Charles Read 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

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
Charles Read Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 268 45.3% 42.3%
Harefield School
Uxbridge, UB9 6ET
Secondary 254 28% 42.9%
The Open Academy
Norwich, NR7 9DL
Secondary 560 32.5% 38.6%
All Saints Church of England Academy
Plymouth, PL5 3NE
Secondary 652 43.2% 48.5%
Beccles High School
Beccles, NR34 7BQ
Secondary 239 35.3% 50.4%
SGS Forest High School
Cinderford, GL14 2AZ
Secondary 258 31.9% 34.6%
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract, WF7 5AJ
Secondary 525 29% 40.3%
William Lovell Church of England Academy
Boston, PE22 8AA
Secondary 316 41.6% 50.5%
King Edward VI Academy
Spilsby, PE23 5EW
Secondary 380 27.9% 46.6%
Lift Broadlands
Bristol, BS31 2DY
Secondary 363 40.9% 41.7%
Waverley Studio College
Birmingham, B9 5SX
Secondary 257 37.9% 35.9%
Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio
Darwen, BB3 1AF
Secondary 267 36% 42.8%
Tudor Grange Academy Redditch
Redditch, B98 7UH
Secondary 405 36.9% 31.9%
Dorset Studio School
Dorchester, DT2 8PX
Secondary 325 52% 30.8%
The Barnes Wallis Academy
Lincoln, LN4 4PN
Secondary 509 28.9% 41.7%
The Grange School
Christchurch, BH23 3AU
Secondary 472 31.3% 41.1%
Hewett Academy
Norwich, NR1 2PL
Secondary 489 35.7% 35.5%
The Winstanley School
Leicester, LE3 3BD
Secondary 639 33% 41.8%
Atlantic Academy
Bideford, EX39 5DW
Secondary 228 35.7% 33%
Broadoak Academy
Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 4NP
Secondary 739 39.7% 39%
St Mark's CofE School
Bath, BA1 6ND
Secondary 253 45.1% 31.2%
Holy Family Catholic High School, A Voluntary Academy
Goole, DN14 9NS
Secondary 191 37.2% 31.9%
Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB
Secondary 405 29.4% 42.4%
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
Grantham, NG31 7PX
Secondary 392 30% 53.8%
XP Gateshead
Felling, NE10 9UZ
Secondary 200 29.8% 37.4%
Dixons Newall Green Academy
Manchester, M23 2SX
Secondary 255 36.5% 45.6%
Oasis Academy Temple Quarter
Bristol, BS3 4PZ
Secondary 278 27% 45.3%
Star Radcliffe Academy
Radcliffe, M26 2SZ
Secondary 149 27.5% 43.6%
Kirton Academy
Gainsborough, DN21 4NN
Secondary 394 42.1% 44.9%
EKC Sheppey Secondary
Sheerness, ME12 2BE
Secondary 405 36.5% 53.1%