The Spires College
Schools we chose for benchmarking
This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.
We've chosen 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Spires College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,131 | 25.5% | 28.9% |
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,073 | 20.4% | 28.7% |
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Forest Hill School
London, SE23 2XN |
Secondary | 1,073 | 26.9% | 25.1% |
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Heathcote School & Science College
London, E4 6ES |
Secondary | 1,121 | 18.9% | 26.3% |
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Willowfield School
London, E17 6ND |
Secondary | 1,005 | 24.3% | 31.5% |
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St Paul's School for Girls
Birmingham, B16 9SL |
Secondary | 1,047 | 21.9% | 29.1% |
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Archbishop Beck Catholic College
Liverpool, L9 7BF |
Secondary | 1,160 | 23.8% | 26.9% |
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South Wirral High School
Wirral, CH62 8EH |
Secondary | 1,048 | 30.6% | 35% |
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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
Manchester, M27 9QP |
Secondary | 1,073 | 22.7% | 27.4% |
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Cansfield High School
Wigan, WN4 9TP |
Secondary | 1,036 | 23.8% | 25.9% |
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All Saints Catholic College
Huddersfield, HD2 2JT |
Secondary | 901 | 20.2% | 31.1% |
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Ralph Thoresby School
Leeds, LS16 7RX |
Secondary | 1,008 | 15.7% | 29.2% |
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Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,027 | 22.4% | 34.7% |
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Budehaven Community School
Bude, EX23 8DQ |
Secondary | 1,140 | 20.5% | 22.2% |
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St Benedict's Catholic High School
Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
Secondary | 992 | 17.2% | 27.8% |
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Chapel-en-le-Frith High School
High Peak, SK23 0TQ |
Secondary | 943 | 22% | 23.6% |
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Tiverton High School
Tiverton, EX16 6SQ |
Secondary | 1,118 | 14.3% | 25.1% |
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Patcham High School
Brighton, BN1 8PB |
Secondary | 1,105 | 28.3% | 23.8% |
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The Hamble School
Southampton, SO31 4NE |
Secondary | 1,100 | 28.3% | 25.2% |
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Marriotts School
Stevenage, SG2 8UT |
Secondary | 1,410 | 22.6% | 28.9% |
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Headlands School
Bridlington, YO16 6UR |
Secondary | 1,048 | 18.9% | 35.1% |
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The Malling School
West Malling, ME19 6DH |
Secondary | 1,049 | 25.6% | 27.8% |
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Northfleet Technology College
Gravesend, DA11 8BG |
Secondary | 967 | 25.3% | 33.1% |
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Robert Blake School
Bridgwater, TA6 6AW |
Secondary | 1,042 | 19.4% | 33.8% |
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Ifield Community College
Crawley, RH11 0DB |
Secondary | 1,205 | 19.6% | 28.7% |
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Alder Community High School
Hyde, SK14 5NJ |
Secondary | 924 | 20.8% | 28.8% |