Essa Academy

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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)
  • 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
Essa Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,079 15.9% 44.8%
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST
Secondary 1,124 11.6% 43.4%
Grace Academy Coventry
Coventry, CV2 2RH
Secondary 1,023 12.3% 42.7%
Chelsea Academy
London, SW10 0AB
Secondary 1,128 16.1% 44.7%
Fulwood Academy
Preston, PR2 9YR
Secondary 942 19% 42.8%
The Winsford Academy
Winsford, CW7 2BT
Secondary 1,023 21.4% 43.5%
St Peter's CofE Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2RR
Secondary 1,053 18.9% 46.3%
The Hathershaw College
Oldham, OL8 3EP
Secondary 1,054 20.8% 47.2%
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
Ilkeston, DE7 5HS
Secondary 974 17.6% 45.2%
The UCL Academy
Camden, NW3 3AQ
Secondary 1,017 17.4% 42.5%
Moor End Academy
Huddersfield, HD4 5JA
Secondary 1,065 18.8% 47.5%
Haywood Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 7AB
Secondary 1,115 19.3% 43.1%
The James Hornsby School
Basildon, SS15 5NX
Secondary 1,042 19.8% 46.2%
Halewood Academy
Knowsley, L26 1UU
Secondary 1,147 22.5% 45.7%
The Grangefield Academy
Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 4LE
Secondary 1,022 14.7% 45.8%
The Nottingham Emmanuel School
West Bridgford, NG2 7YF
Secondary 1,134 14% 45.1%
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,130 14.8% 43.4%
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Birmingham, B38 8AP
Secondary 1,196 15.4% 44.9%
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF
Secondary 1,049 19.3% 46.7%
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey, CH45 3LN
Secondary 1,130 22.4% 44.5%
Derby Cathedral School
Derby, DE1 1LR
Secondary 1,147 14.8% 47%
Harper Green School
Bolton, BL4 0DH
Secondary 1,128 11.9% 45%
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD
Secondary 1,027 13.1% 43.7%
Bacon's College
London, SE16 6AT
Secondary 1,007 16.4% 44.6%
CHS South
Manchester, M21 7SX
Secondary 1,130 16.6% 46.9%
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Birmingham, B27 7XY
Secondary 1,167 16.3% 46.8%
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
Oldham, OL2 6NT
Secondary 1,001 16.6% 45.1%
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Birmingham, B23 5XA
Secondary 1,156 12.9% 43.4%
Newhouse Academy
Heywood, OL10 2NT
Secondary 982 18% 43.7%
Dixons Broadgreen Academy
Liverpool, L13 5UQ
Secondary 1,232 16.5% 42.9%