Waterside 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
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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
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