Pioneer Secondary 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
Pioneer Secondary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 625 7.7% 11.4%
Healing Academy
Grimsby, DN41 7QD
Secondary 778 10.2% 13.4%
Highsted Grammar School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4PT
Secondary 832 4.8% 12.1%
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy
Alford, LN13 9HY
Secondary 533 4.9% 13.9%
Debenham High School
Stowmarket, IP14 6BL
Secondary 699 9.6% 13%
Linslade School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA
Secondary 661 13.8% 10.4%
Bowland High
Clitheroe, BB7 4QS
Secondary 615 9.8% 8.5%
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School
Upminster, RM14 2QR
Secondary 829 8.3% 11.5%
Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR
Secondary 720 12.6% 11.7%
Sexey's School
Bruton, BA10 0DF
Secondary 668 11.1% 8.7%
Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy
Sleaford, NG34 7RS
Secondary 756 5.3% 9.4%
Fulbrook School
Milton Keynes, MK17 8NP
Secondary 555 12.6% 15.9%
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Blackburn, BB2 2LD
Secondary 736 12.9% 12.2%
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
Horncastle, LN9 5AD
Secondary 788 7.5% 8.9%
Desborough College
Maidenhead, SL6 2QB
Secondary 580 10.6% 16.4%
Boston High School
Boston, PE21 9PF
Secondary 816 7.6% 12.5%
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Bridgnorth, WV16 4ER
Secondary 602 14.3% 12.3%
Madeley High School
Crewe, CW3 9JJ
Secondary 769 11.2% 14.7%
Woodhouse Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7DR
Secondary 420 8.1% 13.4%
Windsor Girls' School
Windsor, SL4 3RT
Secondary 795 5.8% 13.8%
Westwood College
Leek, ST13 8NP
Secondary 771 12.1% 12.9%
Hexham Middle School
Hexham, NE46 3JB
Secondary 606 11.1% 14.7%
Hugh Sexey Church of England Middle School
Wedmore, BS28 4ND
Secondary 620 11% 14.4%
Bredon Hill Academy
Evesham, WR11 7SW
Secondary 478 13.2% 12.8%
Barlby High School
Selby, YO8 5JP
Secondary 480 10.4% 14.4%
Oldfields Hall Middle School
Uttoxeter, ST14 7PL
Secondary 511 15.1% 10.8%
Burscough Priory Academy
Ormskirk, L40 7RZ
Secondary 712 10.5% 15%
Prudhoe Community High School
Prudhoe, NE42 5LJ
Secondary 736 13.9% 14.4%
St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
Richmond, DL10 7DA
Secondary 607 13.9% 11.4%
Ryedale School
York, YO62 7SL
Secondary 704 7.5% 16.8%

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
Pioneer Secondary Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 625 Sign in to see
Debenham High School
Stowmarket, IP14 6BL
Secondary 699
The Academy, Selsey
Chichester, PO20 9EH
Secondary 501
Alameda Middle School
Bedford, MK45 2QR
Secondary 720
Woodbrook Vale School
Loughborough, LE11 2ST
Secondary 830
Kibworth Mead Academy
Leicester, LE8 0LG
Secondary 829
Fulbrook School
Milton Keynes, MK17 8NP
Secondary 555
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU
Secondary 643
Henlow Church of England Academy
Henlow, SG16 6AN
Secondary 719
Bedford Free School
Bedford, MK42 9AD
Secondary 526
Ark Greenwich Free School
London, SE18 4LH
Secondary 601
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Nuneaton, CV13 6BF
Secondary 752
St Bernard's Catholic High School
Rotherham, S65 3BE
Secondary 821
The Castle Rock School
Coalville, LE67 4BR
Secondary 1,145
Long Field Spencer Academy
Melton Mowbray, LE13 0BN
Secondary 935
Beis Yaakov High School
Salford, M7 4FF
Secondary 285
Holywell School
Bedford, MK43 0JA
Secondary 711
One In A Million Free School
Bradford, BD8 7DX
Secondary 367
St Clement's High School
King's Lynn, PE34 4LZ
Secondary 709
St Peter's Church of England Middle School
Windsor, SL4 2QY
Secondary 289
Allenbourn Middle School
Wimborne, BH21 1PL
Secondary 512
Dedworth Middle School
Windsor, SL4 5PE
Secondary 533
Canary Wharf College Crossharbour
London, E14 9GL
Secondary 462
Alvechurch CofE Middle School
Birmingham, B48 7TA
Secondary 438
Emmanuel Church of England Middle School
Verwood, BH31 6JF
Secondary 439
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
Wolsingham School
Bishop Auckland, DL13 3DJ
Secondary 745
City Academy
Birmingham, B15 2EF
Secondary 619