Ipswich Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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

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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
Ipswich Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,046 9.8% 37.5%
The Gateway Academy
Grays, RM16 4LU
Secondary 1,077 18.1% 38.4%
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
London, NW10 3ST
Secondary 1,125 15.5% 37%
Grace Academy Coventry
Coventry, CV2 2RH
Secondary 994 10.2% 40.2%
The Basildon Upper Academy
Basildon, SS13 3HL
Secondary 904 12.1% 37.7%
Harris Academy Purley
South Croydon, CR2 6DT
Secondary 1,036 14.5% 37.1%
The Quest Academy
South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Secondary 993 15.8% 37.8%
The UCL Academy
Camden, NW3 3AQ
Secondary 1,096 11.6% 37.7%
John Whitgift Academy
Grimsby, DN37 9EH
Secondary 1,006 11.4% 36.7%
Don Valley Academy
Doncaster, DN5 9DD
Secondary 1,099 13.9% 36.1%
Beacon Hill Academy
Dudley, DY3 1BP
Secondary 1,073 10.6% 34.7%
Hall Green School
Birmingham, B28 0AA
Secondary 919 13.5% 36.7%
Parkside Academy
Crook, DL15 0QF
Secondary 918 13.3% 37.6%
Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
London, NW10 4EP
Secondary 973 11.2% 34%
Copthall School
London, NW7 2EP
Secondary 928 6.1% 38.6%
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Birmingham, B20 2HL
Secondary 1,060 7.3% 41.1%
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,116 15.9% 38.4%
Smithills School
Bolton, BL1 6JS
Secondary 1,194 13.3% 37.6%
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
Secondary 1,112 10.4% 38.6%
Lyng Hall School
Coventry, CV2 3JS
Secondary 982 15% 39.2%
Lancaster Academy
Leicester, LE2 6FU
Secondary 970 13.1% 37.3%
The Charles Dickens School
Broadstairs, CT10 2RL
Secondary 1,118 15.2% 37.6%
Orchard Mead Academy
Leicester, LE5 1RT
Secondary 1,086 15.8% 37.2%
Duke's Aldridge
London, N17 0PG
Secondary 1,052 9.4% 39.8%
Reddish Vale High School
Stockport, SK5 7HD
Secondary 1,040 11.9% 40.9%
Harris Academy Wimbledon
London, SW19 2JY
Secondary 965 11.1% 39.1%
Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF
Secondary 1,204 12.6% 35.3%
Graham School
Scarborough, YO12 6QW
Secondary 1,045 9.7% 34.8%
Birches Head Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD
Secondary 1,046 14.9% 39.2%
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Luton, LU3 3TL
Secondary 1,043 15.9% 40.1%