Five Acres High School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Five Acres High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 787 16.7% 26.2%
Richard Rose Morton Academy
Carlisle, CA2 6LB
Secondary 897 15.8% 26.3%
Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon, HG4 2DE
Secondary 709 17.2% 24.3%
Castle Manor Academy
Haverhill, CB9 9JE
Secondary 752 19.3% 26.2%
Ark Bolingbroke Academy
London, SW11 6BF
Secondary 771 19.2% 24.5%
Arrow Vale High School
Redditch, B98 0GF
Secondary 869 14.2% 25.4%
Albany Academy
Chorley, PR7 3AY
Secondary 720 15.6% 26.8%
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield, WF2 6EQ
Secondary 734 19.6% 24.4%
Oakmoor School
Bordon, GU35 0JB
Secondary 875 15.4% 26.4%
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS
Secondary 770 18.8% 25.3%
Notre Dame RC School
Plymouth, PL6 5HN
Secondary 765 17.7% 24.1%
Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER
Secondary 868 20.6% 24.2%
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Redcar, TS10 1PJ
Secondary 730 16.5% 24.8%
Upper Batley High School
Batley, WF17 0BJ
Secondary 801 14.6% 27.1%
Hampton High
Hampton, TW12 3HB
Secondary 874 19.3% 26%
Callington Community College
Callington, PL17 7DR
Secondary 890 17.1% 24.4%
Sir Frederick Gibberd College
Harlow, CM18 6RN
Secondary 784 13.4% 25.3%
The Lenham School
Maidstone, ME17 2LL
Secondary 806 18.1% 24.6%
Reading Girls' School
Reading, RG2 7PY
Secondary 873 16.7% 27%
Stanley High School
Southport, PR9 9TF
Secondary 843 19.5% 24.5%
Bedlington Academy
Bedlington, NE22 7DS
Secondary 809 15.2% 26.6%
Stocksbridge High School
Sheffield, S36 1FD
Secondary 807 14.7% 28.4%
Belvidere School
Shrewsbury, SY2 5RJ
Secondary 855 18.4% 25.5%
Haberdashers' Borough Academy
London, SE1 0EX
Secondary 864 19% 27.6%
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
Secondary 794 22.3% 25.5%
Dawlish College
Dawlish, EX7 0BY
Secondary 749 21.1% 25.9%
Chessington School
Chessington, KT9 2JS
Secondary 702 19.2% 27.2%
Mark Hall Academy
Harlow, CM17 9LR
Secondary 789 15.3% 26.3%
Rye Hills Academy
Redcar, TS10 2HN
Secondary 829 16.6% 27%
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Liverpool, L23 5TF
Secondary 824 15.5% 28.7%

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
Five Acres High School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 787 Sign in to see
Kendrick School
Reading, RG1 5BN
Secondary 903
Devonport High School for Girls
Plymouth, PL2 3DL
Secondary 860
Kings Norton Girls' School
Birmingham, B30 1HW
Secondary 1,078
Skipton Girls' High School
Skipton, BD23 1QL
Secondary 884
Kirkbie Kendal School
Kendal, LA9 7EQ
Secondary 1,055
Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR
Secondary 947
Outwood Academy Ripon
Ripon, HG4 2DE
Secondary 709
South Wigston High School
Wigston, LE18 4TA
Secondary 819
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
Bishop Perowne CofE College
Worcester, WR3 8LE
Secondary 1,117
Loreto Grammar School
Altrincham, WA14 4AH
Secondary 1,027
Lady Margaret School
London, SW6 4UN
Secondary 758
King James's School
Huddersfield, HD4 6SG
Secondary 1,054
Bristnall Hall Academy
Oldbury, B68 9PA
Secondary 1,083
Fulham Cross Academy
London, SW6 6SN
Secondary 647
Ark Boulton Academy
Birmingham, B11 2QG
Secondary 893
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Birmingham, B1 3AA
Secondary 657
Westwood College
Leek, ST13 8NP
Secondary 784
West Craven High School
Barnoldswick, BB18 5TB
Secondary 616
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
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
London, N19 3EU
Secondary 664
Sanders Draper
Hornchurch, RM12 6RT
Secondary 667
Tanfield School
Stanley, DH9 8AY
Secondary 711
Plymouth High School for Girls
Plymouth, PL4 6HT
Secondary 816
Cowley Academy
Spalding, PE11 4TF
Secondary 632