Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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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 |