Towers School and Sixth Form Centre

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.

Choose your own set of schools

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
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,561 11.9% 26.4%
Sandwell Academy
West Bromwich, B71 4LG
Secondary 1,468 11.2% 26.1%
Ashcroft Technology Academy
London, SW15 2UT
Secondary 1,511 14.6% 27.2%
Lampton Academy
Hounslow, TW3 4EP
Secondary 1,510 16.9% 27.7%
Herne Bay High School
Herne Bay, CT6 7NS
Secondary 1,548 13.7% 29%
The Ravensbourne School
Bromley, BR2 9EH
Secondary 1,535 13.5% 26.3%
Wood Green Academy
Wednesbury, WS10 9QU
Secondary 1,528 12.4% 29.5%
Carshalton High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 2QX
Secondary 1,441 10.3% 25.1%
Carshalton Boys Sports College
Carshalton, SM5 1RW
Secondary 1,522 15.1% 27.8%
Park High School
Stanmore, HA7 1PL
Secondary 1,473 15% 24.5%
Nene Park Academy
Peterborough, PE2 7EA
Secondary 1,478 8.5% 25.5%
Chesterfield High School
Liverpool, L23 9YB
Secondary 1,631 15.5% 24.6%
Highams Park School
London, E4 9PJ
Secondary 1,558 13.4% 23.2%
Icknield High School
Luton, LU3 2AH
Secondary 1,448 13.4% 25.4%
Stanground Academy
Peterborough, PE7 3BY
Secondary 1,528 14.8% 29%
Aldridge School - A Science College
Walsall, WS9 0BG
Secondary 1,593 14.3% 26.3%
Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Derby, DE22 1JD
Secondary 1,508 14.7% 29.3%
Lift Kingswood
Hull, HU7 4WR
Secondary 1,537 14.9% 29.7%
Wade Deacon High School
Widnes, WA8 7TD
Secondary 1,618 11.4% 26.6%
Burntwood School
London, SW17 0AQ
Secondary 1,474 16.2% 26.1%
Forge Valley School
Sheffield, S6 5HG
Secondary 1,542 16.3% 25.6%
The McAuley Catholic High School
Doncaster, DN3 3QF
Secondary 1,456 13.6% 26.6%
North Chadderton School
Oldham, OL9 0BN
Secondary 1,569 13.9% 23.6%
Ryburn Valley High School
Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1DF
Secondary 1,647 14.8% 24%
Rivington and Blackrod High School
Bolton, BL6 7RU
Secondary 1,585 14.5% 23.8%
Spalding Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EJ
Secondary 1,448 14.1% 26%
Co-op Academy Walkden
Manchester, M28 7JB
Secondary 1,480 15.4% 27.9%
Watling Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP
Secondary 1,504 12.5% 22.8%
Soar Valley College
Leicester, LE4 7GY
Secondary 1,566 13.5% 30.2%
The Brooksbank School
Elland, HX5 0QG
Secondary 1,500 15% 27.4%