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 1,739 22.8% 20.8%
Northampton Academy
Northampton, NN3 8NH
Secondary 1,719 15.7% 23.7%
Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT
Secondary 1,778 21.2% 15.8%
Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF
Secondary 1,751 19.4% 26.4%
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ
Secondary 1,821 20.6% 23.3%
Norton Hill Academy
Radstock, BA3 4AD
Secondary 1,818 17.1% 16%
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,625 15.5% 17.7%
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ossett, WF5 0DG
Secondary 1,732 17.3% 18.6%
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH
Secondary 1,653 19% 18.9%
Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF
Secondary 1,706 19.6% 15.4%
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Secondary 1,465 19.9% 20.4%
Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN
Secondary 1,667 25.1% 17.4%
Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH
Secondary 1,905 15.7% 21.1%
Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College
Coventry, CV1 2BA
Secondary 1,751 18.1% 25.4%
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 5AR
Secondary 1,729 17.3% 20.3%
Trinity School
Carlisle, CA1 1JB
Secondary 1,678 24.8% 18.3%
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,666 17.5% 23.2%
Plume School
Maldon, CM9 6AB
Secondary 1,789 19.4% 21.9%
Coundon Court
Coventry, CV6 2AJ
Secondary 1,882 20.1% 23.3%
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS
Secondary 1,658 16.9% 17.4%
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH
Secondary 1,707 22.3% 23.8%
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,606 20% 19.4%
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP
Secondary 1,709 15.1% 23%
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT
Secondary 1,723 16.6% 15.8%
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,615 16.9% 18%
Malet Lambert
Hull, HU8 0JD
Secondary 1,657 19.7% 21.4%
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE
Secondary 1,645 15.6% 17.1%
Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY
Secondary 1,680 25.7% 14.8%
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ
Secondary 1,798 20.9% 24.6%
Poole High School
Poole, BH15 2BW
Secondary 1,875 21.8% 18.5%

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 1,739 Sign in to see
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX
Secondary 1,652
Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF
Secondary 1,751
The de Ferrers Academy
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 0LL
Secondary 2,440
Herne Bay High School
Herne Bay, CT6 7NS
Secondary 1,548
Sharnbrook Academy
Bedford, MK44 1JL
Secondary 1,686
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5HX
Secondary 926
Haydon School
Pinner, HA5 2LX
Secondary 1,549
The King John School
Benfleet, SS7 1RQ
Secondary 2,121
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET
Secondary 1,559
William de Ferrers School
Chelmsford, CM3 5JU
Secondary 1,248
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE
Secondary 1,715
St Martin's School Brentwood
Brentwood, CM13 2HG
Secondary 1,712
Kesgrave High School
Ipswich, IP5 2PB
Secondary 1,861
Longsands Academy
St Neots, PE19 1LQ
Secondary 1,555
Lift Tendring
Frinton-on-Sea, CO13 0AZ
Secondary 1,558
Dallam School
Cumbria, LA7 7DD
Secondary 881
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG
Secondary 1,056
Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT
Secondary 1,659
Harlington Upper School
Dunstable, LU5 6NX
Secondary 1,198
Avonbourne Girls Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
Secondary 1,189
St George's School
Harpenden, AL5 4TD
Secondary 1,362
Bridgewater High School
Warrington, WA4 3AE
Secondary 1,675
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Norwich, NR7 0XS
Secondary 1,834
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH
Secondary 1,651
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU
Secondary 921
Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS
Secondary 1,835
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Weymouth, DT4 9SY
Secondary 1,499
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth, BH7 6NZ
Secondary 840
Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Secondary 1,426