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 650 15.6% 55.8%
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR
Secondary 825 17.6% 49.9%
Harris Academy Peckham
London, SE15 5DZ
Secondary 539 21% 51.2%
Oasis Academy Enfield
Enfield, EN3 7XH
Secondary 719 17.7% 54.7%
Harborne Academy
Birmingham, B15 3JL
Secondary 612 19.5% 54.3%
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Birmingham, B32 3AE
Secondary 647 11.8% 52%
Clarion
London, NW2 1TR
Secondary 691 14.5% 50%
Ark Putney Academy
London, SW15 3DG
Secondary 787 17% 52.3%
Oasis Academy South Bank
London, SE1 7HS
Secondary 712 15.9% 62.9%
Ark All Saints Academy
London, SE5 0UB
Secondary 581 20.1% 61.8%
Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND
Secondary 767 19% 56.7%
St Peter's Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS6 6SP
Secondary 574 21.6% 54.9%
Harris Academy Battersea
London, SW11 5AP
Secondary 900 14.1% 54.1%
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Birmingham, B1 3AA
Secondary 614 14.7% 56.4%
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Croydon, CR9 3AS
Secondary 784 17.1% 49.3%
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
London, N1 5JU
Secondary 865 17.7% 55.5%
Da Vinci Academy
Derby, DE21 4ET
Secondary 705 21.6% 54.3%
Holy Trinity Catholic School
Birmingham, B10 0AX
Secondary 751 15.5% 54.6%
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS14 6NU
Secondary 783 15.9% 53.8%
Castle View Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 4QP
Secondary 732 19.1% 53.7%
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham, B8 3DT
Secondary 620 16.6% 52.3%
Hazel Wood High School
Bury, BL9 7QT
Secondary 721 14.4% 54.3%
Weston Secondary School
Southampton, SO19 9QP
Secondary 739 18.6% 57.3%
Ark Soane Academy
London, W3 8EA
Secondary 722 11.6% 52.6%
City Academy
Birmingham, B15 2EF
Secondary 619 12.9% 58%
Eastlea Community School
London, E16 4NP
Secondary 689 21% 52.8%
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
Manchester, M12 4BA
Secondary 729 13.6% 57.5%
Rokeby School
London, E16 4DD
Secondary 588 12.4% 52.6%
Smestow Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU
Secondary 552 12.7% 53.1%
Greenfield Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF
Secondary 645 21.5% 56.8%

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
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 650 Sign in to see
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
Lancaster, LA1 1SF
Secondary 997
Newport Girls' High School Academy
Newport, TF10 7HL
Secondary 836
Parkside Community College
Cambridge, CB1 1EH
Secondary 694
Kirkbie Kendal School
Kendal, LA9 7EQ
Secondary 1,042
The St Marylebone CofE School
London, W1U 5BA
Secondary 1,170
Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon, HG4 2DE
Secondary 662
Morpeth Newminster Middle School
Morpeth, NE61 1RH
Secondary 556
The Henrietta Barnett School
London, NW11 7BN
Secondary 807
The Roundhill Academy
Leicester, LE4 8GQ
Secondary 731
Loreto College
St Albans, AL1 3RQ
Secondary 930
Dorchester Middle School
Dorchester, DT1 2HS
Secondary 543
Beccles High School
Beccles, NR34 7BQ
Secondary 239
Lady Margaret School
London, SW6 4UN
Secondary 781
Connaught School for Girls
London, E11 4AE
Secondary 603
Fulham Cross Academy
London, SW6 6SN
Secondary 663
Jane Austen College
Norwich, NR3 1DD
Secondary 1,107
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Birmingham, B1 3AA
Secondary 614
Norlington School and 6th Form
London, E10 6JZ
Secondary 903
Erdington Academy
Birmingham, B24 8RE
Secondary 935
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Birmingham, B21 9ET
Secondary 1,044
The Royal Liberty School
Romford, RM2 6HJ
Secondary 738
Sanders Draper
Hornchurch, RM12 6RT
Secondary 707
Waterside Academy
London, E8 4DL
Secondary 378
Tanfield School
Stanley, DH9 8AY
Secondary 702
Plymouth High School for Girls
Plymouth, PL4 6HT
Secondary 795
Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
London, SE1 6EX
Secondary 445
Cowley Academy
Spalding, PE11 4TF
Secondary 628
Catshill Middle School
Bromsgrove, B61 0JW
Secondary 424
St. Thomas More Language College
London, SW3 2QS
Secondary 541