Grace Academy Darlaston

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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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  • 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
Grace Academy Darlaston
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,071 24.9% 50.1%
Grace Academy Solihull
Birmingham, B37 5JS
Secondary 876 27.4% 48.3%
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
Manchester, M50 3UQ
Secondary 1,015 21.4% 52.5%
NCEA Duke's Secondary School
Ashington, NE63 9FZ
Secondary 1,048 24.2% 47.7%
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4LD
Secondary 1,248 20.1% 51%
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
Birmingham, B26 2RZ
Secondary 1,195 18.1% 49.1%
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%
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4BD
Secondary 1,062 26.2% 47.5%
Heath Park
Wolverhampton, WV11 1RD
Secondary 1,187 19.8% 45.7%
Rockwood Academy
Birmingham, B8 3HG
Secondary 1,087 19% 51.8%
Moseley Park
Bilston, WV14 6LU
Secondary 1,076 25.2% 47.3%
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall, WS2 9UA
Secondary 1,195 18.3% 52.7%
The Robert Napier School
Gillingham, ME7 2LX
Secondary 1,014 25.4% 46.6%
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Walsall, WS1 2ND
Secondary 967 19.7% 54.3%
Lift Greenwood
Birmingham, B35 7NL
Secondary 950 25.3% 53.5%
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 0DR
Secondary 1,148 28% 46.8%
Yardleys School
Birmingham, B11 3EY
Secondary 932 18.3% 48%
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV10 8BL
Secondary 1,191 17.6% 52.7%
Ormiston Meridian Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 7DF
Secondary 1,049 19.3% 46.7%
Waterhead Academy
Oldham, OL4 3NY
Secondary 949 22.5% 49.6%
The City Academy Bristol
Bristol, BS5 9JH
Secondary 980 25.7% 48.9%
The Royal Sutton School
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7DY
Secondary 977 21.3% 46.5%
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Manchester, M14 6PL
Secondary 1,059 19.8% 50.8%
The Link Academy
Dudley, DY2 0PB
Secondary 1,026 20.1% 49.6%
Ormiston SWB Academy
Bilston, WV14 0LN
Secondary 1,177 18.3% 51.7%
The Bulwell Academy
Nottingham, NG6 8AQ
Secondary 1,054 22% 51.1%
Co-op Academy Bebington
Wirral, CH63 2PS
Secondary 1,066 30.1% 50.7%
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Birmingham, B37 6NU
Secondary 1,194 22.2% 54.7%
New Road Academy
Telford, TF2 7AB
Secondary 1,094 23.7% 45.9%