The Oxford 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
The Oxford Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,159 28.8% 42.5%
Haberdashers' Knights Academy
Bromley, BR1 5EB
Secondary 1,197 20.9% 42.1%
Great Academy Ashton
Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 8RF
Secondary 1,298 22.7% 42.8%
Grace Academy Darlaston
Wednesbury, WS10 8QJ
Secondary 1,035 28.3% 46.8%
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD
Secondary 1,181 20.2% 43.1%
Colchester Academy
Colchester, CO4 3JL
Secondary 921 28.4% 41.3%
Lipson Co-operative Academy
Plymouth, PL4 7PG
Secondary 1,108 22% 38.9%
The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP
Secondary 1,050 20.3% 41%
Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 944 26% 41.3%
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4BD
Secondary 1,015 25.8% 44.8%
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD
Secondary 1,191 20% 41.2%
Moseley Park
Bilston, WV14 6LU
Secondary 1,077 25.1% 43.1%
The Robert Napier School
Gillingham, ME7 2LX
Secondary 1,050 25.2% 45.2%
Childwall Sports & Science Academy
Liverpool, L15 6XZ
Secondary 1,101 26% 46.9%
Halewood Academy
Knowsley, L26 1UU
Secondary 1,155 26.5% 44.5%
The Telford Langley School
Telford, TF4 3JS
Secondary 1,100 20.7% 41.8%
Outwood Academy Acklam
Middlesbrough, TS5 7JY
Secondary 1,155 23.5% 48%
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0DR
Secondary 1,187 28.5% 46.9%
Ernesford Grange Community Academy
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Secondary 1,133 22.9% 40.5%
Outwood Academy City
Sheffield, S13 8SS
Secondary 1,190 22.1% 42.9%
Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG
Secondary 981 27.3% 45.1%
Rawmarsh Community School
Rotherham, S62 7GA
Secondary 1,101 30.4% 39.1%
Barr's Hill School
Coventry, CV1 4BU
Secondary 998 23% 42.5%
Folkestone Academy
Folkestone, CT19 5FP
Secondary 1,048 19.7% 46%
Turner Free School
Folkestone, CT19 4PB
Secondary 951 22.8% 38.7%
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
Oldham, OL2 6NT
Secondary 1,008 25.2% 43.2%
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4HA
Secondary 1,223 21.8% 42.5%
Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH
Secondary 1,122 20% 40.3%
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN
Secondary 1,042 21.1% 39.4%
Haggerston School
London, E2 8LS
Secondary 1,065 24.2% 45.7%

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
The Oxford Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,159 Sign in to see
City of London Academy (Southwark)
London, SE1 5LA
Secondary 1,564
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, BB3 3HD
Secondary 1,081
The Littlehampton Academy
Littlehampton, BN17 6FE
Secondary 1,389
Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry, CV1 5LY
Secondary 1,486
Wilmington Academy
Wilmington, DA2 7DR
Secondary 1,382
The Canterbury Academy
Canterbury, CT2 8QA
Secondary 2,012
Wymondham College
Wymondham, NR18 9SZ
Secondary 1,435
Shenley Brook End School
Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT
Secondary 1,874
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Dartford, DA2 7DA
Secondary 1,119
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,606
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ
Secondary 1,760
Paignton Academy
Paignton, TQ3 3WA
Secondary 1,528
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,608
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
Cowes, PO31 8HB
Secondary 1,256
Queen Elizabeth's School
Wimborne, BH21 4DT
Secondary 1,558
Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Secondary 756
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR
Secondary 793
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB
Secondary 1,275
Cumberland Community School
London, E13 8SJ
Secondary 1,404
Folkestone Academy
Folkestone, CT19 5FP
Secondary 1,048
Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ
Secondary 1,317
Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW
Secondary 1,999
The Gainsborough Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Secondary 691
Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL
Secondary 1,796
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 788
Walbottle Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 9TP
Secondary 1,689
Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT
Secondary 1,223
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY
Secondary 1,565
The Royal Harbour Academy
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Secondary 985