Samuel Ward Academy

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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
Samuel Ward Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,153 12.3% 16.6%
Brooke Weston Academy
Great Oakley, NN18 8LA
Secondary 1,182 12.2% 16%
Chislehurst School for Girls
Chislehurst, BR7 6HE
Secondary 1,166 12.1% 16.3%
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge, CB24 4RS
Secondary 1,246 12% 15.4%
St Edward's College
Liverpool, L12 1LF
Secondary 1,162 15.3% 16.4%
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY
Secondary 1,130 11.6% 16%
Sawtry Village Academy
Huntingdon, PE28 5TQ
Secondary 1,087 9.1% 18.5%
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree, CM7 1WY
Secondary 1,258 10.9% 16.1%
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Harlow, CM18 6AA
Secondary 1,082 11.7% 17.6%
The Sandon School
Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ
Secondary 1,233 9.6% 14.2%
Chelmer Valley High School
Chelmsford, CM1 7ER
Secondary 1,157 15.3% 16.7%
The Eastwood Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU
Secondary 1,144 16.9% 17.3%
St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW
Secondary 1,209 11.6% 13.3%
John Ferneley College
Melton Mowbray, LE13 1LH
Secondary 1,194 11.9% 18.2%
Etonbury Academy
Arlesey, SG15 6XS
Secondary 1,133 14.8% 14.7%
Sacred Heart High School
London, W6 7DG
Secondary 1,124 14.6% 16.6%
Brockington College
Leicester, LE19 4AQ
Secondary 1,199 14.6% 16.4%
Queensbury Academy
Dunstable, LU6 3BU
Secondary 1,154 14.2% 13.3%
Taverham High School
Norwich, NR8 6HP
Secondary 1,241 14.1% 14.4%
St Gregory's Catholic School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9XL
Secondary 1,179 10.2% 17.7%
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Mansfield, NG19 6BW
Secondary 1,135 12.3% 18%
Idsall School
Shifnal, TF11 8PD
Secondary 1,171 12% 16.8%
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Nuneaton, CV10 7EX
Secondary 1,095 12.4% 17.7%
Manshead Church of England Academy
Luton, LU1 4BB
Secondary 1,146 16.7% 18.6%
Epping St Johns Church of England School
Epping, CM16 5JB
Secondary 1,040 13.8% 17.3%
Brentwood County High School
Brentwood, CM14 4JF
Secondary 1,106 14.6% 14.5%
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Leicester, LE5 6HN
Secondary 1,145 13.7% 17.1%
The Friary School
Lichfield, WS13 7EW
Secondary 1,220 11.8% 16.6%
Chancellor's School
Hatfield, AL9 7BN
Secondary 1,254 15.7% 16.3%
The Thomas Adams School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5UB
Secondary 1,207 13.2% 16.7%