The Valley Leadership Academy
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 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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Valley Leadership Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 656 | 19.9% | 43.1% |
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St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN |
Secondary | 776 | 20.7% | 46.2% |
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Orchards Academy
Swanley, BR8 7TE |
Secondary | 553 | 19.6% | 41.9% |
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Prenton High School for Girls
Birkenhead, CH42 6RR |
Secondary | 785 | 18.4% | 40.2% |
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Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU |
Secondary | 649 | 20.4% | 43.1% |
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Atherton High School
Atherton, M46 0AY |
Secondary | 525 | 21% | 45.1% |
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Oak Academy
Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ |
Secondary | 597 | 23.5% | 41.9% |
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Outwood Academy Brumby
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NT |
Secondary | 737 | 20.4% | 42.1% |
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Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR |
Secondary | 625 | 25.9% | 42.4% |
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The Boulevard Academy
Kingston-upon-Hull, HU3 3QT |
Secondary | 749 | 19% | 45.6% |
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North Cambridge Academy
Cambridge, CB4 2JF |
Secondary | 687 | 21.9% | 45% |
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Burnley High School
Burnley, BB12 6NX |
Secondary | 613 | 17% | 39% |
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Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB |
Secondary | 735 | 23.9% | 45.2% |
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Irlam and Cadishead Academy
Manchester, M44 5ZR |
Secondary | 710 | 26.9% | 40.7% |
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Phoenix Academy
London, W12 0RQ |
Secondary | 566 | 17.2% | 44.2% |
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The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn, BB1 4ED |
Secondary | 621 | 20.3% | 41.8% |
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Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Manchester, M8 8DT |
Secondary | 643 | 20.2% | 43.4% |
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Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA |
Secondary | 633 | 15.2% | 43.9% |
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Padgate Academy
Warrington, WA2 0LN |
Secondary | 632 | 12.9% | 45.7% |
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Central Lancaster High School
Lancaster, LA1 3LS |
Secondary | 601 | 25.2% | 44.4% |
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The Oaks Academy
Crewe, CW2 7NQ |
Secondary | 621 | 16.8% | 44.2% |
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Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 6JN |
Secondary | 754 | 18.2% | 45% |
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Rayner Stephens High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BL |
Secondary | 581 | 15.5% | 46.9% |
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Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot, L35 2XG |
Secondary | 726 | 17% | 44.1% |
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Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX |
Secondary | 635 | 21.5% | 42.5% |
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John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA |
Secondary | 604 | 19.5% | 45.2% |
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Rhyddings
Accrington, BB5 3EA |
Secondary | 647 | 14.5% | 45.8% |
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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St. Helens, WA11 9BB |
Secondary | 565 | 25.9% | 44.2% |
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Hetton Academy
Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ |
Secondary | 654 | 16.3% | 42.2% |
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Farringdon Community Academy
Sunderland, SR3 3EL |
Secondary | 678 | 23.4% | 41.9% |
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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Valley Leadership Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 656 | Sign in to see | |
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Havant Academy
Havant, PO9 5JD |
Secondary | 556 | ||
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Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES |
Secondary | 997 | ||
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Oakwood Park Grammar School
Maidstone, ME16 8AH |
Secondary | 1,068 | ||
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The Kings of Wessex Academy
Cheddar, BS27 3AQ |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
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The Holt School
Wokingham, RG41 1EE |
Secondary | 1,418 | ||
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The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX |
Secondary | 1,237 | ||
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Hall Mead School
Upminster, RM14 1SF |
Secondary | 1,070 | ||
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Formby High School
Liverpool, L37 3HW |
Secondary | 1,102 | ||
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Berwick Academy
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF |
Secondary | 586 | ||
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Broadoak School
Manchester, M31 4BU |
Secondary | 588 | ||
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The Dean Academy
Lydney, GL15 5DZ |
Secondary | 691 | ||
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Tarporley High School and Sixth Form College
Tarporley, CW6 0BL |
Secondary | 1,194 | ||
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Eaton Bank Academy
Congleton, CW12 1NT |
Secondary | 1,091 | ||
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The County High School, Leftwich
Northwich, CW9 8EZ |
Secondary | 1,036 | ||
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All Hallows Catholic College
Macclesfield, SK11 8LB |
Secondary | 1,238 | ||
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John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB |
Secondary | 1,044 | ||
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The Warren School
Romford, RM6 6SB |
Secondary | 1,323 | ||
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St Michael's Church of England High School
Crosby, L23 7UL |
Secondary | 683 | ||
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The Hurlingham Academy
London, SW6 3ED |
Secondary | 714 | ||
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Trafalgar School
Portsmouth, PO2 9RJ |
Secondary | 1,025 | ||
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St Catherine's College
Eastbourne, BN23 7BL |
Secondary | 1,086 | ||
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Marshalls Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4EH |
Secondary | 1,185 | ||
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Wolgarston High School
Stafford, ST19 5RX |
Secondary | 827 | ||
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Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge
Reading, RG4 9LN |
Secondary | 456 | ||
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Fitzharrys School
Abingdon, OX14 1NP |
Secondary | 767 | ||
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Graham School
Scarborough, YO12 6QW |
Secondary | 1,045 | ||
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Broadwater School
Godalming, GU7 3BW |
Secondary | 692 | ||
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Rayner Stephens High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BL |
Secondary | 581 | ||
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Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Ellesmere Port, CH65 7AQ |
Secondary | 953 | ||