New Road Academy

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 27 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
New Road Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,061 45.7%
Castle View Enterprise Academy
Sunderland, SR5 3DX
Secondary 1,031 17.4% 44.5%
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD
Secondary 1,181 20.2% 43.1%
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Birmingham, B26 2RZ
Secondary 1,187 17.7% 45.8%
Airedale Academy
Castleford, WF10 3JU
Secondary 1,043 19.1% 45.7%
Moor End Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 5JA
Secondary 1,054 18.3% 45.1%
Rockwood Academy
Birmingham, B8 3HG
Secondary 1,090 16.6% 41.5%
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Walsall, WS1 2ND
Secondary 936 18% 47.2%
Greenwood Academy
Birmingham, B35 7NL
Secondary 972 17.3% 50.1%
The Grangefield Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE
Secondary 1,011 14.6% 46.4%
The Telford Langley School
Telford, TF4 3JS
Secondary 1,100 20.7% 41.8%
Broadway Academy
Birmingham, B20 3DP
Secondary 1,258 15.5% 47.2%
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL
Secondary 1,179 15.7% 47.8%
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP
Secondary 1,178 14.2% 42.2%
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF
Secondary 1,078 18.6% 44.1%
Barr's Hill School
Coventry, CV1 4BU
Secondary 998 23% 42.5%
Noel-Baker Academy
Derby, DE24 0BR
Secondary 1,143 17.9% 41.4%
Small Heath Leadership Academy
Birmingham, B10 9RX
Secondary 1,191 11.8% 45.8%
The Royal Sutton School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY
Secondary 956 19.5% 46.7%
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL
Secondary 1,051 17.4% 44.4%
Trinity Academy Grammar
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2NW
Secondary 991 19.5% 49.5%
The Link Academy
Dudley, DY2 0PB
Secondary 997 20% 45.6%
Folkestone Academy
Folkestone, CT19 5FP
Secondary 1,048 19.7% 46%
CHS South
Manchester, M21 7SX
Secondary 1,026 16.2% 47.3%
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY
Secondary 1,186 14.8% 43.9%
Co-op Academy Bebington
Wirral, CH63 2PS
Secondary 1,125 18.3% 46.2%
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA
Secondary 1,138 12.6% 44%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 28 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
New Road Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,061 Sign in to see
The Hereford Church of England Academy
Hereford, HR2 7NG
Secondary 616
E-ACT Heartlands Academy
Birmingham, B7 4QR
Secondary 846
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, WR3 8HN
Secondary 1,101
E-ACT North Birmingham Academy
Birmingham, B44 0HF
Secondary 1,085
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Tamworth, B77 4FF
Secondary 945
Sarum Academy
Salisbury, SP2 9HS
Secondary 744
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich, IP3 0SP
Secondary 1,046
Campsmount Academy
Doncaster, DN6 9AS
Secondary 779
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ
Secondary 1,042
Melior Community Academy
Scunthorpe, DN17 1HA
Secondary 873
Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ
Secondary 1,091
Magna Academy
Poole, BH17 8RE
Secondary 964
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Canvey Island, SS8 9QS
Secondary 770
Litherland High School
Liverpool, L21 0DB
Secondary 735
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
Birmingham, B42 2SY
Secondary 620
The Prescot School
Liverpool, L34 3NB
Secondary 892
Charlton School
Telford, TF1 3FA
Secondary 1,233
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Peterborough, PE7 8HR
Secondary 1,251
Reading Girls' School
Reading, RG2 7PY
Secondary 873
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ
Secondary 767
Ormiston SWB Academy
Bilston, WV14 0LN
Secondary 1,184
Ercall Wood Academy
Telford, TF1 2DT
Secondary 944
Dixons Cottingley Academy
Bingley, BD16 1TZ
Secondary 883
Goodwin Academy
Deal, CT14 9BD
Secondary 852
Castle View School
Canvey Island, SS8 7FH
Secondary 1,043
Harris Academy Clapham
London, SW4 8LD
Secondary 767
Ark Blake Academy
Croydon, CR0 6NA
Secondary 665