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 635 29.3% 58.9%
Red House Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5LN
Secondary 464 18.1% 54.1%
City Academy Norwich
Norwich, NR4 7LP
Secondary 701 27.5% 52.2%
North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY
Secondary 767 21.1% 54.6%
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%
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%
St Peter's Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS6 6SP
Secondary 558 22.2% 52.8%
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%
Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Secondary 756 26.4% 50.3%
Highfield Leadership Academy
Blackpool, FY4 3JZ
Secondary 635 23.9% 52.9%
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8TF
Secondary 603 28% 51.1%
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%
Washington Academy
Washington, NE37 2AA
Secondary 660 27.3% 55.3%
The Gainsborough Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Secondary 691 30% 58.3%
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD
Secondary 715 27.3% 54%
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%
Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham, S65 4BP
Secondary 564 26% 56.6%
Durham Academy
Durham, DH7 7NG
Secondary 372 29.6% 58.1%
Dixons Croxteth Academy
Liverpool, L11 4SG
Secondary 391 32.1% 56.9%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Dene Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 635 Sign in to see
Salford City Academy
Manchester, M30 7PQ
Secondary 920
The St Lawrence Academy
Scunthorpe, DN15 7DF
Secondary 798
Ormiston Venture Academy
Gorleston, NR31 7JJ
Secondary 889
Pyrland School
Taunton, TA2 7QP
Secondary 959
Samuel Ward Academy
Haverhill, CB9 0LD
Secondary 1,177
Mulberry Academy Woodside
London, N22 5QJ
Secondary 1,195
Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN
Secondary 680
Easington Academy
Peterlee, SR8 3AY
Secondary 797
Dixons Trinity Academy
Bradford, BD5 0BE
Secondary 673
The Bolsover School
Chesterfield, S44 6XA
Secondary 884
Sacred Heart Catholic School
London, SE5 0RP
Secondary 863
Outwood Academy Brumby
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NT
Secondary 737
The Grangefield Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE
Secondary 1,011
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,116
Holyport College
Holyport, SL6 3LE
Secondary 613
Hethersett Academy
Norwich, NR9 3DB
Secondary 1,174
Ormiston Six Villages Academy
Chichester, PO20 3UE
Secondary 697
Miltoncross Academy
Portsmouth, PO3 6RB
Secondary 917
The Excel Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 6LG
Secondary 1,198
Admiral Lord Nelson School
Portsmouth, PO3 5XT
Secondary 1,212
Outwood Academy Bydales
Redcar, TS11 6AR
Secondary 805
St Wilfrid's RC College
South Shields, NE34 0QA
Secondary 1,357
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS
Secondary 982
Hampton High
Hampton, TW12 3HB
Secondary 874
Blaise High School
Bristol, BS10 7QH
Secondary 900
Marine Academy Plymouth
Plymouth, PL5 2AF
Secondary 973
Huntcliff School
Saltburn By the Sea, TS12 1HJ
Secondary 531
Meadow Park School
Coventry, CV3 4BD
Secondary 783
St Hild's Church of England School
Hartlepool, TS24 9PB
Secondary 670