Leigh Academy Hugh Christie

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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
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 897 31%
John Madejski Academy
Reading, RG2 8AF
Secondary 872 15.2% 34.1%
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0AT
Secondary 880 16.8% 33.4%
Cleethorpes Academy
Cleethorpes, DN35 9NX
Secondary 856 13.4% 32.1%
Lightcliffe Academy
Halifax, HX3 8TL
Secondary 920 17.9% 28.9%
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN41 2WS
Secondary 979 19.3% 30.2%
Ebbsfleet Academy
Swanscombe, DA10 0BZ
Secondary 841 11.9% 32.8%
Forest Academy
Ilford, IG6 3TN
Secondary 832 17% 29.2%
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool, L17 3AA
Secondary 917 18% 29.4%
Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 913 17.2% 29.6%
Lodge Park Academy
Corby, NN17 2JH
Secondary 987 16% 31.7%
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR2 0SX
Secondary 890 15% 30.7%
Kingsley Academy
Hounslow, TW3 1AX
Secondary 939 14.7% 30.6%
Birchwood Community High School
Warrington, WA3 7PT
Secondary 915 19.6% 30.9%
Ursuline College
Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX
Secondary 941 12.3% 29.4%
Kempston Academy
Bedford, MK42 7EB
Secondary 835 16.9% 29.1%
Thorns Collegiate Academy
Brierley Hill, DY5 2NU
Secondary 953 18.9% 31.8%
Unsworth Academy
Bury, BL9 8LP
Secondary 965 15.1% 29.7%
Granville Academy
Swadlincote, DE11 7JR
Secondary 889 20.6% 32.1%
Ashington Academy
Ashington, NE63 8DH
Secondary 956 16.3% 31.4%
Frederick Gent School
Alfreton, DE55 2ER
Secondary 809 15.5% 31.4%
Bolder Academy
Isleworth, TW7 5DB
Secondary 919 17.5% 29.4%
Oasis Academy Sholing
Southampton, SO19 8PH
Secondary 1,032 17.1% 31.1%
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Dewsbury, WF12 0HE
Secondary 929 19.8% 31.8%
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough, SL2 5AY
Secondary 877 14.3% 33.5%
The Giles Academy
Boston, PE22 9LD
Secondary 841 15% 31.5%
Perryfields Academy
Oldbury, B68 0RG
Secondary 952 18.1% 31.8%
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Peterlee, SR8 1DE
Secondary 954 17% 32.8%
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Chesterfield, S41 0LP
Secondary 825 16.7% 30%
Outwood Academy Hindley
Wigan, WN2 4LG
Secondary 927 14.7% 30.9%

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
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 897 Sign in to see
St Paul's Academy
London, SE2 9PX
Secondary 1,122
St Anne's Church of England Academy
Manchester, M24 6XN
Secondary 776
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
London, SE22 0AT
Secondary 880
Ashmole Academy
London, N14 5RJ
Secondary 1,879
Catmose College
Oakham, LE15 6RP
Secondary 1,097
Rossington All Saints Academy
Not Yet Obtained, DN11 0BZ
Secondary 880
Hans Price Academy
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 3QP
Secondary 1,047
Retford Oaks Academy
Retford, DN22 7NJ
Secondary 1,159
Malmesbury School
Malmesbury, SN16 0DF
Secondary 1,470
Orchard School Bristol
Bristol, BS7 0XZ
Secondary 910
Trinity School
Newbury, RG14 2DU
Secondary 1,300
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Sunderland, SR2 0SX
Secondary 890
Heartlands High School
London, N22 7ST
Secondary 1,168
The Oakwood Academy
Nottingham, NG5 9PJ
Secondary 758
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF
Secondary 1,078
Beechwood School
Slough, SL2 1QE
Secondary 849
Lancaster Academy
Leicester, LE2 6FU
Secondary 970
Carrington School
Redhill, RH1 4AD
Secondary 1,002
The East Manchester Academy
Manchester, M11 3DS
Secondary 1,007
Dean Trust Wigan
Wigan, WN5 0DQ
Secondary 808
Washington Academy
Washington, NE37 2AA
Secondary 660
Park Academy West London
Hillingdon, UB8 3GA
Secondary 878
Marsden Heights Community College
Nelson, BB9 0PR
Secondary 1,044
The Albion Academy
Salford, M6 6QT
Secondary 894
Springwell Community College
Chesterfield, S43 3NQ
Secondary 898
Rye Hills Academy
Redcar, TS10 2HN
Secondary 829
St Paul's Catholic College
Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA
Secondary 1,169
John Smeaton Academy
Leeds, LS15 8TA
Secondary 604
Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU
Secondary 903