City of London Academy, Highgate Hill

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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
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 664 16.8% 54.4%
Harris Academy Peckham
London, SE15 5DZ
Secondary 607 17.5% 50.1%
Oasis Academy Enfield
Enfield, EN3 7XH
Secondary 778 12.7% 50.2%
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
London, SE24 0QN
Secondary 443 16.9% 56.3%
North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY
Secondary 767 21.1% 54.6%
Harborne Academy
Birmingham, B15 3JL
Secondary 614 19.2% 51.7%
Whitefield School
London, NW2 1TR
Secondary 684 14.4% 47.9%
City Heights E-ACT Academy
London, SW2 3PW
Secondary 552 17.5% 52.3%
Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH
Secondary 823 20.4% 55%
Sir Herbert Leon Academy
Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ
Secondary 652 16.6% 51.5%
Ark Putney Academy
London, SW15 3DG
Secondary 880 18.5% 50.2%
Four Dwellings Academy
Birmingham, B32 1RJ
Secondary 562 14.9% 57.4%
Oasis Academy South Bank
London, SE1 7HS
Secondary 717 17.4% 60.9%
Ark All Saints Academy
London, SE5 0UB
Secondary 594 19.9% 56.4%
St Peter's Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS6 6SP
Secondary 558 22.2% 52.8%
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Birmingham, B1 3AA
Secondary 657 11.3% 52.7%
Highfield Leadership Academy
Blackpool, FY4 3JZ
Secondary 635 23.9% 52.9%
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
London, N1 5JU
Secondary 783 12% 50.9%
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%
Castle View Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 4QP
Secondary 687 17.5% 51.5%
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS
Secondary 880 24.2% 53.8%
St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG
Secondary 669 19.9% 49.9%
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD
Secondary 767 20.4% 59.2%
Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Secondary 665 14.8% 48%
City Academy
Birmingham, B15 2EF
Secondary 667 12% 54.7%
Eastlea Community School
London, E16 4NP
Secondary 788 17.9% 48.6%
St Hild's Church of England School
Hartlepool, TS24 9PB
Secondary 670 22.5% 54.9%
Trinity Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7QL
Secondary 722 13.2% 55.6%
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA
Secondary 521 19.7% 51.4%

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
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 664 Sign in to see
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 1SF
Secondary 1,002
Newport Girls' High School Academy
Newport, TF10 7HL
Secondary 786
Parkside Community College
Cambridge, CB1 1EH
Secondary 737
Kirkbie Kendal School
Kendal, LA9 7EQ
Secondary 1,055
The St Marylebone CofE School
London, W1U 5BA
Secondary 1,182
Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon, HG4 2DE
Secondary 709
Morpeth Newminster Middle School
Morpeth, NE61 1RH
Secondary 556
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
London, NW10 4EP
Secondary 973
The Henrietta Barnett School
London, NW11 7BN
Secondary 793
The Roundhill Academy
Leicester, LE4 8GQ
Secondary 798
Loreto College
St Albans, AL1 3RQ
Secondary 946
Westminster City School
London, SW1E 5HJ
Secondary 786
Lady Margaret School
London, SW6 4UN
Secondary 758
Bristnall Hall Academy
Oldbury, B68 9PA
Secondary 1,083
Connaught School for Girls
London, E11 4AE
Secondary 619
Fulham Cross Academy
London, SW6 6SN
Secondary 647
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Birmingham, B1 3AA
Secondary 657
St Peter's Church of England Middle School
Windsor, SL4 2QY
Secondary 337
Norlington School and 6th Form
London, E10 6JZ
Secondary 875
Erdington Academy
Birmingham, B24 8RE
Secondary 957
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Birmingham, B21 9ET
Secondary 1,046
The Royal Liberty School
Romford, RM2 6HJ
Secondary 749
Five Acres High School
Coleford, GL16 7QW
Secondary 787
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham, B8 3DT
Secondary 614
Sanders Draper
Hornchurch, RM12 6RT
Secondary 667
Waterside Academy
London, E8 4DL
Secondary 403
Tanfield School
Stanley, DH9 8AY
Secondary 711
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
London, SE1 6EX
Secondary 506
Cowley Academy
Spalding, PE11 4TF
Secondary 632