City Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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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
City Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 619 12.9% 58%
Oasis Academy Enfield
Enfield, EN3 7XH
Secondary 719 17.7% 54.7%
Red House Academy
Sunderland, SR5 5LN
Secondary 448 17.5% 55.7%
E-ACT Shenley Academy
Birmingham, B29 4HE
Secondary 795 25.1% 57.7%
Harborne Academy
Birmingham, B15 3JL
Secondary 612 19.5% 54.3%
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
Birmingham, B32 3AE
Secondary 647 11.8% 52%
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT
Secondary 820 16.8% 59.9%
Stockland Green School
Birmingham, B23 7JH
Secondary 761 18.1% 51.8%
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
Birmingham, B32 1RJ
Secondary 564 17.5% 64.7%
Oasis Academy South Bank
London, SE1 7HS
Secondary 712 15.9% 62.9%
Ark All Saints Academy
London, SE5 0UB
Secondary 581 20.1% 61.8%
Oasis Academy Lister Park
Bradford, BD8 7ND
Secondary 767 19% 56.7%
Ark Boulton Academy
Birmingham, B11 2QG
Secondary 877 16.3% 55.5%
St Peter's Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS6 6SP
Secondary 574 21.6% 54.9%
Jewellery Quarter Academy
Birmingham, B1 3AA
Secondary 614 14.7% 56.4%
Erdington Academy
Birmingham, B24 8RE
Secondary 935 18.8% 56.6%
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
London, N19 3EU
Secondary 650 15.6% 55.8%
Holy Trinity Catholic School
Birmingham, B10 0AX
Secondary 751 15.5% 54.6%
Bishop Young Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS14 6NU
Secondary 783 15.9% 53.8%
Castle View Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 4QP
Secondary 732 19.1% 53.7%
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East
Birmingham, B8 3DT
Secondary 620 16.6% 52.3%
Hazel Wood High School
Bury, BL9 7QT
Secondary 721 14.4% 54.3%
St Regis Church of England Academy
Wolverhampton, WV6 8XG
Secondary 793 21.8% 51.6%
Weston Secondary School
Southampton, SO19 9QP
Secondary 739 18.6% 57.3%
Ark Soane Academy
London, W3 8EA
Secondary 722 11.6% 52.6%
Turves Green Boys' School
Birmingham, B31 4BS
Secondary 545 11% 48.7%
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
Manchester, M12 4BA
Secondary 729 13.6% 57.5%
Rokeby School
London, E16 4DD
Secondary 588 12.4% 52.6%
Smestow Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU
Secondary 552 12.7% 53.1%
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
City Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 619 Sign in to see
Ark St Alban's Academy
Birmingham, B12 0YH
Secondary 828
Gosforth Junior High Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 1EE
Secondary 713
The Academy, Selsey
Chichester, PO20 9EH
Secondary 501
Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN
Secondary 719
Stockland Green School
Birmingham, B23 7JH
Secondary 761
The Rural Enterprise Academy
Penkridge, ST19 5PH
Secondary 242
LeAF Studio
Bournemouth, BH11 9JW
Secondary 461
The Castle Rock School
Coalville, LE67 4BR
Secondary 1,145
Beis Yaakov High School
Salford, M7 4FF
Secondary 285
One In A Million Free School
Bradford, BD8 7DX
Secondary 367
The Archer Academy
London, N2 8GA
Secondary 810
All Saints Church of England Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 5BL
Secondary 893
The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Atherstone, CV9 1LZ
Secondary 724
The Island Free School
Ventnor, PO38 1BG
Secondary 619
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
Coventry, CV1 4FS
Secondary 599
Allenbourn Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 1PL
Secondary 512
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
Birmingham, B42 2SY
Secondary 618
Alvechurch CofE Middle School
Birmingham, B48 7TA
Secondary 438
XP East
Doncaster, DN4 5NG
Secondary 282
Da Vinci Academy
Derby, DE21 4ET
Secondary 705
Ryecroft CofE Middle School
Rocester, ST14 5PB
Secondary 199
Bronte Girls' Academy
Bradford, BD4 7EB
Secondary 715
St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
Richmond, DL10 7DA
Secondary 607
Outwood Academy Riverside
Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD
Secondary 693
Turves Green Boys' School
Birmingham, B31 4BS
Secondary 545
Callerton Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4JQ
Secondary 479
Pioneer Secondary Academy
Stoke Poges, SL2 4QB
Secondary 625
Carisbrooke College
Newport, PO30 5QU
Secondary 598
Vista Academy Littleport
Ely, CB6 1EW
Secondary 532