Shire Oak 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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Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Shire Oak Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,301 15.4% 37.8%
Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX
Secondary 1,422 15.7% 35.7%
Trinity Academy
Doncaster, DN8 5BY
Secondary 1,235 14.4% 35.2%
George Salter Academy
West Bromwich, B70 9UW
Secondary 1,444 15.6% 36.3%
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
Peterborough, PE2 5RQ
Secondary 1,232 16.4% 35.7%
Bedford Academy
Bedford, MK42 9TR
Secondary 1,377 15.4% 35.1%
The Victory Academy
Chatham, ME4 5JB
Secondary 1,224 16.2% 40.2%
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 3JD
Secondary 1,192 19.8% 37.8%
Stoke Damerel Community College
Plymouth, PL3 4BD
Secondary 1,285 13.6% 40.2%
King's Academy Prospect
Reading, RG30 4EX
Secondary 1,263 14.5% 35.2%
Hendon School
London, NW4 2HP
Secondary 1,223 18.9% 38.4%
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YH
Secondary 1,392 17% 35.8%
St Cuthbert's High School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX
Secondary 1,211 18.7% 37.8%
St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU
Secondary 1,346 16.5% 32.7%
Neale-Wade Academy
March, PE15 9PX
Secondary 1,222 13.5% 36.8%
Heartlands High School
London, N22 7ST
Secondary 1,181 17% 37.4%
Hamstead Hall Academy
Birmingham, B20 1HL
Secondary 1,190 19.9% 35.9%
The Holgate Academy
Nottingham, NG15 6HB
Secondary 1,187 14.1% 36.5%
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ
Secondary 1,141 15.3% 36%
The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham, B29 6QU
Secondary 1,185 15.8% 34.5%
Witton Park Academy
Blackburn, BB2 6TD
Secondary 1,314 18.9% 35.7%
Ark Elvin Academy
London, HA9 7DU
Secondary 1,305 15.2% 39.4%
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ
Secondary 1,441 18.5% 34.7%
Trinity Catholic College
Middlesbrough, TS4 3JW
Secondary 1,304 13.9% 40.5%
Cockburn School
Leeds, LS11 5TT
Secondary 1,279 16% 38.4%
Pool Hayes Academy
Willenhall, WV12 4QZ
Secondary 1,152 12.4% 39.8%
Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
Thamesmead, SE28 8RF
Secondary 1,187 14% 38.4%
Netherwood Academy
Barnsley, S73 8FE
Secondary 1,272 15.7% 36.1%
Outwood Academy Danum
Doncaster, DN2 5QD
Secondary 1,211 18.8% 36.9%
Chiltern Academy
Luton, LU1 3GF
Secondary 1,192 13.2% 36.8%