Ken Stimpson 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
Ken Stimpson Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,052 18.2% 33.5%
Harris Academy South Norwood
London, SE25 6AE
Secondary 1,023 17.6% 35.5%
Future Academies Watford
Watford, WD25 7HW
Secondary 1,021 15.4% 32.4%
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Dartford, DA1 4RS
Secondary 1,081 16.3% 31.8%
Denbigh High School
Luton, LU3 1HE
Secondary 1,125 16.2% 30.7%
De Aston School
Market Rasen, LN8 3RF
Secondary 998 16.3% 34.3%
Hans Price Academy
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3QP
Secondary 1,032 21.8% 33.3%
The Highcrest Academy
High Wycombe, HP13 7NQ
Secondary 1,073 15.1% 34%
Crofton Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1NF
Secondary 1,061 19.4% 31.8%
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT
Secondary 1,110 14.8% 33.9%
Lynn Grove Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP
Secondary 1,109 16.5% 32.7%
Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN
Secondary 1,067 16.7% 35.2%
The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ
Secondary 1,076 17.9% 34.5%
Bower Park Academy
Romford, RM1 4YY
Secondary 1,019 17.3% 35.7%
Wingfield Academy
Rotherham, S61 4AU
Secondary 1,015 20.6% 33.8%
St Thomas More Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 2NJ
Secondary 1,119 19.8% 35.5%
Newfield Secondary School
Sheffield, S8 9JP
Secondary 1,066 16.7% 35.9%
Darwen Vale High School
Darwen, BB3 0AL
Secondary 1,072 20.5% 31.4%
Outwood Academy Newbold
Chesterfield, S41 8BA
Secondary 1,013 20.4% 33.5%
Handsworth Grange Community Sports College
Sheffield, S13 9HJ
Secondary 996 20.5% 33.7%
Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
Pudsey, LS28 5SG
Secondary 1,040 21.8% 35.1%
Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH
Secondary 966 19.4% 33.6%
Laurus Ryecroft
Manchester, M43 7LJ
Secondary 1,149 20.7% 33.8%
Marsden Heights Community College
Nelson, BB9 0PR
Secondary 1,049 20.2% 32.1%
Oasis Academy Sholing
Southampton, SO19 8PH
Secondary 1,032 21% 32.8%
Trinity Academy
Bristol, BS7 9BY
Secondary 949 18.1% 34%
Wey Valley Academy
Weymouth, DT3 5AN
Secondary 997 16.4% 33%
Oulton Academy
Leeds, LS26 8EX
Secondary 1,097 20.8% 32.3%
Harris Academy Beulah Hill
London, SE19 3UG
Secondary 1,029 14% 34.7%
Bishop Challoner Catholic School
London, E1 0LB
Secondary 1,038 19.3% 30.7%

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
Ken Stimpson Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,052 Sign in to see
Ark Burlington Danes Academy
London, W12 0HR
Secondary 825
Harris Academy Peckham
London, SE15 5DZ
Secondary 539
Lift Greensward
Hockley, SS5 5HG
Secondary 1,614
The Cotswold Academy
Cheltenham, GL54 2BD
Secondary 1,500
Bodmin College
Bodmin, PL31 1DD
Secondary 1,439
John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
Ross-on-Wye, HR9 7ET
Secondary 1,292
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS
Secondary 1,246
Sandringham School
St Albans, AL4 9NX
Secondary 1,817
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA
Secondary 1,820
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Rochester, ME1 3EL
Secondary 1,528
Bottisham Village College
Cambridge, CB25 9DL
Secondary 1,465
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Stourbridge, DY8 2XS
Secondary 1,219
Parmiter's School
Watford, WD25 0UU
Secondary 1,464
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ
Secondary 1,573
Vandyke Upper School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY
Secondary 1,507
Alexandra Park School
London, N11 2AZ
Secondary 1,882
Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Secondary 1,496
The Deepings School
Peterborough, PE6 8NF
Secondary 1,041
Wayland Academy
Thetford, IP25 6BA
Secondary 548
Astor Secondary School
Dover, CT17 0AS
Secondary 772
Woolwich Polytechnic School
London, SE28 8AT
Secondary 1,594
St Mary's Catholic Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7EQ
Secondary 1,191
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,615
Richmond School & Sixth Form College
Richmond, DL10 7BQ
Secondary 1,290
Bilton School
Rugby, CV22 7JT
Secondary 1,166
Sir Jonathan North Girls' College
Leicester, LE2 6FU
Secondary 1,152
The John Roan School
London, SE3 7QR
Secondary 1,164
Eckington School
Sheffield, S21 4GN
Secondary 1,152
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester, CO3 3ND
Secondary 1,060