The Birley 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
The Birley Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,092 27.7% 34.1%
The Marsh Academy
New Romney, TN28 8BB
Secondary 1,028 26.9% 31.1%
Outwood Academy Adwick
Doncaster, DN6 7SF
Secondary 1,165 21.3% 34%
All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham
Cheltenham, GL51 0WH
Secondary 1,076 22.3% 33.4%
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB
Secondary 1,116 22.6% 28.3%
The Bourne Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 5HS
Secondary 933 26.2% 33%
De Aston School
Market Rasen, LN8 3RF
Secondary 1,040 25.4% 31.3%
Hans Price Academy
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3QP
Secondary 1,047 23.3% 33.3%
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX
Secondary 1,220 21.1% 34.1%
Southfields Academy
London, SW18 5JU
Secondary 1,275 25.7% 36.3%
West Derby School
Liverpool, L13 7HQ
Secondary 1,009 23.5% 35.6%
Bristnall Hall Academy
Oldbury, B68 9PA
Secondary 1,083 22.6% 37.1%
Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW
Secondary 1,113 18.5% 35.1%
Hamstead Hall Academy
Birmingham, B20 1HL
Secondary 1,188 20.3% 32.8%
Wingfield Academy
Rotherham, S61 4AU
Secondary 995 18.4% 31.9%
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2NJ
Secondary 1,169 20.5% 32.1%
Rawmarsh Community School
Rotherham, S62 7GA
Secondary 1,101 30.4% 39.1%
St George's School A Church of England Academy
Blackpool, FY4 4PH
Secondary 1,010 23.2% 34.7%
Trafalgar School
Portsmouth, PO2 9RJ
Secondary 1,025 22.6% 36%
Swanwick Hall School
Alfreton, DE55 1AE
Secondary 1,117 18.9% 33.8%
Didsbury High School
Manchester, M20 2ET
Secondary 1,090 22% 35.6%
Lees Brook Academy
Derby, DE21 4QX
Secondary 1,097 20.8% 31.1%
Heritage High School
Chesterfield, S43 4QG
Secondary 994 21.2% 35%
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG
Secondary 1,055 18.7% 32.7%
Coppice Performing Arts School
Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE
Secondary 1,018 25.9% 31.8%
Stoke Park School
Coventry, CV2 4JW
Secondary 1,073 25.1% 30.3%
Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF
Secondary 947 27.6% 30.1%
Morecambe Bay Academy
Morecambe, LA4 5BG
Secondary 1,054 24.7% 35.8%
The John Roan School
London, SE3 7QR
Secondary 1,146 23.1% 35.4%
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Leeds, LS9 0TT
Secondary 884 24% 32.8%

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
The Birley Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,092 Sign in to see
Barnsley Academy
Barnsley, S70 3DL
Secondary 919
Sheffield Park Academy
Sheffield, S2 1SN
Secondary 1,199
Sheffield Springs Academy
Sheffield, S12 2SF
Secondary 1,058
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP
Secondary 1,087
Oasis Academy Enfield
Enfield, EN3 7XH
Secondary 778
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Bromley, BR1 5EB
Secondary 1,197
Madeley Academy
Telford, TF7 5FB
Secondary 1,271
Oasis Academy Immingham
Immingham, DN40 1JU
Secondary 606
Oasis Academy Wintringham
Grimsby, DN32 0AZ
Secondary 883
The Marsh Academy
New Romney, TN28 8BB
Secondary 1,028
Grace Academy Coventry
Coventry, CV2 2RH
Secondary 994
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
London, SE24 0QN
Secondary 443
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Peterlee, SR8 1AU
Secondary 1,170
Manor Church of England Academy
York, YO26 6PA
Secondary 1,162
Lydiard Park Academy
Swindon, SN5 6HN
Secondary 1,262
Writhlington School
Radstock, BA3 3NQ
Secondary 927
The Farnley Academy
Leeds, LS12 5EU
Secondary 1,492
Nailsea School
Bristol, BS48 2HN
Secondary 1,118
Brockington College
Leicester, LE19 4AQ
Secondary 1,199
Outwood Academy Carlton
Barnsley, S71 3EW
Secondary 1,113
Wardle Academy
Rochdale, OL12 9RD
Secondary 1,367
Immanuel College
Bradford, BD10 9AQ
Secondary 1,705
Everest Community Academy
Basingstoke, RG24 9UP
Secondary 695
The Laurel Academy
Mexborough, S64 9SD
Secondary 705
St Luke's Church of England School
Exeter, EX1 3RD
Secondary 844
Freebrough Academy
Saltburn-By-the-Sea, TS12 2SJ
Secondary 836
Sedgefield Community College
Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3DD
Secondary 988
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG
Secondary 726
Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, DE24 0AN
Secondary 882