Colchester 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
Colchester Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 921 28.4% 41.3%
St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham, CR4 1SF
Secondary 881 24.3% 43.1%
The Eastbourne Academy
Eastbourne, BN22 9RQ
Secondary 835 29.2% 44.2%
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN1 9PW
Secondary 814 30.6% 44.5%
Ormiston Venture Academy
Gorleston, NR31 7JJ
Secondary 889 30.9% 38.8%
St Aldhelm's Academy
Poole, BH12 4HS
Secondary 844 29% 41.4%
The Hastings Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DN
Secondary 844 23.1% 41.6%
Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 944 26% 41.3%
Willenhall E-ACT Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4BD
Secondary 1,015 25.8% 44.8%
Shirley High School Performing Arts College
Croydon, CR0 5EF
Secondary 829 27% 45.2%
Haughton Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Secondary 872 25.1% 39.1%
Moseley Park
Bilston, WV14 6LU
Secondary 1,077 25.1% 43.1%
Orchard School Bristol
Bristol, BS7 0XZ
Secondary 910 28.1% 45%
Harris Academy Morden
Morden, SM4 6DU
Secondary 860 24.2% 43.7%
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 6TA
Secondary 832 25.4% 39.8%
Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG
Secondary 981 27.3% 45.1%
Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD
Secondary 928 25% 39.1%
Sewell Park Academy
Norwich, NR3 4BX
Secondary 780 22% 39.7%
Barr's Hill School
Coventry, CV1 4BU
Secondary 998 23% 42.5%
David Nieper Academy
Alfreton, DE55 7JA
Secondary 777 23.6% 41.9%
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR
Secondary 793 24% 40.4%
Southchurch High School
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4XA
Secondary 794 20.2% 40.1%
Turner Free School
Folkestone, CT19 4PB
Secondary 951 22.8% 38.7%
Yewlands Academy
Sheffield, S35 8NN
Secondary 932 21.7% 39.8%
E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy
Oldham, OL2 6NT
Secondary 1,008 25.2% 43.2%
Farnborough Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG11 8JW
Secondary 943 22.3% 40.4%
Cecil Jones Academy
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU
Secondary 971 33.3% 45.9%
Blaise High School
Bristol, BS10 7QH
Secondary 900 23.6% 39.7%
Marine Academy Plymouth
Plymouth, PL5 2AF
Secondary 973 21.3% 40%
Dixons Fazakerley Academy
Liverpool, L10 1LB
Secondary 869 27.9% 45.3%