Edgar Wood 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
Edgar Wood Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 478 18.5% 36.8%
The Hereford Church of England Academy
Hereford, HR2 7NG
Secondary 616 15.1% 36.4%
Coleridge Community College
Cambridge, CB1 3RJ
Secondary 573 18.3% 36.1%
Hylands School
Chelmsford, CM1 3ET
Secondary 653 18.6% 36.7%
The Rudheath Senior Academy
Northwich, CW9 7DT
Secondary 593 20.6% 31.9%
Stamford Welland Academy
Stamford, PE9 1HE
Secondary 585 18% 35.5%
Woodfield Academy
Redditch, B98 7HH
Secondary 578 22.2% 40%
The New Forest Academy
Southampton, SO45 2PA
Secondary 564 19.3% 39%
Fulham Cross Academy
London, SW6 6SN
Secondary 647 19.8% 37%
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
London, SW6 6BP
Secondary 525 20.4% 39.8%
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Taunton, TA4 4SW
Secondary 368 21.5% 35.1%
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
Coventry, CV1 4FS
Secondary 609 14.5% 35.3%
Burnley High School
Burnley, BB12 6NX
Secondary 613 17% 39%
London Enterprise Academy
London, E1 1RD
Secondary 487 13.8% 34.4%
Thomas Middlecott Academy
Boston, PE20 1JS
Secondary 589 20.2% 36.6%
St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DE
Secondary 554 12.5% 38.1%
Somercotes Academy
Louth, LN11 7PN
Secondary 457 24.3% 39.7%
Canary Wharf College Crossharbour
London, E14 9GL
Secondary 484 24.4% 33.9%
The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn, BB1 4ED
Secondary 621 20.3% 41.8%
Great Wyrley Academy
Walsall, WS6 6LQ
Secondary 558 18% 33.3%
Thornhill Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7NA
Secondary 597 16.8% 39.8%
Trumpington Community College
Cambridge, CB2 9FD
Secondary 491 15.1% 38.5%
Rye College
Rye, TN31 7NQ
Secondary 580 21.6% 34.7%
James Bateman Middle School
Biddulph, ST8 7AT
Secondary 397 15.4% 34.5%
AIM Academy North London
London, N9 8DQ
Secondary 587 21.6% 33.7%
The Heys School
Manchester, M25 1JZ
Secondary 574 13.6% 39.6%
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 2QP
Secondary 592 21.1% 38.2%
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE
Secondary 515 18.1% 37.9%
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
Oldham, OL9 6BP
Secondary 481 14.2% 36%
Filey School
Filey, YO14 0HG
Secondary 455 20.7% 35.8%

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
Edgar Wood Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 478 Sign in to see
Kearsley Academy
Bolton, BL4 8HY
Secondary 765
Dixons Kings Academy
Bradford, BD7 2AN
Secondary 849
Burnham Grammar School
Slough, SL1 7HG
Secondary 1,267
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Warrington, WA1 4PF
Secondary 789
Greenwood Academy
Birmingham, B35 7NL
Secondary 972
South Shore Academy
Blackpool, FY4 2AR
Secondary 728
Eden Boys' School, Bolton
Bolton, BL1 3QE
Secondary 621
Burnley High School
Burnley, BB12 6NX
Secondary 613
The Fulham Boys School
London, SW6 5BD
Secondary 821
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
Reading, RG1 5SL
Secondary 889
Heathside Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2JP
Secondary 305
Deer Park School
Southampton, SO30 2HT
Secondary 487
North Brent School
London, NW10 2UF
Secondary 81
Ellesmere Park High School
Manchester, M30 9BP
Secondary 813
Putteridge High School
Luton, LU2 8HJ
Secondary 1,200
Lordswood Boys' School
Birmingham, B17 8BJ
Secondary 542
Bolder Academy
Isleworth, TW7 5DB
Secondary 919
Merstham Park School
Redhill, RH1 3PU
Secondary 603
Atlantic Academy
Bideford, EX39 5DW
Secondary 246
The Whitehaven Academy
Whitehaven, CA28 8TY
Secondary 775
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
Birmingham, B10 9HH
Secondary 620
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
Bradford, BD8 9AR
Secondary 614
Winterstoke Hundred Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8EE
Secondary 677
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy
Runcorn, WA7 1QU
Secondary 598
Thames Park Secondary School
Grays, RM17 5FP
Secondary 570
The High School Leckhampton
Cheltenham, GL51 3FS
Secondary 392
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX
Secondary 635
Houstone School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Secondary 517
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
Oldham, OL9 6BP
Secondary 481