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 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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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Babington Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,352 | 20.9% | 44.7% |
North Liverpool Academy
Liverpool, L5 0SQ |
Secondary | 1,305 | 18.6% | 49% |
Djanogly City Academy
Nottingham, NG7 6ND |
Secondary | 1,198 | 11.9% | 43.4% |
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Bromley, BR1 5EB |
Secondary | 1,197 | 20.9% | 42.1% |
Great Academy Ashton
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8RF |
Secondary | 1,298 | 22.7% | 42.8% |
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Walsall, WS4 1BW |
Secondary | 1,394 | 24% | 41.2% |
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD |
Secondary | 1,181 | 20.2% | 43.1% |
Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry, CV1 5LY |
Secondary | 1,486 | 20% | 43.3% |
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Birmingham, B26 2RZ |
Secondary | 1,187 | 17.7% | 45.8% |
Ninestiles, an Academy
Birmingham, B27 7QG |
Secondary | 1,498 | 19.5% | 46.9% |
Discovery Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA |
Secondary | 1,446 | 16.6% | 44.7% |
Oldbury Academy
Oldbury, B68 8NE |
Secondary | 1,328 | 14.7% | 46.3% |
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
London, E2 6NW |
Secondary | 1,439 | 16.4% | 47% |
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG |
Secondary | 1,519 | 17.2% | 44.4% |
Sirius Academy North
Hull, HU6 9BP |
Secondary | 1,306 | 19.7% | 48.5% |
Aldersley High School
Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT |
Secondary | 1,282 | 16.3% | 41.6% |
Winifred Holtby Academy
Hull, HU7 4PW |
Secondary | 1,340 | 21.4% | 42.6% |
Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP |
Secondary | 1,258 | 15.5% | 47.2% |
Outwood Academy City
Sheffield, S13 8SS |
Secondary | 1,190 | 22.1% | 42.9% |
The Ruth Gorse Academy
Leeds, LS10 1HW |
Secondary | 1,275 | 18% | 46.8% |
Saltley Academy
Birmingham, B9 5RX |
Secondary | 1,356 | 17.4% | 44.9% |
The Marvell College
Hull, HU9 4EE |
Secondary | 1,255 | 16.4% | 42.5% |
Co-op Academy North Manchester
Manchester, M9 7SS |
Secondary | 1,260 | 23.9% | 47.6% |
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX |
Secondary | 1,458 | 21% | 41.8% |
Noel-Baker Academy
Derby, DE24 0BR |
Secondary | 1,143 | 17.9% | 41.4% |
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA |
Secondary | 1,442 | 18% | 41.9% |
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4HA |
Secondary | 1,223 | 21.8% | 42.5% |
Ellis Guilford School
Nottingham, NG6 0HT |
Secondary | 1,282 | 17.9% | 44.6% |
Castle Mead Academy
Leicester, LE3 5QT |
Secondary | 1,227 | 19.3% | 38.7% |
Kingsway Park High School
Rochdale, OL16 4XA |
Secondary | 1,342 | 16.6% | 46.8% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Babington Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,352 | Sign in to see | |
The Excelsior Academy
London, E8 2EY |
Secondary | 1,006 | ||
Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ |
Secondary | 1,121 | ||
Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH |
Secondary | 1,704 | ||
Stockport Academy
Stockport, SK3 0UP |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
Corby Business Academy
Corby, NN17 5EB |
Secondary | 1,171 | ||
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Nottingham, NG8 4HY |
Secondary | 879 | ||
The Priory Ruskin Academy
Grantham, NG31 8ED |
Secondary | 1,410 | ||
The Long Eaton School
Nottingham, NG10 3NP |
Secondary | 1,113 | ||
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 2JR |
Secondary | 1,484 | ||
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG |
Secondary | 1,727 | ||
St Joseph's Catholic College
Swindon, SN3 3LR |
Secondary | 1,416 | ||
University Academy Holbeach
Spalding, PE12 7PU |
Secondary | 1,392 | ||
Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH |
Secondary | 1,483 | ||
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred
Grays, RM16 6SA |
Secondary | 1,468 | ||
Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Nottingham, NG8 5GY |
Secondary | 1,383 | ||
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 6RZ |
Secondary | 1,531 | ||
The Elizabethan Academy
Retford, DN22 7PY |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF |
Secondary | 1,722 | ||
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD |
Secondary | 1,272 | ||
Woodchurch High School
Wirral, CH49 7NG |
Secondary | 1,422 | ||
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU |
Secondary | 1,377 | ||
Bexhill High Academy
Bexhill-on-Sea, TN39 4BY |
Secondary | 1,507 | ||
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,556 | ||
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
West Bridgford, NG2 7YF |
Secondary | 1,155 | ||
Rushey Mead Academy
Leicester, LE4 7AN |
Secondary | 1,744 | ||
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH |
Secondary | 1,109 | ||
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA |
Secondary | 1,442 | ||
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT |
Secondary | 1,086 | ||
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS14 6NU |
Secondary | 779 |