Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dixons Croxteth Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 391 | 32.1% | 56.9% |
Havant Academy
Havant, PO9 5JD |
Secondary | 556 | 39.4% | 53.2% |
Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY |
Secondary | 748 | 32.7% | 65.3% |
Broadoak School
Manchester, M31 4BU |
Secondary | 588 | 24.3% | 48.1% |
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Bootle, L20 6AQ |
Secondary | 644 | 32.9% | 61.8% |
The Charter School Bermondsey
London, SE16 4EE |
Secondary | 442 | 29.3% | 55.2% |
South Shore Academy
Blackpool, FY4 2AR |
Secondary | 728 | 27% | 62.3% |
Oasis Academy Arena
London, SE25 4QL |
Secondary | 419 | 24.8% | 54.6% |
Studio West
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2SZ |
Secondary | 560 | 26.5% | 61.3% |
Hillside High School
Bootle, L20 9NU |
Secondary | 699 | 25.9% | 54.2% |
Highfield Leadership Academy
Blackpool, FY4 3JZ |
Secondary | 635 | 23.9% | 52.9% |
Park Lane Academy
Halifax, HX3 9LG |
Secondary | 430 | 22.6% | 55.3% |
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8TF |
Secondary | 603 | 28% | 51.1% |
Meridian High School
Croydon, CR0 0AH |
Secondary | 526 | 33.5% | 61.9% |
Dean Trust Wigan
Wigan, WN5 0DQ |
Secondary | 808 | 24.8% | 52.1% |
Bay Leadership Academy
Morecambe, LA3 1AB |
Secondary | 706 | 27.7% | 48.8% |
Washington Academy
Washington, NE37 2AA |
Secondary | 660 | 27.3% | 55.3% |
The Gainsborough Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 1PB |
Secondary | 691 | 30% | 58.3% |
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD |
Secondary | 715 | 27.3% | 54% |
Dene Academy
Peterlee, SR8 5RL |
Secondary | 635 | 29.3% | 58.9% |
Outwood Academy Riverside
Middlesbrough, TS1 2AD |
Secondary | 560 | 26.1% | 61% |
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
Grantham, NG31 7PX |
Secondary | 350 | 32.1% | 51.7% |
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
Manchester, M12 4BA |
Secondary | 475 | 19.5% | 53.5% |
Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham, S65 4BP |
Secondary | 564 | 26% | 56.6% |
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Runcorn, WA7 5YH |
Secondary | 374 | 24.2% | 57.3% |
Durham Academy
Durham, DH7 7NG |
Secondary | 372 | 29.6% | 58.1% |
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA |
Secondary | 521 | 19.7% | 51.4% |
Dixons Newall Green Academy
Manchester, M23 2SX |
Secondary | 125 | 43.9% | 57.7% |
Windsor Olympus Academy
Birmingham, B18 4LX |
Secondary | 184 | 24.5% | 60.9% |
Star Salford Academy
Worsley, M28 0BB |
Secondary | 149 | 40.9% | 62.4% |
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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings |
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Dixons Croxteth Academy
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 391 | Sign in to see | |
Ribston Hall High School
Gloucester, GL1 5LE |
Secondary | 872 | ||
Aston Manor Academy
Birmingham, B6 4PZ |
Secondary | 1,008 | ||
The Cheadle Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST10 1LH |
Secondary | 423 | ||
Thomas Keble School
Stroud, GL6 7DY |
Secondary | 707 | ||
Prenton High School for Girls
Birkenhead, CH42 6RR |
Secondary | 785 | ||
Stratford Girls' Grammar School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9HA |
Secondary | 814 | ||
Thamesmead School
Shepperton, TW17 9EE |
Secondary | 1,046 | ||
Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT |
Secondary | 938 | ||
Herschel Grammar School
Slough, SL1 3BW |
Secondary | 1,057 | ||
Hall Green School
Birmingham, B28 0AA |
Secondary | 919 | ||
The Holy Cross School
New Malden, KT3 5AR |
Secondary | 969 | ||
The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ |
Secondary | 1,059 | ||
St George's Catholic School
London, W9 1RB |
Secondary | 1,111 | ||
Fakenham Academy
Fakenham, NR21 9QT |
Secondary | 767 | ||
Woking High School
Woking, GU21 4TJ |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
London, E9 7HD |
Secondary | 836 | ||
Chesterton Community Sports College
Newcastle, ST5 7LP |
Secondary | 886 | ||
Ridgewood High School
Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ |
Secondary | 580 | ||
Little Lever School
Bolton, BL3 1BT |
Secondary | 1,055 | ||
Barr's Hill School
Coventry, CV1 4BU |
Secondary | 998 | ||
Barlby High School
Selby, YO8 5JP |
Secondary | 525 | ||
Chipping Sodbury School
Bristol, BS37 6EW |
Secondary | 729 | ||
Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan, WN2 4LG |
Secondary | 927 | ||
Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham, S65 4BP |
Secondary | 564 | ||
Buckler's Mead School
Yeovil, BA21 4NH |
Secondary | 759 | ||
Rhyddings
Accrington, BB5 3EA |
Secondary | 647 | ||
St Augustine's Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy
Clitheroe, BB7 9JA |
Secondary | 1,129 | ||
Brighton Hill Community School
Basingstoke, RG22 4HS |
Secondary | 1,277 | ||
Highworth Warneford School
Swindon, SN6 7BZ |
Secondary | 652 |