Highfield Leadership Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 28 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
Highfield Leadership Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 683 23.5% 53%
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN
Secondary 795 22.4% 48.9%
Oasis Academy Brightstowe
Bristol, BS11 0EB
Secondary 739 26.4% 50.6%
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP
Secondary 829 24.3% 55.5%
Harborne Academy
Birmingham, B15 3JL
Secondary 612 19.5% 54.3%
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
Alford, LN13 9BL
Secondary 636 21.1% 52.1%
Broadoak School
Manchester, M31 4BU
Secondary 546 27.7% 51.1%
The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT
Secondary 817 22.6% 51.4%
North Cambridge Academy
Cambridge, CB4 2JF
Secondary 691 24.7% 49.9%
St Peter's Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS6 6SP
Secondary 574 21.6% 54.9%
Hillside High School
Bootle, L20 9NU
Secondary 744 29% 53%
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Secondary 736 23.9% 48.4%
Da Vinci Academy
Derby, DE21 4ET
Secondary 705 21.6% 54.3%
Dean Trust Wigan
Wigan, WN5 0DQ
Secondary 770 26.9% 56%
Outwood Academy Redcar
Redcar, TS10 4AB
Secondary 615 23.3% 50.8%
Castle View Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 4QP
Secondary 732 19.1% 53.7%
Padgate Academy
Warrington, WA2 0LN
Secondary 642 26.8% 49.2%
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD
Secondary 699 28.9% 57.9%
Hazel Wood High School
Bury, BL9 7QT
Secondary 721 14.4% 54.3%
St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG
Secondary 793 21.8% 51.6%
Outwood Academy Normanby
Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG
Secondary 765 26.8% 52.9%
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Walsall, WS8 7QG
Secondary 745 20.4% 50.1%
Eastlea Community School
London, E16 4NP
Secondary 689 21% 52.8%
St Hild's Church of England School
Hartlepool, TS24 9PB
Secondary 617 25.5% 53.3%
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG
Secondary 761 23.5% 48%
Bishop Barrington Academy
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LA
Secondary 609 22.4% 51.2%
Parkside Community School
Chesterfield, S40 2NS
Secondary 574 23.8% 50.3%
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA
Secondary 535 22.9% 53.8%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 28 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
Highfield Leadership Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 683 Sign in to see
Stockport Academy
Stockport, SK3 0UP
Secondary 1,012
Grace Academy Coventry
Coventry, CV2 2RH
Secondary 1,023
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
Manchester, M50 3UQ
Secondary 1,015
Essa Academy
Bolton, BL3 3HH
Secondary 1,079
Manchester Enterprise Academy
Wythenshawe, M22 9RH
Secondary 1,187
Furness Academy
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB
Secondary 1,188
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Birmingham, B26 2RZ
Secondary 1,195
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN1 9PW
Secondary 820
The Winsford Academy
Winsford, CW7 2BT
Secondary 1,023
Platanos College
London, SW9 0AL
Secondary 916
Discovery Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA
Secondary 1,439
The Heath School
Runcorn, WA7 4SY
Secondary 1,190
Campsmount Academy
Doncaster, DN6 9AS
Secondary 747
Hollingworth Academy
Rochdale, OL16 3DR
Secondary 1,345
Outwood Academy City
Sheffield, S13 8SS
Secondary 1,181
Woodlands School
Basildon, SS16 5BA
Secondary 1,497
Dean Trust Ardwick
Manchester, M13 0LF
Secondary 1,351
Irlam and Cadishead Academy
Manchester, M44 5ZR
Secondary 782
Dormers Wells High School
Southall, UB1 3HZ
Secondary 1,485
Chilton Trinity School
Bridgwater, TA6 3JA
Secondary 975
Oasis Academy Leesbrook
Oldham, OL4 5JE
Secondary 1,257
John Taylor Free School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA
Secondary 1,332
Cockburn John Charles Academy
Leeds, LS10 2JU
Secondary 1,203
Darton Academy
Barnsley, S75 5EF
Secondary 1,114
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA
Secondary 695
Outwood Academy Normanby
Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG
Secondary 765
St Matthew's RC High School
Manchester, M40 0EW
Secondary 1,328