Babington Academy

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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
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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