King James's School

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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.

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  • number of pupils
  • pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
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Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
King James's School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,524 17.9% 15.8%
Highgate Wood Secondary School
London, N8 8RN
Secondary 1,556 20% 19.7%
Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ
Secondary 1,436 18.5% 17.2%
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 3PS
Secondary 1,408 12.8% 16.5%
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Altrincham, WA15 8HT
Secondary 1,614 21.2% 12.4%
St Mary's Catholic High School
Manchester, M29 7EE
Secondary 1,563 12% 18.1%
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE
Secondary 1,331 13.8% 17.2%
Allerton High School
Leeds, LS17 7AG
Secondary 1,698 14.1% 19.6%
Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND
Secondary 1,364 17.8% 20%
Benton Park School
Leeds, LS19 6LX
Secondary 1,491 11.5% 16.5%
Guiseley School
Leeds, LS20 8DT
Secondary 1,427 18.9% 10.7%
Little Heath School
Reading, RG31 5TY
Secondary 1,680 17.1% 16.9%
Garth Hill College
Bracknell, RG42 2AD
Secondary 1,474 13.6% 18.9%
Richard Lander School
Truro, TR3 6LT
Secondary 1,525 19.9% 17.9%
Ullswater Community College
Penrith, CA11 8NG
Secondary 1,535 22.4% 16.7%
Lytchett Minster School
Poole, BH16 6JD
Secondary 1,590 15.8% 14.9%
Uckfield College
Uckfield, TN22 3DJ
Secondary 1,602 14.2% 13.2%
Beauchamps High School
Wickford, SS11 8LY
Secondary 1,471 15.3% 11.4%
The Nobel School
Stevenage, SG2 0HS
Secondary 1,490 21.4% 17.4%
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY
Secondary 1,557 13.5% 18.6%
Aylsham High School
Norwich, NR11 6AN
Secondary 1,519 24% 18.1%
Huntington School
York, YO32 9WT
Secondary 1,465 16.5% 14.1%
Joseph Rowntree School
York, YO32 4BZ
Secondary 1,276 13.2% 17.5%
Thurston Community College
Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3PB
Secondary 1,486 14.7% 16.4%
Oakwood School
Horley, RH6 9AE
Secondary 1,600 15.8% 15.4%
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL
Secondary 1,471 14.1% 18.5%
Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL
Secondary 1,558 15.7% 18.6%
Elthorne Park High School
London, W7 2AH
Secondary 1,582 20.6% 20.1%
Highlands School
London, N21 1QQ
Secondary 1,652 14.7% 16.1%
Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW
Secondary 1,479 19.3% 12.7%