Sheldon 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
Sheldon School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,663 12% 15.1%
Arthur Mellows Village College
Peterborough, PE6 7JX
Secondary 1,657 9.4% 14.1%
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,630 13.6% 16%
Newquay Tretherras
Newquay, TR7 3BH
Secondary 1,728 16.3% 18.4%
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
Secondary 1,672 15.6% 16%
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN
Secondary 1,604 13.8% 13.7%
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT
Secondary 1,652 13.1% 16.2%
Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET
Secondary 1,589 12.3% 13.7%
Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF
Secondary 1,773 16.2% 14.6%
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,583 14.6% 13.3%
Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE
Secondary 1,775 16.3% 15.3%
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT
Secondary 1,595 14.9% 15.3%
The Billericay School
Billericay, CM12 9LH
Secondary 1,700 10.8% 13.7%
Myton School
Warwick, CV34 6PJ
Secondary 1,759 11.1% 13.9%
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG
Secondary 1,727 17% 12.2%
Glenthorne High School
Sutton, SM3 9PS
Secondary 1,760 12.2% 13.2%
The Blue Coat CofE School
Oldham, OL1 3SQ
Secondary 1,693 7.3% 15.1%
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ
Secondary 1,603 14.7% 13.9%
Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP
Secondary 1,505 11.5% 16.8%
Goffs Academy
Waltham Cross, EN7 5QW
Secondary 1,599 8.9% 14.9%
Horsforth School
Leeds, LS18 5RF
Secondary 1,656 13.2% 12.1%
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS
Secondary 1,620 11.6% 13%
Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG
Secondary 1,632 9.6% 17.6%
Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH
Secondary 1,729 14.1% 13.8%
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
Secondary 1,514 10% 16.4%
St John's Marlborough
Marlborough, SN8 4AX
Secondary 1,726 13.4% 11.3%
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT
Secondary 1,650 17% 15.3%
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE
Secondary 1,628 14.6% 13.9%
Ely College
Ely, CB6 2SH
Secondary 1,628 10.1% 13.6%
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Washington, NE38 8AF
Secondary 1,621 9.5% 13.9%