Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |