Farringdon Community 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
Farringdon Community Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 682 22.4% 44.6%
Hylands School
Chelmsford, CM1 3ET
Secondary 641 21.9% 43.3%
Prenton High School for Girls
Birkenhead, CH42 6RR
Secondary 784 19.7% 43.9%
Staffordshire University Academy
Cannock, WS12 4JH
Secondary 674 21.8% 41.8%
Pegasus Academy
Dudley, DY1 2DU
Secondary 650 22.8% 46%
Lift Tamworth
Tamworth, B77 2NE
Secondary 607 22.5% 44.1%
Lift New Forest
Southampton, SO45 2PA
Secondary 549 22.1% 43.4%
Oak Academy
Bournemouth, BH11 9JJ
Secondary 648 22.4% 44.4%
Outwood Academy Brumby
Scunthorpe, DN16 1NT
Secondary 737 21.2% 43.7%
Copley Academy
Stalybridge, SK15 3RR
Secondary 581 23.3% 42.7%
Sir William Stanier School
Crewe, CW1 4EB
Secondary 693 20.8% 45.3%
Magnus Church of England Academy
Newark, NG24 4AB
Secondary 749 24.6% 43.5%
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
Birmingham, B42 2SY
Secondary 618 19.7% 46.3%
David Nieper Academy
Alfreton, DE55 7JA
Secondary 811 23.1% 44.2%
Southchurch High School
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4XA
Secondary 805 23% 43%
Newland School for Girls
Hull, HU6 7RU
Secondary 676 20.4% 43%
The Hyndburn Academy
Blackburn, BB1 4ED
Secondary 657 21.4% 42.4%
Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester
Manchester, M8 8DT
Secondary 648 20.1% 46.3%
Thornhill Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7NA
Secondary 566 17.7% 45.7%
Ferryhill School
Ferryhill, DL17 8RW
Secondary 733 23.9% 46.4%
The Pedmore High School
Stourbridge, DY9 7HS
Secondary 663 24% 41.3%
Ellesmere Port Church of England College
Ellesmere Port, CH65 6EA
Secondary 695 17.7% 44.7%
The Valley Leadership Academy
Bacup, OL13 0TG
Secondary 589 25.8% 44%
Lancaster High School
Lancaster, LA1 3LS
Secondary 594 25% 45.3%
Newsome Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 6JN
Secondary 804 20.6% 45.8%
Rayner Stephens High School
Dukinfield, SK16 5BL
Secondary 628 19.3% 43.8%
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA
Secondary 611 19.8% 41.6%
Hetton Academy
Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ
Secondary 673 18.3% 43.4%
Our Lady and St John RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Blackburn, BB1 1PY
Secondary 814 24.5% 44.3%
Conisborough College
London, SE6 2SE
Secondary 758 27% 44.3%

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
Farringdon Community Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 682 Sign in to see
Leigh Academy Longfield
Longfield, DA3 7PH
Secondary 987
Lift Maltings
Witham, CM8 1EP
Secondary 842
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, WR3 8HN
Secondary 1,093
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Dartford, DA1 4RS
Secondary 1,081
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ
Secondary 1,232
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Birmingham, B44 0HF
Secondary 1,121
All Saints Church of England Academy
Plymouth, PL5 3NE
Secondary 652
North Shore Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 2AY
Secondary 821
Lift Ryde
Ryde, PO33 3LN
Secondary 1,431
Ash Hill Academy
DONCASTER, DN7 6JH
Secondary 826
Consett Academy
Consett, DH8 6LZ
Secondary 1,492
Northwood School
Northwood, HA6 1QN
Secondary 1,031
Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD
Secondary 991
Chantry Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9LR
Secondary 984
Kings Langley School
Kings Langley, WD4 9HN
Secondary 1,104
Lift Kingsley
Hounslow, TW3 1AX
Secondary 981
Marylebone Boys' School
London, W2 1QZ
Secondary 635
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 7AJ
Secondary 1,167
The Prescot School
Liverpool, L34 3NB
Secondary 922
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR
Secondary 1,264
Reading Girls' School
Reading, RG2 7PY
Secondary 905
Ormiston SWB Academy
Bilston, WV14 0LN
Secondary 1,177
Ercall Wood Academy
Telford, TF1 2DT
Secondary 937
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
London, W5 2JX
Secondary 1,052
Great Western Academy
Swindon, SN25 2PP
Secondary 1,025
Wilsthorpe School
Nottingham, NG10 4WT
Secondary 1,231
Seaham High School
Seaham, SR7 0BH
Secondary 1,123
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE
Secondary 937
The Telford Park School
Telford, TF3 1FA
Secondary 681