The Gainsborough 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
The Gainsborough Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 723 28.8% 60.5%
E-ACT Shenley Academy
Birmingham, B29 4HE
Secondary 795 25.1% 57.7%
The Academy of St Nicholas
Liverpool, L19 5NY
Secondary 928 26.1% 56.3%
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP
Secondary 829 24.3% 55.5%
Skegness Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QH
Secondary 932 34.7% 62.8%
Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY
Secondary 768 29.3% 65.2%
The Oldershaw School
Wallasey, CH45 4RJ
Secondary 828 36.5% 61.2%
Ormiston Maritime Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5AH
Secondary 814 27.6% 55.8%
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ
Secondary 902 21.7% 61.8%
Astor Secondary School
Dover, CT17 0AS
Secondary 772 24% 58.3%
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Bootle, L20 6AQ
Secondary 671 35.2% 60.5%
Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH
Secondary 801 21.9% 57.8%
Outwood Academy Ormesby
Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH
Secondary 738 23.6% 63.3%
Ormiston Denes Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4AH
Secondary 732 32.3% 55.6%
Ark All Saints Academy
London, SE5 0UB
Secondary 581 20.1% 61.8%
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3GP
Secondary 898 34.2% 67%
Studio West
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2SZ
Secondary 547 25.1% 62.6%
Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Secondary 746 29.4% 60.9%
Da Vinci Academy
Derby, DE21 4ET
Secondary 705 21.6% 54.3%
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool, L6 7UR
Secondary 895 29.9% 57%
Dean Trust Wigan
Wigan, WN5 0DQ
Secondary 770 26.9% 56%
Washington Academy
Washington, NE37 2AA
Secondary 594 30% 55.7%
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD
Secondary 699 28.9% 57.9%
Dene Academy
Peterlee, SR8 5RL
Secondary 641 27.5% 59.8%
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD
Secondary 891 21.7% 61.3%
Outwood Academy Riverside
Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD
Secondary 693 24.8% 62.9%
Millbay Academy
Plymouth, PL1 3EG
Secondary 550 27.7% 56.6%
Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, DE24 0AN
Secondary 866 20.8% 62.4%
Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham, S65 4BP
Secondary 562 29.6% 58.3%
Greenfield Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF
Secondary 645 21.5% 56.8%

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
The Gainsborough Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 723 Sign in to see
North Liverpool Academy
Liverpool, L5 0SQ
Secondary 1,286
City of London Academy (Southwark)
London, SE1 5LA
Secondary 1,580
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, BB3 3HD
Secondary 1,072
The Littlehampton Academy
Littlehampton, BN17 6FE
Secondary 1,370
Trinity Academy Halifax
Halifax, HX2 9TZ
Secondary 1,605
Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry, CV1 5LY
Secondary 1,502
Langley Park School for Boys
Beckenham, BR3 3BP
Secondary 1,820
Shenley Brook End School
Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT
Secondary 1,885
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,666
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ
Secondary 1,745
Sirius Academy North
Hull, HU6 9BP
Secondary 1,245
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN
Secondary 1,704
Beckfoot School
Bingley, BD16 1EE
Secondary 1,607
North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN
Secondary 1,569
Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Secondary 763
Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Secondary 1,783
Bideford College
Bideford, EX39 3AR
Secondary 1,449
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR
Secondary 792
Noel-Baker Academy
Derby, DE24 0BR
Secondary 1,245
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB
Secondary 1,231
Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ
Secondary 1,329
Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW
Secondary 2,040
Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL
Secondary 1,811
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 900
Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT
Secondary 1,216
The Oxford Academy
Oxford, OX4 6JZ
Secondary 1,113
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY
Secondary 1,566
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP
Secondary 1,549
The Royal Harbour Academy
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Secondary 1,016