The Canterbury 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:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • 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 Canterbury Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 2,012 12.3% 24.7%
Westlands School
Sittingbourne, ME10 1PF
Secondary 1,776 14.8% 24.9%
Wales High School
Sheffield, S26 5QQ
Secondary 1,842 19.3% 22.3%
Exmouth Community College
Exmouth, EX8 3AF
Secondary 2,187 14.3% 19.6%
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
York, YO10 5ZA
Secondary 1,843 11.6% 19.3%
Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Halesowen, B63 4BB
Secondary 1,746 9.1% 22.4%
Kennet School
Thatcham, RG19 4LL
Secondary 1,855 14.6% 15.7%
Wildern School
Southampton, SO30 4EJ
Secondary 1,869 13.3% 15.5%
Shenley Brook End School
Milton Keynes, MK5 7ZT
Secondary 1,874 10.7% 15%
Greenshaw High School
Sutton, SM1 3DY
Secondary 1,930 11.4% 23.9%
Stratford Upon Avon School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9DH
Secondary 1,831 13.3% 21%
Cramlington Learning Village
Cramlington, NE23 6BN
Secondary 2,040 13.1% 20.1%
Hinchingbrooke School
Huntingdon, PE29 3BN
Secondary 2,052 14.8% 18.1%
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Tenterden, TN30 6LT
Secondary 1,949 11.7% 27.2%
Kingsbury High School
London, NW9 9JR
Secondary 2,009 10.9% 24.8%
Featherstone High School
Southall, UB2 5HF
Secondary 1,763 10.1% 29.4%
Hall Cross Academy
Doncaster, DN1 2HY
Secondary 1,991 9.4% 25.5%
The Cherwell School
Oxford, OX2 7EE
Secondary 2,013 16% 14.5%
Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ
Secondary 1,836 17% 26.5%
Outwood Academy Portland
Worksop, S80 2SF
Secondary 1,722 13.6% 24.9%
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Sheffield, S8 8BR
Secondary 1,928 17.4% 29.9%
Alperton Community School
Wembley, HA0 4JE
Secondary 1,951 10.5% 17.2%
Cheney School
Oxford, OX3 7QH
Secondary 1,681 22% 22.6%
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Norwich, NR4 6PP
Secondary 1,739 13.5% 21.6%
Parrs Wood High School
Manchester, M20 5PG
Secondary 1,918 12.2% 29.1%
Jack Hunt School
Peterborough, PE3 9PY
Secondary 1,879 8.4% 30.8%
Wath Academy
Rotherham, S63 7NW
Secondary 1,999 12.1% 21.6%
Horizon Community College
Barnsley, S70 6PD
Secondary 1,974 12.5% 26%
Philip Morant School and College
Colchester, CO3 4QS
Secondary 1,729 8.1% 23.7%
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Bradford, BD9 4BQ
Secondary 1,786 20.5% 23.4%