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 901 29.5% 40.7%
Droylsden Academy
Manchester, M43 6QD
Secondary 942 26.8% 38%
Shirebrook Academy
Mansfield, NG20 8QF
Secondary 813 26% 42%
Ormiston Venture Academy
Gorleston, NR31 7JJ
Secondary 902 30.6% 39.9%
The Hastings Academy
Hastings, TN35 5DN
Secondary 813 26% 44.4%
East Point Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 0UQ
Secondary 828 20.9% 42.6%
Springwest Academy
Feltham, TW13 7EF
Secondary 915 25.9% 44%
Haughton Academy
Darlington, DL1 2AN
Secondary 891 28.8% 40.7%
Chantry Academy
Ipswich, IP2 9LR
Secondary 984 22% 37.3%
Orchard School Bristol
Bristol, BS7 0XZ
Secondary 947 26.8% 43.6%
Westbourne Academy
Ipswich, IP1 5JN
Secondary 1,038 22.2% 38.7%
All Saints Catholic College
Dukinfield, SK16 5AP
Secondary 820 30.6% 40.4%
Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 6TA
Secondary 808 27.9% 40.7%
Bradford Forster Academy
Bradford, BD4 8RG
Secondary 976 27.6% 45.3%
Miltoncross Academy
Portsmouth, PO3 6RB
Secondary 937 23.2% 41.7%
Winterhill School
Rotherham, S61 2BD
Secondary 920 25.6% 43.3%
Sewell Park Academy
Norwich, NR3 4BX
Secondary 790 25% 40.9%
Tong Leadership Academy
Bradford, BD4 6NR
Secondary 792 26% 39.6%
Southchurch High School
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4XA
Secondary 805 23% 43%
Louth Academy
Louth, LN11 9AW
Secondary 865 25.7% 40.5%
Coppice Performing Arts School
Wolverhampton, WV11 2QE
Secondary 1,002 26.6% 38.2%
Yewlands Academy
Sheffield, S35 8NN
Secondary 919 27.1% 41.1%
Royds Hall, A Share Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4HA
Secondary 867 24% 43.3%
Morecambe Bay Academy
Morecambe, LA4 5BG
Secondary 1,023 32.5% 37.6%
Blaise High School
Bristol, BS10 7QH
Secondary 910 25.2% 42.7%
Corpus Christi Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Leeds, LS9 0TT
Secondary 844 27.7% 39.7%
Outwood Academy Haydock
St. Helens, WA11 0JG
Secondary 820 25.3% 38%
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Birmingham, B14 4HN
Secondary 752 29.5% 43.4%
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN
Secondary 895 22.6% 41.1%
Nuneaton Academy
Nuneaton, CV10 7PD
Secondary 964 27% 41.9%