Washington 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
Washington Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 660 27.3% 55.3%
Red House Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5LN
Secondary 464 18.1% 54.1%
City Academy Norwich
Norwich, NR4 7LP
Secondary 701 27.5% 52.2%
E-ACT Shenley Academy
Birmingham, B29 4HE
Secondary 822 21.3% 55.8%
North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY
Secondary 767 21.1% 54.6%
Ormiston Maritime Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5AH
Secondary 759 24.4% 53.9%
Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH
Secondary 823 20.4% 55%
Outwood Academy Ormesby
Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH
Secondary 859 23.8% 58.2%
Ormiston Denes Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4AH
Secondary 768 33.4% 55.8%
The Charter School Bermondsey
London, SE16 4EE
Secondary 442 29.3% 55.2%
Ark All Saints Academy
London, SE5 0UB
Secondary 594 19.9% 56.4%
St Peter's Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS6 6SP
Secondary 558 22.2% 52.8%
Studio West
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2SZ
Secondary 560 26.5% 61.3%
Hillside High School
Bootle, L20 9NU
Secondary 699 25.9% 54.2%
Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Secondary 756 26.4% 50.3%
Highfield Leadership Academy
Blackpool, FY4 3JZ
Secondary 635 23.9% 52.9%
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8TF
Secondary 603 28% 51.1%
Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Secondary 784 25.6% 58.8%
Dean Trust Wigan
Wigan, WN5 0DQ
Secondary 808 24.8% 52.1%
Outwood Academy Redcar
Redcar, TS10 4AB
Secondary 626 25.4% 48.5%
The Gainsborough Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Secondary 691 30% 58.3%
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD
Secondary 715 27.3% 54%
Dene Academy
Peterlee, SR8 5RL
Secondary 635 29.3% 58.9%
Outwood Academy Normanby
Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG
Secondary 768 25.8% 51.8%
Outwood Academy Riverside
Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD
Secondary 560 26.1% 61%
St Hild's Church of England School
Hartlepool, TS24 9PB
Secondary 670 22.5% 54.9%
Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham, S65 4BP
Secondary 564 26% 56.6%
Bishop Barrington Academy
Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LA
Secondary 627 19% 49.3%
Durham Academy
Durham, DH7 7NG
Secondary 372 29.6% 58.1%
Greenfield Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF
Secondary 674 21.3% 49.3%

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
Washington Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 660 Sign in to see
St Paul's Academy
London, SE2 9PX
Secondary 1,122
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN
Secondary 776
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0AT
Secondary 880
Ashmole Academy
London, N14 5RJ
Secondary 1,879
Catmose College
Oakham, LE15 6RP
Secondary 1,097
Rossington All Saints Academy
Not Yet Obtained, DN11 0BZ
Secondary 880
Hans Price Academy
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3QP
Secondary 1,047
Retford Oaks Academy
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Secondary 1,159
Malmesbury School
Malmesbury, SN16 0DF
Secondary 1,470
Orchard School Bristol
Bristol, BS7 0XZ
Secondary 910
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR2 0SX
Secondary 890
Heartlands High School
London, N22 7ST
Secondary 1,168
The Oakwood Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9PJ
Secondary 758
Outwood Academy Bydales
Redcar, TS11 6AR
Secondary 805
Manor Community Academy
Hartlepool, TS25 3PS
Secondary 1,047
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF
Secondary 1,078
St Wilfrid's RC College
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Secondary 1,357
Beechwood School
Slough, SL2 1QE
Secondary 849
Lancaster Academy
Leicester, LE2 6FU
Secondary 970
The East Manchester Academy
Manchester, M11 3DS
Secondary 1,007
Dean Trust Wigan
Wigan, WN5 0DQ
Secondary 808
Park Academy West London
Hillingdon, UB8 3GA
Secondary 878
Marsden Heights Community College
Nelson, BB9 0PR
Secondary 1,044
The Albion Academy
Salford, M6 6QT
Secondary 894
Laurence Jackson School
Guisborough, TS14 6RD
Secondary 1,239
Huntcliff School
Saltburn By the Sea, TS12 1HJ
Secondary 531
Rye Hills Academy
Redcar, TS10 2HN
Secondary 829
St Paul's Catholic College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA
Secondary 1,169
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA
Secondary 604