pontefract, WF8 3NW
Secondary 1,024
Sir William Stanier School
Crewe, CW1 4EB
Secondary 693
Finham Park 2
Coventry, CV4 9WT
Secondary 776
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Redcar, TS10 1PJ
Secondary 744
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy
Salisbury, SP1 1RE
Secondary 1,336
Ashton Park School
Bristol, BS3 2JL
Secondary 1,257
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS
Secondary 905
Heworth Grange School
Gateshead, NE10 0PT
Secondary 997
Treviglas Academy
Newquay, TR7 3JA
Secondary 861
Astrea Academy Woodfields
Doncaster, DN4 8ND
Secondary 724
The Holmesdale School
Snodland, ME6 5HS
Secondary 598
Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU
Secondary 909