Park Lane 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
Park Lane Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 430 22.6% 55.3%
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
London, SE24 0QN
Secondary 443 16.9% 56.3%
Red House Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5LN
Secondary 464 18.1% 54.1%
Harborne Academy
Birmingham, B15 3JL
Secondary 614 19.2% 51.7%
Ormiston Maritime Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5AH
Secondary 759 24.4% 53.9%
City Heights E-ACT Academy
London, SW2 3PW
Secondary 552 17.5% 52.3%
Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH
Secondary 823 20.4% 55%
Four Dwellings Academy
Birmingham, B32 1RJ
Secondary 562 14.9% 57.4%
The Charter School Bermondsey
London, SE16 4EE
Secondary 442 29.3% 55.2%
Beacon Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF
Secondary 623 28.1% 48.3%
Ark All Saints Academy
London, SE5 0UB
Secondary 594 19.9% 56.4%
Oasis Academy Arena
London, SE25 4QL
Secondary 419 24.8% 54.6%
St Peter's Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS6 6SP
Secondary 558 22.2% 52.8%
Highfield Leadership Academy
Blackpool, FY4 3JZ
Secondary 635 23.9% 52.9%
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8TF
Secondary 603 28% 51.1%
Da Vinci Academy
Derby, DE21 4ET
Secondary 711 14.4% 52.2%
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS14 6NU
Secondary 779 14.6% 55.6%
Washington Academy
Washington, NE37 2AA
Secondary 660 27.3% 55.3%
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD
Secondary 767 20.4% 59.2%
Outwood Academy Normanby
Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG
Secondary 768 25.8% 51.8%
St Hild's Church of England School
Hartlepool, TS24 9PB
Secondary 670 22.5% 54.9%
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
Manchester, M12 4BA
Secondary 475 19.5% 53.5%
Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham, S65 4BP
Secondary 564 26% 56.6%
Trinity Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7QL
Secondary 722 13.2% 55.6%
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Runcorn, WA7 5YH
Secondary 374 24.2% 57.3%
Durham Academy
Durham, DH7 7NG
Secondary 372 29.6% 58.1%
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA
Secondary 521 19.7% 51.4%
Dixons Croxteth Academy
Liverpool, L11 4SG
Secondary 391 32.1% 56.9%

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
Park Lane Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 430 Sign in to see
Landau Forte College
Derby, DE1 2LF
Secondary 1,240
The St Lawrence Academy
Scunthorpe, DN15 7DF
Secondary 798
E-Act Parkwood Academy
Sheffield, S5 8UL
Secondary 826
De Warenne Academy
Doncaster, DN12 3JY
Secondary 754
Feversham Girls' Secondary Academy
Bradford, BD3 0LT
Secondary 805
Chulmleigh Community College
Chulmleigh, EX18 7AA
Secondary 752
Co-op Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7HD
Secondary 941
Hull Trinity House Academy
Hull, HU3 1UP
Secondary 820
Gartree High School
Leicester, LE2 5TQ
Secondary 889
The Bolsover School
Chesterfield, S44 6XA
Secondary 884
Whitecross Hereford
Hereford, HR4 0RN
Secondary 939
Beamont Collegiate Academy
Warrington, WA2 8PX
Secondary 898
Outwood Academy Brumby
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NT
Secondary 737
Wye School
Wye, TN25 5EJ
Secondary 598
Wingfield Academy
Rotherham, S61 4AU
Secondary 995
Yardleys School
Birmingham, B11 3EY
Secondary 926
South Shore Academy
Blackpool, FY4 2AR
Secondary 728
Oakwood High School
Rotherham, S60 2UH
Secondary 1,065
The Excel Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6LG
Secondary 1,198
Christ's College, Guildford
Guildford, GU1 1JY
Secondary 713
Sir Graham Balfour High School
Stafford, ST16 1NR
Secondary 974
The Green School for Boys
Isleworth, TW7 6AU
Secondary 783
Peacehaven Community School
Peacehaven, BN10 8RB
Secondary 917
St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
Richmond, DL10 7DA
Secondary 608
Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS
Secondary 702
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB
Secondary 869