Countesthorpe Academy

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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
Countesthorpe Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,248 13% 18%
Harris Academy Falconwood
Welling, DA16 2PE
Secondary 1,303 15.1% 16.2%
Fulston Manor School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4EG
Secondary 1,333 15% 18.9%
Branston Community Academy
Lincoln, LN4 1LH
Secondary 1,243 17% 18%
Brookfield Community School
Chesterfield, S40 3NS
Secondary 1,146 14.3% 15.9%
Ortu Gable Hall School
Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 8JT
Secondary 1,254 14.7% 18.5%
The Coleshill School
Birmingham, B46 3EX
Secondary 1,237 12.5% 19%
Campion School
Northampton, NN7 3QG
Secondary 1,278 18.4% 18%
Harris Academy Beckenham
Beckenham, BR3 3SJ
Secondary 1,233 12.8% 19.5%
Sir Robert Pattinson Academy
Lincoln, LN6 9AF
Secondary 1,308 16.9% 16.3%
The National CofE Academy
Nottingham, NG15 7DB
Secondary 1,176 8.3% 18.1%
William Edwards School
Grays, RM16 3NJ
Secondary 1,185 15.9% 18.2%
The Chalfonts Community College
Gerrards Cross, SL9 8TP
Secondary 1,247 12.5% 18.4%
The Eastwood Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU
Secondary 1,148 14% 18.1%
John Ferneley College
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH
Secondary 1,182 10.3% 15.5%
Cox Green School
Maidenhead, SL6 3AX
Secondary 1,204 13% 16.4%
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF
Secondary 1,206 14.7% 17.9%
The Earls High School
Halesowen, B63 3SL
Secondary 1,264 11.6% 19.2%
Hungerhill School
Doncaster, DN3 2JY
Secondary 1,177 12.2% 16%
The Westgate School
Slough, SL1 5AH
Secondary 1,326 15.3% 19.3%
Mark Rutherford School
Bedford, MK41 8PX
Secondary 1,259 14% 20.6%
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB
Secondary 1,275 14.6% 19.9%
Putteridge High School
Luton, LU2 8HJ
Secondary 1,200 14.2% 18%
Okehampton College
Okehampton, EX20 1PW
Secondary 1,214 16.5% 16.5%
John Taylor Free School
Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9SA
Secondary 1,258 13.4% 16.8%
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Walsall, WS6 7JQ
Secondary 1,262 12.3% 15.3%
Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT
Secondary 1,223 11.5% 19.2%
Highfields School
Matlock, DE4 5NA
Secondary 1,321 11.8% 20.1%
Weaverham High School
Northwich, CW8 3HT
Secondary 1,168 16% 17.9%
Brighton Hill Community School
Basingstoke, RG22 4HS
Secondary 1,277 14.9% 16.9%

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
Countesthorpe Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,248 Sign in to see
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 1,055
The Basildon Lower Academy
Basildon, SS14 1UX
Secondary 1,023
Maltby Academy
Rotherham, S66 8AB
Secondary 1,116
Aylward Academy
London, N18 1NB
Secondary 1,386
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
Barnet, EN5 4DQ
Secondary 1,305
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torquay, TQ2 7EL
Secondary 1,093
Kingsmead School
Enfield, EN1 1YQ
Secondary 1,560
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School
Lincoln, LN2 3JB
Secondary 1,444
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG
Secondary 1,340
Ravens Wood School
Bromley, BR2 8HP
Secondary 1,618
South Dartmoor Community College
Ashburton, TQ13 7EW
Secondary 800
Thornden School
Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Secondary 1,457
Welling School
Welling, DA16 1LB
Secondary 1,147
West Somerset College
Minehead, TA24 6AY
Secondary 759
Rossett School
Harrogate, HG2 9JP
Secondary 905
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,294
King Edward VI Five Ways School
Birmingham, B32 4BT
Secondary 1,301
Carlton Academy
Nottingham, NG4 3SH
Secondary 1,336
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD8 8NL
Secondary 1,300
Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE
Secondary 948
Birchwood High School
Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BD
Secondary 1,425
Wreake Valley Academy
Leicester, LE7 1LY
Secondary 1,050
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Secondary 1,224
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA
Secondary 1,188
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Secondary 1,492
The Bicester School
Bicester, OX26 2NS
Secondary 1,239
Forest Gate Community School
London, E7 9BB
Secondary 1,350
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 1,052
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT
Secondary 1,346