Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
 
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                The City Academy Bristol
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 999 | 22% | 49.3% | 
| 
                                Oasis Academy Wintringham
                                 Grimsby, DN32 0AZ  | 
                            Secondary | 883 | 17.9% | 50.6% | 
| 
                                Havelock Academy
                                 Grimsby, DN32 8JH  | 
                            Secondary | 984 | 19.2% | 47.8% | 
| 
                                Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
                                 Manchester, M50 3UQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,020 | 19.3% | 51.5% | 
| 
                                Nottingham University Samworth Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG8 4HY  | 
                            Secondary | 879 | 19.9% | 48.6% | 
| 
                                NCEA Duke's Secondary School
                                 Ashington, NE63 9FZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,025 | 22.3% | 46.3% | 
| 
                                The Basildon Lower Academy
                                 Basildon, SS14 1UX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,023 | 21.7% | 45.9% | 
| 
                                Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
                                 Runcorn, WA7 6EP  | 
                            Secondary | 941 | 19.7% | 51.5% | 
| 
                                Bartley Green School
                                 Birmingham, B32 3QJ  | 
                            Secondary | 947 | 23.6% | 50.3% | 
| 
                                Airedale Academy
                                 Castleford, WF10 3JU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,043 | 19.1% | 45.7% | 
| 
                                Blue Coat Church of England Academy
                                 Walsall, WS1 2ND  | 
                            Secondary | 936 | 18% | 47.2% | 
| 
                                Ark Putney Academy
                                 London, SW15 3DG  | 
                            Secondary | 880 | 18.5% | 50.2% | 
| 
                                Greenwood Academy
                                 Birmingham, B35 7NL  | 
                            Secondary | 972 | 17.3% | 50.1% | 
| 
                                Leeds City Academy
                                 Leeds, LS6 2LG  | 
                            Secondary | 989 | 15.4% | 50.1% | 
| 
                                Manor Community Academy
                                 Hartlepool, TS25 3PS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,047 | 18.9% | 49.4% | 
| 
                                Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
                                 Bradford, BD3 8HE  | 
                            Secondary | 879 | 24.2% | 46.8% | 
| 
                                The Prescot School
                                 Liverpool, L34 3NB  | 
                            Secondary | 892 | 26.3% | 49.2% | 
| 
                                Moreton School
                                 Wolverhampton, WV10 8BY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,053 | 25.8% | 52.1% | 
| 
                                The Royal Sutton School
                                 Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY  | 
                            Secondary | 956 | 19.5% | 46.7% | 
| 
                                Trinity Academy Grammar
                                 Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW  | 
                            Secondary | 991 | 19.5% | 49.5% | 
| 
                                The Link Academy
                                 Dudley, DY2 0PB  | 
                            Secondary | 997 | 20% | 45.6% | 
| 
                                City of Derby Academy
                                 Derby, DE24 3AR  | 
                            Secondary | 956 | 17.7% | 51.1% | 
| 
                                Folkestone Academy
                                 Folkestone, CT19 5FP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,048 | 19.7% | 46% | 
| 
                                Heworth Grange School
                                 Gateshead, NE10 0PT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,044 | 18.2% | 49.2% | 
| 
                                CHS South
                                 Manchester, M21 7SX  | 
                            Secondary | 1,026 | 16.2% | 47.3% | 
| 
                                Saracens High School
                                 London, NW9 4AS  | 
                            Secondary | 988 | 16.4% | 51.7% | 
| 
                                The Bulwell Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG6 8AQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,077 | 20.8% | 51.5% | 
| 
                                Dixons Unity Academy
                                 Leeds, LS12 3DS  | 
                            Secondary | 913 | 24.9% | 50.9% | 
| 
                                Gloucester Academy
                                 Gloucester, GL4 6RN  | 
                            Secondary | 896 | 20.8% | 48.3% | 
| 
                                Haggerston School
                                 London, E2 8LS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,065 | 24.2% | 45.7% | 
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
 
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                The City Academy Bristol
                                 (Your chosen school)  | 
                            Secondary | 999 | Sign in to see | |
| 
                                Unity City Academy
                                 Middlesbrough, TS3 8RE  | 
                            Secondary | 999 | ||
| 
                                Havelock Academy
                                 Grimsby, DN32 8JH  | 
                            Secondary | 984 | ||
| 
                                Bristol Brunel Academy
                                 Bristol, BS15 1NU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,341 | ||
| 
                                Ark Walworth Academy
                                 London, SE1 5UJ  | 
                            Secondary | 997 | ||
| 
                                Brooke Weston Academy
                                 Great Oakley, NN18 8LA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,187 | ||
| 
                                Richard Rose Morton Academy
                                 Carlisle, CA2 6LB  | 
                            Secondary | 897 | ||
| 
                                Richard Rose Central Academy
                                 Carlisle, CA1 1LY  | 
                            Secondary | 1,046 | ||
| 
                                Greensward Academy
                                 Hockley, SS5 5HG  | 
                            Secondary | 1,584 | ||
| 
                                The Wellington Academy
                                 Ludgershall, SP11 9RR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,146 | ||
| 
                                Skegness Academy
                                 Skegness, PE25 2QH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,022 | ||
| 
                                Oxford Spires Academy
                                 Oxford, OX4 2AU  | 
                            Secondary | 1,317 | ||
| 
                                John Henry Newman Catholic College
                                 Birmingham, B37 5GA  | 
                            Secondary | 1,308 | ||
| 
                                Penryn College
                                 Penryn, TR10 8PZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,156 | ||
| 
                                Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
                                 Stourbridge, DY8 2XS  | 
                            Secondary | 1,176 | ||
| 
                                St Joseph's Catholic College
                                 Swindon, SN3 3LR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,416 | ||
| 
                                The King David High School
                                 Manchester, M8 5DY  | 
                            Secondary | 773 | ||
| 
                                Trinity CofE High School
                                 Manchester, M15 6HP  | 
                            Secondary | 1,511 | ||
| 
                                Wayland Academy
                                 Thetford, IP25 6BA  | 
                            Secondary | 571 | ||
| 
                                The Gryphon School
                                 Sherborne, DT9 4EQ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,514 | ||
| 
                                Oasis Academy Lister Park
                                 Bradford, BD8 7ND  | 
                            Secondary | 844 | ||
| 
                                Thomas Gainsborough School
                                 Sudbury, CO10 0NH  | 
                            Secondary | 1,584 | ||
| 
                                The Netherhall School
                                 Cambridge, CB1 8NN  | 
                            Secondary | 1,231 | ||
| 
                                Waingels
                                 Reading, RG5 4RF  | 
                            Secondary | 1,422 | ||
| 
                                Helston Community College
                                 Helston, TR13 8NR  | 
                            Secondary | 1,346 | ||
| 
                                The Lea Valley Academy
                                 Enfield, EN3 6TW  | 
                            Secondary | 873 | ||
| 
                                Bacon's College
                                 London, SE16 6AT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,034 | ||
| 
                                English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
                                 Leicester, LE4 0FJ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,148 | ||
| 
                                Ellis Guilford School
                                 Nottingham, NG6 0HT  | 
                            Secondary | 1,282 | ||
| 
                                Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
                                 Nottingham, NG5 6NZ  | 
                            Secondary | 1,557 | ||