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 691 30% 58.3%
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%
Skegness Academy
Skegness, PE25 2QH
Secondary 1,022 32.4% 59.8%
Platanos College
London, SW9 0AL
Secondary 856 26.8% 58.5%
Ormiston Maritime Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5AH
Secondary 759 24.4% 53.9%
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Bootle, L20 6AQ
Secondary 644 32.9% 61.8%
Outwood Academy Ormesby
Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH
Secondary 859 23.8% 58.2%
Ormiston Denes Academy
Lowestoft, NR32 4AH
Secondary 768 33.4% 55.8%
Saint Paul's Catholic High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Secondary 930 30.7% 55.4%
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%
South Shore Academy
Blackpool, FY4 2AR
Secondary 728 27% 62.3%
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
Nottingham, NG8 3GP
Secondary 903 31.7% 62.6%
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%
Highfield Leadership Academy
Blackpool, FY4 3JZ
Secondary 635 23.9% 52.9%
Meridian High School
Croydon, CR0 0AH
Secondary 526 33.5% 61.9%
Smith's Wood Academy
Birmingham, B36 0UE
Secondary 784 25.6% 58.8%
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool, L6 7UR
Secondary 892 34.3% 56.3%
Washington Academy
Washington, NE37 2AA
Secondary 660 27.3% 55.3%
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD
Secondary 715 27.3% 54%
Dene Academy
Peterlee, SR8 5RL
Secondary 635 29.3% 58.9%
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD
Secondary 767 20.4% 59.2%
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%
Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, DE24 0AN
Secondary 882 17.8% 58%
Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham, S65 4BP
Secondary 564 26% 56.6%

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 691 Sign in to see
City of London Academy (Southwark)
London, SE1 5LA
Secondary 1,564
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, BB3 3HD
Secondary 1,081
The Littlehampton Academy
Littlehampton, BN17 6FE
Secondary 1,389
Trinity Academy Halifax
Halifax, HX2 9TZ
Secondary 1,622
Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry, CV1 5LY
Secondary 1,486
Shenley Brook End School
Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT
Secondary 1,874
North Durham Academy
Stanley, DH9 0TW
Secondary 1,001
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,606
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ
Secondary 1,760
Sirius Academy North
Hull, HU6 9BP
Secondary 1,306
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN
Secondary 1,724
Marylebone Boys' School
London, W2 1QZ
Secondary 709
Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT
Secondary 1,558
Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Secondary 756
Bideford College
Bideford, EX39 3AR
Secondary 1,457
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR
Secondary 793
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB
Secondary 1,275
Cumberland Community School
London, E13 8SJ
Secondary 1,404
Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ
Secondary 1,317
Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW
Secondary 1,999
Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL
Secondary 1,796
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 788
Walbottle Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 9TP
Secondary 1,689
Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT
Secondary 1,223
The Oxford Academy
Oxford, OX4 6JZ
Secondary 1,159
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY
Secondary 1,565
The City of Leicester College
Leicester, LE5 6LN
Secondary 1,635
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP
Secondary 1,567
The Royal Harbour Academy
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Secondary 985