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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |