Sprowston Community 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
Sprowston Community Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,659 20.9% 20.2%
Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH
Secondary 1,704 15.9% 22.7%
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ
Secondary 1,842 19.3% 22.3%
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH
Secondary 1,728 16.3% 18.4%
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
Secondary 1,672 15.6% 16%
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Secondary 1,452 17.8% 18.3%
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,597 18.8% 17.5%
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF
Secondary 1,529 16% 19.7%
Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN
Secondary 1,637 24.5% 15.9%
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT
Secondary 1,495 17.9% 18%
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Coventry, CV1 2BA
Secondary 1,728 16.9% 22.1%
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Secondary 1,675 16.1% 19.8%
Trinity School
Carlisle, CA1 1JB
Secondary 1,695 21.3% 16.5%
Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ
Secondary 1,541 16% 22.5%
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT
Secondary 1,520 15% 18.9%
Rawlins
Loughborough, LE12 8DY
Secondary 1,566 21.1% 17.5%
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,606 16.3% 20.9%
Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB
Secondary 1,738 16.7% 20.6%
Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG
Secondary 1,599 13.6% 22.3%
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH
Secondary 1,681 22% 22.6%
The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ
Secondary 1,502 17.1% 15.8%
Burntwood School
London, SW17 0AQ
Secondary 1,541 16.2% 21.6%
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,608 17.6% 18%
North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN
Secondary 1,580 14.3% 21%
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP
Secondary 1,739 13.5% 21.6%
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
Secondary 1,654 15% 21.6%
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,584 17.8% 18.2%
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD
Secondary 1,680 17.6% 19.2%
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ
Secondary 1,786 20.5% 23.4%
The City of Leicester College
Leicester, LE5 6LN
Secondary 1,635 14.7% 22.9%

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
Sprowston Community Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,659 Sign in to see
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX
Secondary 1,657
Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF
Secondary 1,776
The de Ferrers Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0LL
Secondary 2,469
Herne Bay High School
Herne Bay, CT6 7NS
Secondary 1,586
Sharnbrook Academy
Bedford, MK44 1JL
Secondary 1,671
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX
Secondary 921
Haydon School
Pinner, HA5 2LX
Secondary 1,678
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Secondary 2,103
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET
Secondary 1,589
South Craven School
Keighley, BD20 7RL
Secondary 1,874
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE
Secondary 1,741
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG
Secondary 1,778
Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB
Secondary 1,844
Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ
Secondary 1,582
Tendring Technology College
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ
Secondary 1,671
Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD
Secondary 988
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG
Secondary 1,029
Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT
Secondary 1,640
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX
Secondary 1,249
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,067
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
Secondary 1,116
St George's School
Harpenden, AL5 4TD
Secondary 1,386
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,809
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH
Secondary 1,628
Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS
Secondary 1,729
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Weymouth, DT4 9SY
Secondary 1,507
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
Secondary 794
Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Secondary 1,435
Alsop High School
Liverpool, L4 6SH
Secondary 1,497