The Academy of St Nicholas

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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
The Academy of St Nicholas
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 972 23.2% 56.9%
The Excelsior Academy
London, E8 2EY
Secondary 1,006 18.3% 53.6%
City of London Academy Islington
London, N1 8PQ
Secondary 925 19.6% 59.9%
Oasis Academy MediaCityUK
Manchester, M50 3UQ
Secondary 1,020 19.3% 51.5%
Manchester Enterprise Academy
Wythenshawe, M22 9RH
Secondary 1,248 25.5% 56.5%
E-ACT Shenley Academy
Birmingham, B29 4HE
Secondary 822 21.3% 55.8%
Ark Charter Academy
Southsea, PO5 4HL
Secondary 876 21.7% 54.3%
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Runcorn, WA7 6EP
Secondary 941 19.7% 51.5%
Platanos College
London, SW9 0AL
Secondary 856 26.8% 58.5%
Leeds East Academy
Leeds, LS14 6HA
Secondary 1,053 21.7% 56.4%
Co-op Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7HD
Secondary 941 21.1% 54.7%
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
Liverpool, L8 9SJ
Secondary 886 20% 58.4%
Cedar Mount Academy
Gorton, M18 7DT
Secondary 830 16% 59.6%
Chaucer School
Sheffield, S5 8NH
Secondary 823 20.4% 55%
Outwood Academy Ormesby
Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH
Secondary 859 23.8% 58.2%
Saint Paul's Catholic High School
Manchester, M23 2YS
Secondary 930 30.7% 55.4%
Kirkby High School
Liverpool, L32 9PP
Secondary 1,029 23.6% 56.9%
Lord Derby Academy
Liverpool, L36 6DG
Secondary 1,087 16.8% 51.7%
Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
Croydon, CR0 2TB
Secondary 1,021 18.7% 54.1%
Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool, FY3 7LS
Secondary 848 18.5% 62.7%
Cockshut Hill School
Birmingham, B26 2HX
Secondary 973 18.9% 55.6%
Benfield School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU
Secondary 969 19.3% 59.2%
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Liverpool, L6 7UR
Secondary 892 34.3% 56.3%
The East Manchester Academy
Manchester, M11 3DS
Secondary 1,007 22.1% 63.6%
Dean Trust Wigan
Wigan, WN5 0DQ
Secondary 808 24.8% 52.1%
Royal Docks Academy
London, E16 3HS
Secondary 880 24.2% 53.8%
The Albion Academy
Salford, M6 6QT
Secondary 894 16% 54.6%
The Lowry Academy
Manchester, M28 0SY
Secondary 882 12.5% 56.1%
Alvaston Moor Academy
Derby, DE24 0AN
Secondary 882 17.8% 58%
Dixons Brooklands Academy
Manchester, M23 9BP
Secondary 1,022 18.9% 53.9%