Dene 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
Dene Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 641 27.5% 59.8%
E-ACT Shenley Academy
Birmingham, B29 4HE
Secondary 795 25.1% 57.7%
North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY
Secondary 821 21.3% 55.5%
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP
Secondary 829 24.3% 55.5%
Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY
Secondary 768 29.3% 65.2%
Ormiston Maritime Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5AH
Secondary 814 27.6% 55.8%
City Heights E-ACT Academy
London, SW2 3PW
Secondary 476 29.8% 54.3%
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%
St Peter's Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS6 6SP
Secondary 574 21.6% 54.9%
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%
Dean Trust Wigan
Wigan, WN5 0DQ
Secondary 770 26.9% 56%
Washington Academy
Washington, NE37 2AA
Secondary 594 30% 55.7%
The Gainsborough Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Secondary 723 28.8% 60.5%
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD
Secondary 699 28.9% 57.9%
Outwood Academy Normanby
Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG
Secondary 765 26.8% 52.9%
Weston Secondary School
Southampton, SO19 9QP
Secondary 739 18.6% 57.3%
Outwood Academy Riverside
Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD
Secondary 693 24.8% 62.9%
Millbay Academy
Plymouth, PL1 3EG
Secondary 550 27.7% 56.6%
St Hild's Church of England School
Hartlepool, TS24 9PB
Secondary 617 25.5% 53.3%
Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham, S65 4BP
Secondary 562 29.6% 58.3%
Callerton Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4JQ
Secondary 479 22.1% 57.8%
Durham Academy
Durham, DH7 7NG
Secondary 396 34.9% 61.1%
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
Dene Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 641 Sign in to see
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Darlington, DL1 1LL
Secondary 597
The St Lawrence Academy
Scunthorpe, DN15 7DF
Secondary 806
Red House Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5LN
Secondary 448
Ormiston Venture Academy
Gorleston, NR31 7JJ
Secondary 902
Pyrland School
Taunton, TA2 7QP
Secondary 996
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Peterlee, SR8 1AU
Secondary 1,164
Easington Academy
Peterlee, SR8 3AY
Secondary 788
Dixons Trinity Academy
Bradford, BD5 0BE
Secondary 682
The Bolsover School
Chesterfield, S44 6XA
Secondary 909
Sacred Heart Catholic School
London, SE5 0RP
Secondary 903
Outwood Academy Brumby
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NT
Secondary 737
The Grangefield Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE
Secondary 1,022
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,130
Hethersett Academy
Norwich, NR9 3DB
Secondary 1,210
Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Chichester, PO20 3UE
Secondary 698
Miltoncross Academy
Portsmouth, PO3 6RB
Secondary 937
The Excel Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6LG
Secondary 1,216
Admiral Lord Nelson School
Portsmouth, PO3 5XT
Secondary 1,244
Outwood Academy Bydales
Redcar, TS11 6AR
Secondary 825
St Wilfrid's RC College
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Secondary 1,343
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS
Secondary 990
Hampton High
Hampton, TW12 3HB
Secondary 867
Blaise High School
Bristol, BS10 7QH
Secondary 910
Broadoak Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP
Secondary 739
Marine Academy Plymouth
Plymouth, PL5 2AF
Secondary 976
Huntcliff School
Saltburn By the Sea, TS12 1HJ
Secondary 536
Meadow Park School
Coventry, CV3 4BD
Secondary 807
St Hild's Church of England School
Hartlepool, TS24 9PB
Secondary 617
Rokeby School
London, E16 4DD
Secondary 588