Duke's Aldridge

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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
Duke's Aldridge
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,052 9.4% 39.8%
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0NR
Secondary 872 8.8% 37.7%
Walthamstow Academy
London, E17 5DP
Secondary 1,087 16.8% 37.7%
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST
Secondary 1,125 15.5% 37%
Grace Academy Coventry
Coventry, CV2 2RH
Secondary 994 10.2% 40.2%
Chelsea Academy
London, SW10 0AB
Secondary 1,160 13.5% 41%
The Milton Keynes Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5LA
Secondary 1,067 10.9% 42%
Harris Academy Purley
South Croydon, CR2 6DT
Secondary 1,036 14.5% 37.1%
Drapers' Academy
Romford, RM3 9XR
Secondary 1,220 14.3% 39.4%
The Quest Academy
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Secondary 993 15.8% 37.8%
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP
Secondary 1,046 9.8% 37.5%
The UCL Academy
Camden, NW3 3AQ
Secondary 1,096 11.6% 37.7%
John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby, DN37 9EH
Secondary 1,006 11.4% 36.7%
Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP
Secondary 928 6.1% 38.6%
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Birmingham, B20 2HL
Secondary 1,060 7.3% 41.1%
Sacred Heart Catholic School
London, SE5 0RP
Secondary 863 10.2% 39.1%
Heron Hall Academy
Enfield, EN3 4SA
Secondary 1,193 16.3% 42%
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
West Bridgford, NG2 7YF
Secondary 1,155 12.9% 41.8%
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
Secondary 1,112 10.4% 38.6%
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS
Secondary 982 15% 39.2%
Derby Cathedral School
Derby, DE1 1LR
Secondary 1,007 13.2% 42.7%
Harper Green School
Bolton, BL4 0DH
Secondary 1,134 10.9% 43.5%
Lancaster Academy
Leicester, LE2 6FU
Secondary 970 13.1% 37.3%
The Lea Valley Academy
Enfield, EN3 6TW
Secondary 873 12.7% 42.4%
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD
Secondary 1,040 11.9% 40.9%
Bacon's College
London, SE16 6AT
Secondary 1,034 14.1% 43.9%
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield, WF2 8QF
Secondary 1,028 15.3% 40.2%
Harris Academy Wimbledon
London, SW19 2JY
Secondary 965 11.1% 39.1%
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD
Secondary 1,046 14.9% 39.2%
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Luton, LU3 3TL
Secondary 1,043 15.9% 40.1%

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
Duke's Aldridge
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,052 Sign in to see
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
London, SE19 2JH
Secondary 1,265
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 1,055
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX
Secondary 1,023
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB
Secondary 1,116
Aylward Academy
London, N18 1NB
Secondary 1,386
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ
Secondary 1,305
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL
Secondary 1,093
Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ
Secondary 1,560
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG
Secondary 1,340
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
Secondary 1,304
Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP
Secondary 1,618
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
Upminster, RM14 3HS
Secondary 1,567
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,147
Wallington High School for Girls
Wallington, SM6 0PH
Secondary 1,553
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY
Secondary 759
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP
Secondary 905
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,294
Nower Hill High School
Pinner, HA5 5RP
Secondary 2,060
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT
Secondary 1,301
Carlton Academy
Nottingham, NG4 3SH
Secondary 1,336
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,300
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE
Secondary 948
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD
Secondary 1,425
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA
Secondary 1,188
Wembley High Technology College
North Wembley, HA0 3NT
Secondary 1,553
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,492
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS
Secondary 1,239
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB
Secondary 1,350
Countesthorpe Academy
Countesthorpe, LE8 5PR
Secondary 1,248