The Lea Valley Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 28 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 Lea Valley Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 850 21.5% 47.3%
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR
Secondary 825 17.6% 49.9%
St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF
Secondary 947 23.9% 45.9%
The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET
Secondary 844 20.1% 48%
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN
Secondary 795 22.4% 48.9%
New Line Learning Academy
Maidstone, ME15 9QL
Secondary 820 21% 46.6%
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton, SO16 8FA
Secondary 762 19.8% 48.2%
Oasis Academy Mayfield
Southampton, SO19 9NA
Secondary 884 21.2% 45.7%
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ
Secondary 929 23.3% 47.9%
Prenton High School for Girls
Birkenhead, CH42 6RR
Secondary 784 19.7% 43.9%
Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 915 25.9% 44%
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
Croydon, CR0 5EF
Secondary 786 27.1% 47.1%
Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU
Secondary 879 24.1% 45.1%
Yardleys School
Birmingham, B11 3EY
Secondary 932 18.3% 48%
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London, E9 7HD
Secondary 833 16.6% 47.8%
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Croydon, CR9 3AS
Secondary 784 17.1% 49.3%
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD3 8HE
Secondary 887 24% 48%
Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ
Secondary 860 19.2% 46%
The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, BS5 9JH
Secondary 980 25.7% 48.9%
Ark Acton Academy
London, W3 8EY
Secondary 808 16% 48.6%
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4HA
Secondary 867 24% 43.3%
Haberdashers' Borough Academy
London, SE1 0EX
Secondary 921 20.2% 45.5%
Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 6JN
Secondary 804 20.6% 45.8%
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 900 16.7% 43.9%
Gloucester Academy
Gloucester, GL4 6RN
Secondary 939 23.1% 47.3%
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB
Secondary 808 25.7% 46.4%
John Spence Community High School
North Shields, NE29 9PU
Secondary 813 20% 48.5%
Buile Hill Academy
Salford, M6 8RD
Secondary 903 22.2% 45.5%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 28 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 Lea Valley Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 850 Sign in to see
The Excelsior Academy
London, E8 2EY
Secondary 994
Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ
Secondary 1,077
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH
Secondary 911
Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU
Secondary 1,302
Ark Walworth Academy
London, SE1 5UJ
Secondary 973
Richard Rose Morton Academy
Carlisle, CA2 6LB
Secondary 883
Richard Rose Central Academy
Carlisle, CA1 1LY
Secondary 1,036
Pimlico Academy
London, SW1V 3AT
Secondary 1,101
East Barnet School
Barnet, EN4 8PU
Secondary 1,431
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG
Secondary 1,688
The King David High School
Manchester, M8 5DY
Secondary 780
Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS
Secondary 1,523
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
Secondary 1,293
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG
Secondary 1,763
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF
Secondary 1,730
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS
Secondary 1,658
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU
Secondary 1,360
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Secondary 1,515
Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Secondary 1,066
The Netherhall School
Cambridge, CB1 8NN
Secondary 1,268
Waingels
Reading, RG5 4RF
Secondary 1,424
The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ
Secondary 1,111
The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, BS5 9JH
Secondary 980
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA
Secondary 1,436
Bacon's College
London, SE16 6AT
Secondary 1,007
Bishop Challoner Catholic School
London, E1 0LB
Secondary 1,038
Conisborough College
London, SE6 2SE
Secondary 758