Dixons Unity Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 27 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
Dixons Unity Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 913 24.9% 50.9%
Oasis Academy Wintringham
Grimsby, DN32 0AZ
Secondary 883 17.9% 50.6%
Havelock Academy
Grimsby, DN32 8JH
Secondary 984 19.2% 47.8%
E-Act Parkwood Academy
Sheffield, S5 8UL
Secondary 826 22.1% 48.1%
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP
Secondary 941 19.7% 51.5%
Bartley Green School
Birmingham, B32 3QJ
Secondary 947 23.6% 50.3%
Co-op Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7HD
Secondary 941 21.1% 54.7%
Ormiston Maritime Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5AH
Secondary 759 24.4% 53.9%
Astor Secondary School
Dover, CT17 0AS
Secondary 782 22.5% 50.5%
Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH
Secondary 823 20.4% 55%
Orchard School Bristol
Bristol, BS7 0XZ
Secondary 910 28.1% 45%
Greenwood Academy
Birmingham, B35 7NL
Secondary 972 17.3% 50.1%
Leeds City Academy
Leeds, LS6 2LG
Secondary 989 15.4% 50.1%
Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND
Secondary 844 20.7% 47.7%
Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG
Secondary 981 27.3% 45.1%
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX
Secondary 973 18.9% 55.6%
Laisterdyke Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD3 8HE
Secondary 879 24.2% 46.8%
The Prescot School
Liverpool, L34 3NB
Secondary 892 26.3% 49.2%
Moreton School
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BY
Secondary 1,053 25.8% 52.1%
The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, BS5 9JH
Secondary 999 22% 49.3%
Dean Trust Wigan
Wigan, WN5 0DQ
Secondary 808 24.8% 52.1%
Trinity Academy Grammar
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW
Secondary 991 19.5% 49.5%
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS
Secondary 880 24.2% 53.8%
Outwood Academy Normanby
Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG
Secondary 768 25.8% 51.8%
Gloucester Academy
Gloucester, GL4 6RN
Secondary 896 20.8% 48.3%
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB
Secondary 869 27.9% 45.3%
Dover Christ Church Academy
Dover, CT16 2EG
Secondary 817 27.2% 48.7%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 25 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
Dixons Unity Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 913 Sign in to see
Trinity Academy
Doncaster, DN8 5BY
Secondary 1,246
Bristol Brunel Academy
Bristol, BS15 1NU
Secondary 1,341
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG
Secondary 1,727
Weston Favell Academy
Northampton, NN3 3EZ
Secondary 1,494
Weatherhead High School
Wallasey, CH44 3HS
Secondary 1,525
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street, DH3 2LP
Secondary 1,353
Tapton School
Sheffield, S10 5RG
Secondary 1,820
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Sheffield, S8 8BR
Secondary 1,928
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD
Secondary 1,272
King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU
Secondary 1,454
Abbeyfield School
Northampton, NN4 8BU
Secondary 1,377
Silverdale School
Sheffield, S11 9QH
Secondary 1,469
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Secondary 1,556
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG
Secondary 1,761
Nova Hreod Academy
Swindon, SN2 2NQ
Secondary 1,039
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
Secondary 1,654
Cockburn School
Leeds, LS11 5TT
Secondary 1,281
Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
Bradford, BD6 3PX
Secondary 1,458
Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY
Secondary 1,719
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH
Secondary 1,109
Co-op Academy Failsworth
Manchester, M35 9HA
Secondary 1,442
Judgemeadow Community College
Leicester, LE5 6HP
Secondary 1,109
Tupton Hall School
Chesterfield, S42 6LG
Secondary 1,641
Carlton Bolling
Bradford, BD3 0DU
Secondary 1,650