The Lea Valley Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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 873 12.7% 42.4%
Barnsley Academy
Barnsley, S70 3DL
Secondary 919 16.7% 44.5%
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR
Secondary 922 18.4% 43.8%
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0NR
Secondary 872 8.8% 37.7%
The Elms Academy
London, SW4 9ET
Secondary 816 16.6% 45.3%
Oasis Academy John Williams
Bristol, BS14 9BU
Secondary 863 15.8% 40.4%
Ash Hill Academy
DONCASTER, DN7 6JH
Secondary 807 16.3% 41.9%
Prenton High School for Girls
Birkenhead, CH42 6RR
Secondary 785 18.4% 40.2%
East Point Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 0UQ
Secondary 866 16.3% 40.6%
Hull Trinity House Academy
Hull, HU3 1UP
Secondary 820 13.1% 40.5%
Sacred Heart Catholic School
London, SE5 0RP
Secondary 863 10.2% 39.1%
Melior Community Academy
Scunthorpe, DN17 1HA
Secondary 873 9.8% 43.8%
Sutton Community Academy
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 1EE
Secondary 847 13.7% 41.2%
City of Peterborough Academy
Peterborough, PE1 5LQ
Secondary 865 13.5% 45.2%
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London, E9 7HD
Secondary 836 19.7% 41.1%
Burnage Academy for Boys
Manchester, M19 1ER
Secondary 956 16.1% 43%
Marylebone Boys' School
London, W2 1QZ
Secondary 709 12.6% 42.5%
The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Croydon, CR9 3AS
Secondary 837 17.7% 46%
The Oakwood Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9PJ
Secondary 758 14.9% 38.7%
Royal Greenwich Trust School
London, SE7 8LJ
Secondary 844 17.5% 41%
Queen Elizabeth's Academy
Mansfield, NG19 7AP
Secondary 863 17.7% 40.9%
Park Vale Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9AZ
Secondary 900 15.8% 41.1%
Bacon's College
London, SE16 6AT
Secondary 1,034 14.1% 43.9%
Harris Academy Wimbledon
London, SW19 2JY
Secondary 965 11.1% 39.1%
Ark Acton Academy
London, W3 8EY
Secondary 858 14.9% 45%
Springwell Community College
Chesterfield, S43 3NQ
Secondary 898 19% 39.4%
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 788 17.9% 43.7%
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG
Secondary 726 17% 44.1%

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 Lea Valley Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 873 Sign in to see
The Excelsior Academy
London, E8 2EY
Secondary 1,006
Westminster Academy
London, W2 5EZ
Secondary 1,121
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH
Secondary 984
Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU
Secondary 1,341
Ark Walworth Academy
London, SE1 5UJ
Secondary 997
Richard Rose Morton Academy
Carlisle, CA2 6LB
Secondary 897
Richard Rose Central Academy
Carlisle, CA1 1LY
Secondary 1,046
Pimlico Academy
London, SW1V 3AT
Secondary 1,116
John Henry Newman Catholic College
Birmingham, B37 5GA
Secondary 1,308
East Barnet School
Barnet, EN4 8PU
Secondary 1,414
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG
Secondary 1,727
Weston Favell Academy
Northampton, NN3 3EZ
Secondary 1,494
The King David High School
Manchester, M8 5DY
Secondary 773
Trinity CofE High School
Manchester, M15 6HP
Secondary 1,511
Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS
Secondary 1,525
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
Secondary 1,353
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG
Secondary 1,820
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS
Secondary 1,642
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD
Secondary 1,272
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU
Secondary 1,377
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Secondary 1,556
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,584
The Netherhall School
Cambridge, CB1 8NN
Secondary 1,231
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH
Secondary 1,109
The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, BS5 9JH
Secondary 999
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA
Secondary 1,442
Bacon's College
London, SE16 6AT
Secondary 1,034
Ellis Guilford School
Nottingham, NG6 0HT
Secondary 1,282
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ
Secondary 1,557