Manor Drive Secondary 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
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 446 24.2% 41%
The Open Academy
Norwich, NR7 9DL
Secondary 560 32.5% 38.6%
Orchards Academy
Swanley, BR8 7TE
Secondary 545 19.3% 44%
Coleridge Community College
Cambridge, CB1 3RJ
Secondary 575 20.3% 36.8%
Hylands School
Chelmsford, CM1 3ET
Secondary 641 21.9% 43.3%
Woodfield Academy
Redditch, B98 7HH
Secondary 572 24.6% 41.9%
Lift Tamworth
Tamworth, B77 2NE
Secondary 607 22.5% 44.1%
Lift New Forest
Southampton, SO45 2PA
Secondary 549 22.1% 43.4%
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract, WF7 5AJ
Secondary 525 29% 40.3%
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR
Secondary 581 23.3% 42.7%
The Barnes Wallis Academy
Lincoln, LN4 4PN
Secondary 509 28.9% 41.7%
Caister Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR30 5LS
Secondary 635 26% 39.4%
The Grange School
Christchurch, BH23 3AU
Secondary 472 31.3% 41.1%
Newcastle Academy
Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 2QS
Secondary 422 18.3% 39.3%
Somercotes Academy
Louth, LN11 7PN
Secondary 433 20% 44.3%
Church Hill Middle School
Redditch, B98 9LR
Secondary 451 25.6% 37.6%
Harris Academy Orpington
BR5 4LG
Secondary 501 24.4% 44.5%
North Gosforth Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE13 6EJ
Secondary 564 21.4% 37.5%
Trumpington Community College
Cambridge, CB2 9FD
Secondary 571 19.8% 35.4%
The Pedmore High School
Stourbridge, DY9 7HS
Secondary 663 24% 41.3%
Birchensale Middle School
Redditch, B97 6HT
Secondary 536 25.1% 37%
Pakefield High School
Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ
Secondary 702 23.5% 38.9%
The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG
Secondary 589 25.8% 44%
St Anne's RC Voluntary Academy
Stockport, SK4 2QP
Secondary 642 20.4% 40.9%
Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB
Secondary 405 29.4% 42.4%
St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington
Workington, CA14 3EE
Secondary 517 25% 42.9%
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA
Secondary 611 19.8% 41.6%
Barton Manor School
Canterbury, CT1 1SU
Secondary 449 21.2% 43%
BOA Digital Technologies Academy
Birmingham, B7 4EU
Secondary 361 23.7% 45.9%
Mercia Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 0TL
Secondary 580 23.8% 41.3%

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
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 446 Sign in to see
Colchester Academy
Colchester, CO4 3JL
Secondary 901
The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ
Secondary 1,076
St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School
London, N11 1NP
Secondary 540
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS
Secondary 731
Turing House School
Twickenham, TW2 6LH
Secondary 1,007
Derby Cathedral School
Derby, DE1 1LR
Secondary 1,147
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
London, N1 5JU
Secondary 865
Wren Academy Enfield
Enfield, EN2 8GH
Secondary 920
Putteridge High School
Luton, LU2 8HJ
Secondary 1,195
Croxley Danes School
Rickmansworth, WD3 3LR
Secondary 1,082
CHS South
Manchester, M21 7SX
Secondary 1,130
Laurus Ryecroft
Manchester, M43 7LJ
Secondary 1,149
Castle Mead Academy
Leicester, LE3 5QT
Secondary 1,243
Pix Brook Academy
Stotfold, SG5 4HB
Secondary 865
The Swan School
Oxford, OX2 7WP
Secondary 953
Kineton High School
Warwick, CV35 0JX
Secondary 1,039
Orsett Heath Academy
Grays, RM16 4DG
Secondary 566
Ark Soane Academy
London, W3 8EA
Secondary 722
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
Manchester, M12 4BA
Secondary 729
Bluecoat Trent Academy
Nottingham, NG5 1AJ
Secondary 900
Prince Albert High School
Birmingham, B42 2TU
Secondary 759
Trinity Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7QL
Secondary 952
Leigh Academy Rainham
Gillingham, ME8 8GS
Secondary 796
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Birmingham, B14 4HN
Secondary 752
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Birmingham, B31 4BP
Secondary 743
Barton Manor School
Canterbury, CT1 1SU
Secondary 449
Maritime Academy
Rochester, ME2 4YG
Secondary 564
Houstone School
Dunstable, LU5 5PX
Secondary 658
Northampton School
Northampton, NN3 7TR
Secondary 428