Valley Park School

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.

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  • number of pupils
  • pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
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Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Valley Park School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,597 13.7% 18.7%
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,625 15.5% 17.7%
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
Secondary 1,609 15.9% 16%
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET
Secondary 1,559 14.8% 16.1%
Sheldon School
Chippenham, SN14 6HJ
Secondary 1,605 13% 16.6%
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,626 13.8% 15%
Queensmead School
Ruislip, HA4 0LS
Secondary 1,500 13.9% 20.3%
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,516 13% 19.2%
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT
Secondary 1,592 15.8% 17%
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF
Secondary 1,599 11.6% 21.1%
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Secondary 1,575 14% 19.5%
Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA
Secondary 1,618 12.2% 20%
Longsands Academy
St Neots, PE19 1LQ
Secondary 1,555 13.1% 20.9%
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy
Leeds, LS16 5EA
Secondary 1,617 11.8% 21.2%
St Ivo Academy
St Ives, PE27 6RR
Secondary 1,495 15.3% 17.5%
Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH
Secondary 1,485 14.5% 19.5%
Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW
Secondary 1,606 10.3% 17.7%
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT
Secondary 1,573 14.3% 20.7%
Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Secondary 1,496 11.8% 19%
The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX
Secondary 1,505 12.6% 20.3%
Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG
Secondary 1,606 11.5% 18.9%
Rodillian Academy
Wakefield, WF3 3PS
Secondary 1,658 16.9% 17.4%
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
Secondary 1,555 11.4% 17.2%
King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU
Secondary 1,505 12.2% 18.9%
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,606 20% 19.4%
The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,535 12.7% 17.7%
Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH
Secondary 1,615 16.9% 18%
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE
Secondary 1,645 15.6% 17.1%
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB
Secondary 1,613 17.4% 16.4%
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ
Secondary 1,518 13.6% 16.7%