Star Salford 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
Star Salford Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 278 39.1% 60.1%
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
London, SE24 0QN
Secondary 352 22.7% 61.8%
Havant Academy
Havant, PO9 5JD
Secondary 536 41.8% 60.1%
Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead, CH43 4UY
Secondary 768 29.3% 65.2%
The Oldershaw School
Wallasey, CH45 4RJ
Secondary 828 36.5% 61.2%
City Heights E-ACT Academy
London, SW2 3PW
Secondary 476 29.8% 54.3%
Broadoak School
Manchester, M31 4BU
Secondary 546 27.7% 51.1%
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Bootle, L20 6AQ
Secondary 671 35.2% 60.5%
Beccles High School
Beccles, NR34 7BQ
Secondary 239 35.3% 50.4%
William Lovell Church of England Academy
Boston, PE22 8AA
Secondary 316 41.6% 50.5%
The Charter School Bermondsey
London, SE16 4EE
Secondary 472 34.9% 54%
Hillside High School
Bootle, L20 9NU
Secondary 744 29% 53%
Highfield Leadership Academy
Blackpool, FY4 3JZ
Secondary 683 23.5% 53%
Park Lane Academy
Halifax, HX3 9LG
Secondary 472 26.5% 54%
Meridian High School
Croydon, CR0 0AH
Secondary 539 39.3% 65.2%
Dean Trust Wigan
Wigan, WN5 0DQ
Secondary 770 26.9% 56%
Washington Academy
Washington, NE37 2AA
Secondary 594 30% 55.7%
Padgate Academy
Warrington, WA2 0LN
Secondary 642 26.8% 49.2%
Dean Trust Rose Bridge
Wigan, WN1 3HD
Secondary 699 28.9% 57.9%
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
Birmingham, B45 0EU
Secondary 419 38.2% 66.7%
Millbay Academy
Plymouth, PL1 3EG
Secondary 550 27.7% 56.6%
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
Grantham, NG31 7PX
Secondary 392 30% 53.8%
Thrybergh Academy
Rotherham, S65 4BP
Secondary 562 29.6% 58.3%
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
Runcorn, WA7 5YH
Secondary 367 16.3% 58.1%
Durham Academy
Durham, DH7 7NG
Secondary 396 34.9% 61.1%
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Bootle, L30 2NA
Secondary 535 22.9% 53.8%
Dixons Croxteth Academy
Liverpool, L11 4SG
Secondary 409 24.9% 53.3%
Dixons Newall Green Academy
Manchester, M23 2SX
Secondary 255 36.5% 45.6%
Oasis Academy Daventry Road
Bristol, BS14 9SQ
Secondary 262 29.5% 63.2%
EKC Sheppey Secondary
Sheerness, ME12 2BE
Secondary 405 36.5% 53.1%

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
Star Salford Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 278 Sign in to see
Thomas Keble School
Stroud, GL6 7DY
Secondary 722
Dixons Kings Academy
Bradford, BD7 2AN
Secondary 837
Burnham Grammar School
Slough, SL1 7HG
Secondary 1,271
Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
Blackburn, BB2 2LD
Secondary 736
King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Warrington, WA1 4PF
Secondary 808
The Charter School Bermondsey
London, SE16 4EE
Secondary 472
Ingleby Manor Free School
Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0FA
Secondary 665
Eden Girls' School, Coventry
Coventry, CV1 4FS
Secondary 599
Eden Boys' School, Bolton
Bolton, BL1 3QE
Secondary 623
Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology
Nottingham, NG7 2PL
Secondary 916
Burnley High School
Burnley, BB12 6NX
Secondary 621
Deer Park School
Southampton, SO30 2HT
Secondary 698
The Trinity School
Colchester, CO4 6ED
Secondary 598
Ellesmere Park High School
Manchester, M30 9BP
Secondary 801
Lordswood Boys' School
Birmingham, B17 8BJ
Secondary 656
Merstham Park School
Redhill, RH1 3PU
Secondary 669
Belvidere School
Shrewsbury, SY2 5RJ
Secondary 841
The Whitehaven Academy
Whitehaven, CA28 8TY
Secondary 816
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY
Secondary 870
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Bolton, BL3 3HL
Secondary 900
Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
Birmingham, B10 9HH
Secondary 616
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford
Bradford, BD8 9AR
Secondary 599
Thames Park Secondary School
Grays, RM17 5FP
Secondary 743
Millbay Academy
Plymouth, PL1 3EG
Secondary 550
Edgar Wood Academy
Heywood, OL10 2QN
Secondary 640
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
Leeds, LS10 4AX
Secondary 828
BOA Digital Technologies Academy
Birmingham, B7 4EU
Secondary 361
The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy
Oldham, OL9 6BP
Secondary 720
Windsor Olympus Academy
Birmingham, B18 4LX
Secondary 359