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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Waterside Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 403 | 8.7% | 56.9% |
Harris Academy Peckham
London, SE15 5DZ |
Secondary | 607 | 17.5% | 50.1% |
Oasis Academy Enfield
Enfield, EN3 7XH |
Secondary | 778 | 12.7% | 50.2% |
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
London, SE24 0QN |
Secondary | 443 | 16.9% | 56.3% |
Red House Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5LN |
Secondary | 464 | 18.1% | 54.1% |
Harborne Academy
Birmingham, B15 3JL |
Secondary | 614 | 19.2% | 51.7% |
Whitefield School
London, NW2 1TR |
Secondary | 684 | 14.4% | 47.9% |
City Heights E-ACT Academy
London, SW2 3PW |
Secondary | 552 | 17.5% | 52.3% |
Sir Herbert Leon Academy
Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ |
Secondary | 652 | 16.6% | 51.5% |
Four Dwellings Academy
Birmingham, B32 1RJ |
Secondary | 562 | 14.9% | 57.4% |
The Charter School Bermondsey
London, SE16 4EE |
Secondary | 442 | 29.3% | 55.2% |
Oasis Academy South Bank
London, SE1 7HS |
Secondary | 717 | 17.4% | 60.9% |
Ark All Saints Academy
London, SE5 0UB |
Secondary | 594 | 19.9% | 56.4% |
Oasis Academy Arena
London, SE25 4QL |
Secondary | 419 | 24.8% | 54.6% |
St Peter's Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS6 6SP |
Secondary | 558 | 22.2% | 52.8% |
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Birmingham, B1 3AA |
Secondary | 657 | 11.3% | 52.7% |
Park Lane Academy
Halifax, HX3 9LG |
Secondary | 430 | 22.6% | 55.3% |
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
London, N19 3EU |
Secondary | 664 | 16.8% | 54.4% |
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
London, N1 5JU |
Secondary | 783 | 12% | 50.9% |
Da Vinci Academy
Derby, DE21 4ET |
Secondary | 711 | 14.4% | 52.2% |
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS14 6NU |
Secondary | 779 | 14.6% | 55.6% |
Castle View Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 4QP |
Secondary | 687 | 17.5% | 51.5% |
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD |
Secondary | 767 | 20.4% | 59.2% |
Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA |
Secondary | 665 | 14.8% | 48% |
Ark Soane Academy
London, W3 8EA |
Secondary | 530 | 9.8% | 47.5% |
City Academy
Birmingham, B15 2EF |
Secondary | 667 | 12% | 54.7% |
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
Manchester, M12 4BA |
Secondary | 475 | 19.5% | 53.5% |
Trinity Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7QL |
Secondary | 722 | 13.2% | 55.6% |
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Runcorn, WA7 5YH |
Secondary | 374 | 24.2% | 57.3% |
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA |
Secondary | 521 | 19.7% | 51.4% |
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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Waterside Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 403 | Sign in to see | |
Newport Girls' High School Academy
Newport, TF10 7HL |
Secondary | 786 | ||
Minehead Middle School
Minehead, TA24 5RH |
Secondary | 593 | ||
Lutterworth High School
Lutterworth, LE17 4QH |
Secondary | 846 | ||
Appleby Grammar School
Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6XU |
Secondary | 346 | ||
Cartmel Priory CofE School
Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7SA |
Secondary | 366 | ||
Limehurst Academy
Loughborough, LE11 1NH |
Secondary | 645 | ||
The Ursuline Academy Ilford
Ilford, IG1 4JU |
Secondary | 761 | ||
Morpeth Chantry Middle School
Morpeth, NE61 1RQ |
Secondary | 557 | ||
Humphrey Perkins School
Loughborough, LE12 8JU |
Secondary | 844 | ||
Borden Grammar School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4DB |
Secondary | 924 | ||
The Roundhill Academy
Leicester, LE4 8GQ |
Secondary | 798 | ||
Parkside Studio College
Hayes, UB3 2SE |
Secondary | 61 | ||
St Edward's Church of England Academy
Leek, ST13 8DN |
Secondary | 709 | ||
South Charnwood High School
Markfield, LE67 9TB |
Secondary | 873 | ||
Fairfield High School
Hereford, HR2 0SG |
Secondary | 579 | ||
Futures Institute Banbury
Banbury, OX16 9HY |
Secondary | 122 | ||
Norlington School and 6th Form
London, E10 6JZ |
Secondary | 875 | ||
Scissett Middle School
Huddersfield, HD8 9JX |
Secondary | 608 | ||
The Royal Liberty School
Romford, RM2 6HJ |
Secondary | 749 | ||
Windsor Park CE Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7JX |
Secondary | 355 | ||
Oldfields Hall Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7PL |
Secondary | 517 | ||
Marston Vale Middle School
Bedford, MK43 9NH |
Secondary | 599 | ||
James Bateman Middle School
Biddulph, ST8 7AT |
Secondary | 397 | ||
King Arthur's School
Wincanton, BA9 9BX |
Secondary | 469 | ||
Shrewsbury Academy
Shrewsbury, SY1 4LL |
Secondary | 829 | ||
Moorside High School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0HP |
Secondary | 757 | ||
Parkside Community School
Chesterfield, S40 2NS |
Secondary | 603 | ||
Cowley Academy
Spalding, PE11 4TF |
Secondary | 632 | ||
Anthony Gell School
Matlock, DE4 4DX |
Secondary | 824 |