Barclay Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Barclay Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 992 18.6% 21.3%
Goldington Academy
Bedford, MK41 9BX
Secondary 943 14.8% 22.7%
Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT
Secondary 976 18.4% 21.7%
Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR
Secondary 964 18.5% 19.5%
Bungay High School
Bungay, NR35 1RW
Secondary 997 17% 22.5%
The Magna Carta School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 3HJ
Secondary 1,030 16.9% 22.5%
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF
Secondary 1,044 15.8% 21.9%
William Edwards School
Grays, RM16 3NJ
Secondary 1,108 16.3% 20.6%
Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT
Secondary 926 19.2% 21.6%
Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT
Secondary 1,039 17.1% 19.6%
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA
Secondary 967 17.3% 21.1%
Kingsbury Green Academy
Calne, SN11 8YH
Secondary 1,059 19.3% 22.4%
Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD
Secondary 925 16% 21.5%
Southborough High School
Surbiton, KT6 5AS
Secondary 928 18.6% 19.8%
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
Secondary 961 19.1% 21.1%
Reepham High School and College
Norwich, NR10 4JT
Secondary 1,015 16.8% 18.1%
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
Lincoln, LN5 0PA
Secondary 994 19.5% 21.9%
The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy
Ilfracombe, EX34 9JB
Secondary 1,011 16.2% 23%
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE
Secondary 970 17.7% 23.2%
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3BE
Secondary 987 21.2% 21.4%
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB
Secondary 1,033 15.8% 20.1%
Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ
Secondary 921 15.9% 18.7%
John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB
Secondary 995 20.2% 20.6%
The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH
Secondary 985 19.5% 21.6%
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB
Secondary 960 15.5% 20.1%
Stowmarket High School
Stowmarket, IP14 1QR
Secondary 898 18.1% 21.5%
Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ
Secondary 953 18.9% 21.7%
Mercia School
Sheffield, S7 2DY
Secondary 1,047 16.4% 22.7%
The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP
Secondary 953 19.1% 19.2%
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF
Secondary 1,028 16.2% 20.7%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Barclay Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 992 Sign in to see
Urmston Grammar Academy
Manchester, M41 5UG
Secondary 1,124
Christleton High School
Chester, CH3 7AD
Secondary 1,387
Hodgson Academy
Poulton-Le-Fylde, FY6 7EU
Secondary 1,122
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF
Secondary 739
Verulam School
St Albans, AL1 4PR
Secondary 984
Farmor's School
Fairford, GL7 4JQ
Secondary 1,042
Newton Abbot College
Newton Abbot, TQ12 2NF
Secondary 1,213
Harrow High School
Harrow, HA1 2JG
Secondary 1,015
Mount Grace School
Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ
Secondary 489
Sir John Lawes School
Harpenden, AL5 4QP
Secondary 1,356
Clarion
London, NW2 1TR
Secondary 691
Hendon School
London, NW4 2HP
Secondary 1,223
The Harvey Grammar School
Folkestone, CT19 5JY
Secondary 1,015
Worthing High School
Worthing, BN14 7AR
Secondary 1,057
Redhill School
Stourbridge, DY8 1JX
Secondary 1,216
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3BE
Secondary 987
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Wolverhampton, WV6 0BY
Secondary 1,213
Wednesfield Academy
Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES
Secondary 1,029
Upper Batley High School
Batley, WF17 0BJ
Secondary 793
The Brakenhale School
Bracknell, RG12 7BA
Secondary 1,108
Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH
Secondary 966
Ridgeway Academy
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AF
Secondary 929
Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School
Coventry, CV3 6BH
Secondary 1,140
Chipping Sodbury School
Bristol, BS37 6EW
Secondary 769
Trinity Academy Bradford
Bradford, BD13 2AS
Secondary 930
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Liverpool, L13 5UQ
Secondary 1,232
St Paul's Catholic College
Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE
Secondary 1,366
Weaverham High School
Northwich, CW8 3HT
Secondary 1,163
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Rossendale, BB4 7BJ
Secondary 1,056