West Lakes Academy

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.

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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.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

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  • 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
West Lakes Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,150 24.3% 23.1%
The Belvedere Academy
Liverpool, L8 3TF
Secondary 1,111 22% 23%
Corby Business Academy
Corby, NN17 5EB
Secondary 1,171 23% 21.5%
Skinners' Kent Academy
Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4PY
Secondary 1,039 24.4% 23.6%
Tudor Grange Academy Worcester
Worcester, WR3 8HN
Secondary 1,101 20.4% 23%
The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Bournemouth, BH8 9PW
Secondary 1,149 18.6% 22.2%
Oldfield School
Bath, BA1 9AB
Secondary 1,263 21.3% 20.2%
Bishop Fox's School
Taunton, TA1 3HQ
Secondary 1,081 24.2% 19.6%
Penryn College
Penryn, TR10 8PZ
Secondary 1,156 23% 18.8%
Pilton Community College
Barnstaple, EX31 1RB
Secondary 1,148 24.7% 26.7%
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AX
Secondary 1,136 19.8% 23.6%
Fred Longworth High School
Manchester, M29 8JN
Secondary 1,284 19.9% 21.2%
Kingsbury Green Academy
Calne, SN11 8YH
Secondary 1,033 27.7% 21.7%
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre
Surbiton, KT6 4TU
Secondary 1,210 19.7% 20.9%
Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
Isleworth, TW7 6XF
Secondary 1,135 22% 20%
The John of Gaunt School
Trowbridge, BA14 9EH
Secondary 1,261 19.2% 21.9%
Wadebridge School
Wadebridge, PL27 6BU
Secondary 1,074 20% 23.1%
The Parker E-ACT Academy
Daventry, NN11 0QE
Secondary 1,224 19.9% 23.5%
The Castle Rock School
Coalville, LE67 4BR
Secondary 1,171 19.3% 23.1%
Devizes School
Devizes, SN10 3AG
Secondary 1,140 22.1% 19.5%
Horbury Academy
Wakefield, WF4 5HE
Secondary 1,105 20% 22.5%
Newent Community School and Sixth Form Centre
Newent, GL18 1QF
Secondary 1,115 23.7% 20.2%
The Bromfords School
Wickford, SS12 0LZ
Secondary 1,122 21% 20.7%
Admiral Lord Nelson School
Portsmouth, PO3 5XT
Secondary 1,212 21.3% 25.2%
St Anselm's Catholic School, Canterbury
Canterbury, CT1 3EN
Secondary 1,094 22% 20.1%
Northgate High School
Dereham, NR19 2EU
Secondary 1,161 20.1% 21%
Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
London, SW18 5JR
Secondary 1,080 24.7% 23.7%
The Brakenhale School
Bracknell, RG12 7BA
Secondary 1,149 20.8% 20.6%
Leasowes High School
Halesowen, B62 8PJ
Secondary 1,117 22.4% 27.1%
Ashton Park School
Bristol, BS3 2JL
Secondary 1,240 18.2% 23%