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 1,113 34.3% 41.3%
The Marsh Academy
New Romney, TN28 8BB
Secondary 1,017 29.8% 35.6%
Droylsden Academy
Manchester, M43 6QD
Secondary 942 26.8% 38%
The Bourne Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 5HS
Secondary 949 30.1% 35.3%
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN1 9PW
Secondary 820 37.5% 45.5%
Ormiston Venture Academy
Gorleston, NR31 7JJ
Secondary 902 30.6% 39.9%
Colchester Academy
Colchester, CO4 3JL
Secondary 901 29.5% 40.7%
Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 915 25.9% 44%
Haughton Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Secondary 891 28.8% 40.7%
Orchard School Bristol
Bristol, BS7 0XZ
Secondary 947 26.8% 43.6%
The Robert Napier School
Gillingham, ME7 2LX
Secondary 1,014 25.4% 46.6%
Southfields Academy
London, SW18 5JU
Secondary 1,179 23.7% 41.2%
Childwall Sports & Science Academy
Liverpool, L15 6XZ
Secondary 1,057 27% 45.9%
Oxclose Community Academy
Washington, NE38 0LN
Secondary 1,079 24.4% 37.4%
All Saints Catholic College
Dukinfield, SK16 5AP
Secondary 820 30.6% 40.4%
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0DR
Secondary 1,148 28% 46.8%
Ernesford Grange Community Academy
Coventry, CV3 2QD
Secondary 1,166 26.3% 41.5%
Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG
Secondary 976 27.6% 45.3%
Rawmarsh Community School
Rotherham, S62 7GA
Secondary 1,094 31.2% 40.4%
Miltoncross Academy
Portsmouth, PO3 6RB
Secondary 937 23.2% 41.7%
Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD
Secondary 920 25.6% 43.3%
Co-op Academy North Manchester
Manchester, M9 7SS
Secondary 1,259 27.5% 46.7%
The Birley Academy
Sheffield, S12 3BP
Secondary 1,110 29.2% 36.4%
Coppice Performing Arts School
Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE
Secondary 1,002 26.6% 38.2%
Yewlands Academy
Sheffield, S35 8NN
Secondary 919 27.1% 41.1%
Astrea Academy Dearne
Rotherham, S63 9EW
Secondary 1,107 22.8% 43.9%
Morecambe Bay Academy
Morecambe, LA4 5BG
Secondary 1,023 32.5% 37.6%
Cecil Jones Academy
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU
Secondary 1,016 34.7% 45.4%
Blaise High School
Bristol, BS10 7QH
Secondary 910 25.2% 42.7%
Nuneaton Academy
Nuneaton, CV10 7PD
Secondary 964 27% 41.9%

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
The Oxford Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,113 Sign in to see
City of London Academy (Southwark)
London, SE1 5LA
Secondary 1,580
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
Darwen, BB3 3HD
Secondary 1,072
The Littlehampton Academy
Littlehampton, BN17 6FE
Secondary 1,370
Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry, CV1 5LY
Secondary 1,502
Leigh Academy Wilmington
Wilmington, DA2 7DR
Secondary 1,383
The Canterbury Academy
Canterbury, CT2 8QA
Secondary 1,993
Wymondham College
Wymondham, NR18 9SZ
Secondary 1,442
Shenley Brook End School
Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT
Secondary 1,885
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys
Dartford, DA2 7DA
Secondary 1,178
The Regis School
West Sussex, PO21 5LH
Secondary 1,666
The Arthur Terry School
Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ
Secondary 1,745
Paignton Academy
Paignton, TQ3 3WA
Secondary 1,582
Gordon's School
Woking, GU24 9PT
Secondary 981
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,606
Sandhill View Academy
Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Secondary 763
Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Secondary 1,783
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR
Secondary 792
Beechwood School
Slough, SL2 1QE
Secondary 830
Chase Terrace Academy
Burntwood, WS7 2DB
Secondary 1,231
Jack Hunt Academy
Peterborough, PE3 9PY
Secondary 1,892
Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ
Secondary 1,329
Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW
Secondary 2,040
The Gainsborough Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB
Secondary 723
Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL
Secondary 1,811
Sedgehill Academy
London, SE6 3QW
Secondary 900
Ormskirk School
Ormskirk, L39 2AT
Secondary 1,216
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY
Secondary 1,566
The Royal Harbour Academy
Ramsgate, CT12 6RH
Secondary 1,016
The John Warner School
Hoddesdon, EN11 0QF
Secondary 821