Bedford Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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

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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
Bedford Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,377 15.4% 35.1%
Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX
Secondary 1,422 15.7% 35.7%
Trinity Academy
Doncaster, DN8 5BY
Secondary 1,235 14.4% 35.2%
George Salter Academy
West Bromwich, B70 9UW
Secondary 1,444 15.6% 36.3%
The Stockwood Park Academy
Luton, LU1 5PP
Secondary 1,471 14.5% 38.9%
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ
Secondary 1,232 16.4% 35.7%
Brinsworth Academy
Rotherham, S60 5EJ
Secondary 1,386 14.3% 31.4%
Shire Oak Academy
Walsall, WS9 9PA
Secondary 1,301 15.4% 37.8%
Uxbridge High School
Uxbridge, UB8 2PR
Secondary 1,345 11.1% 34.8%
The King Edmund School
Rochford, SS4 1TL
Secondary 1,356 13.3% 31.1%
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX
Secondary 1,263 14.5% 35.2%
Hatch End High School
Harrow, HA3 6NR
Secondary 1,278 15% 34.2%
Drayton Manor High School
London, W7 1EU
Secondary 1,413 19.8% 36.9%
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YH
Secondary 1,392 17% 35.8%
Quarrydale Academy
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 2DU
Secondary 1,279 11.6% 34.6%
Thomas Bennett Community College
Crawley, RH10 5AD
Secondary 1,266 14.7% 33.4%
St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,346 16.5% 32.7%
Outwood Academy Shafton
Barnsley, S72 8RE
Secondary 1,382 10.1% 35.7%
Neale-Wade Academy
March, PE15 9PX
Secondary 1,222 13.5% 36.8%
Nicholas Chamberlaine School
Bedworth, CV12 9EA
Secondary 1,430 12.6% 33.1%
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Hartlepool, TS25 4HA
Secondary 1,472 14.4% 32.3%
Witton Park Academy
Blackburn, BB2 6TD
Secondary 1,314 18.9% 35.7%
Priory School
Southsea, PO4 0DL
Secondary 1,248 15.9% 34.2%
Chase High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
Secondary 1,324 21.8% 36.2%
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ
Secondary 1,441 18.5% 34.7%
Netherwood Academy
Barnsley, S73 8FE
Secondary 1,272 15.7% 36.1%
Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF
Secondary 1,192 13.2% 36.8%
Holmleigh Park High School
Gloucester, GL4 0RT
Secondary 1,383 20.3% 34.1%
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Burnley, BB10 3AA
Secondary 1,276 19.4% 34.2%
Stantonbury School
Milton Keynes, MK14 6BN
Secondary 1,490 15.1% 35.7%