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 |
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Ashington Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 956 | 16.3% | 31.4% |
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0AT |
Secondary | 880 | 16.8% | 33.4% |
Walton Academy
Grantham, NG31 7JR |
Secondary | 1,001 | 18.8% | 33.6% |
Rivers Academy West London
Feltham, TW14 9PE |
Secondary | 1,001 | 12.8% | 31% |
Lightcliffe Academy
Halifax, HX3 8TL |
Secondary | 920 | 17.9% | 28.9% |
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN41 2WS |
Secondary | 979 | 19.3% | 30.2% |
Ash Green School
Coventry, CV7 9AH |
Secondary | 991 | 14.4% | 29% |
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA |
Secondary | 917 | 18% | 29.4% |
St Joseph's College
London, SE19 3HL |
Secondary | 949 | 12.6% | 32.6% |
Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY |
Secondary | 913 | 17.2% | 29.6% |
Woodham Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX |
Secondary | 1,041 | 17.2% | 32.7% |
Lodge Park Academy
Corby, NN17 2JH |
Secondary | 987 | 16% | 31.7% |
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR2 0SX |
Secondary | 890 | 15% | 30.7% |
Kingsley Academy
Hounslow, TW3 1AX |
Secondary | 939 | 14.7% | 30.6% |
Birchwood Community High School
Warrington, WA3 7PT |
Secondary | 915 | 19.6% | 30.9% |
Wingfield Academy
Rotherham, S61 4AU |
Secondary | 995 | 18.4% | 31.9% |
The Crestwood School
Dudley, DY6 8QG |
Secondary | 1,027 | 20.3% | 31.6% |
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Sheffield, S13 9HJ |
Secondary | 1,003 | 18.4% | 30.2% |
Thorns Collegiate Academy
Brierley Hill, DY5 2NU |
Secondary | 953 | 18.9% | 31.8% |
Unsworth Academy
Bury, BL9 8LP |
Secondary | 965 | 15.1% | 29.7% |
Whitworth Park Academy
Spennymoor, DL16 7LN |
Secondary | 939 | 19.1% | 33.9% |
Bolder Academy
Isleworth, TW7 5DB |
Secondary | 919 | 17.5% | 29.4% |
Laurus Ryecroft
Manchester, M43 7LJ |
Secondary | 1,051 | 18.9% | 31.9% |
Oasis Academy Sholing
Southampton, SO19 8PH |
Secondary | 1,032 | 17.1% | 31.1% |
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 0HE |
Secondary | 929 | 19.8% | 31.8% |
Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN |
Secondary | 979 | 16.1% | 33.7% |
Perryfields Academy
Oldbury, B68 0RG |
Secondary | 952 | 18.1% | 31.8% |
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE |
Secondary | 954 | 17% | 32.8% |
Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan, WN2 4LG |
Secondary | 927 | 14.7% | 30.9% |
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Secondary | 953 | 20.5% | 30.5% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Ashington Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 956 | Sign in to see | |
Fulwood Academy
Preston, PR2 9YR |
Secondary | 890 | ||
Urmston Grammar Academy
Manchester, M41 5UG |
Secondary | 1,101 | ||
Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD |
Secondary | 1,397 | ||
Hodgson Academy
Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU |
Secondary | 1,116 | ||
The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP |
Secondary | 1,050 | ||
The Robert Smyth Academy
Market Harborough, LE16 7JG |
Secondary | 1,201 | ||
West Coventry Academy
Coventry, CV4 9PW |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 5DP |
Secondary | 1,225 | ||
Ranelagh School
Bracknell, RG12 9DA |
Secondary | 1,062 | ||
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP |
Secondary | 1,348 | ||
Testwood School
Southampton, SO40 3ZW |
Secondary | 879 | ||
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Birmingham, B32 3AE |
Secondary | 657 | ||
Whitefield School
London, NW2 1TR |
Secondary | 684 | ||
Emerson Park Academy
Hornchurch, RM11 3AD |
Secondary | 1,045 | ||
Deyes High School
Liverpool, L31 6DE |
Secondary | 1,355 | ||
Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU |
Secondary | 1,195 | ||
Parklands High School
Chorley, PR7 1LL |
Secondary | 1,123 | ||
Gosford Hill School
Kidlington, OX5 2NT |
Secondary | 848 | ||
Hedingham School and Sixth Form
Halstead, CO9 3QH |
Secondary | 1,140 | ||
Oldbury Wells School
Bridgnorth, WV16 5JD |
Secondary | 771 | ||
Ortu Hassenbrook Academy
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NS |
Secondary | 693 | ||
Outwood Academy Easingwold
York, YO61 3EF |
Secondary | 738 | ||
Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF |
Secondary | 947 | ||
Wollaston School
Wellingborough, NN29 7PH |
Secondary | 1,431 | ||
Morecambe Bay Academy
Morecambe, LA4 5BG |
Secondary | 1,054 | ||
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH |
Secondary | 1,143 | ||
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE |
Secondary | 1,334 | ||
The Hemel Hempstead School
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX |
Secondary | 1,316 | ||
Dover Christ Church Academy
Dover, CT16 2EG |
Secondary | 817 |