Castleford Academy

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.

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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
Castleford Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,478 17.2% 27.6%
Haberdashers' Hatcham College
London, SE14 5SF
Secondary 1,404 17.8% 29.1%
Ashcroft Technology Academy
London, SW15 2UT
Secondary 1,511 14.6% 27.2%
Kettering Science Academy
Kettering, NN15 7AA
Secondary 1,454 18.4% 27.6%
Ormiston Victory Academy
Norwich, NR5 0PX
Secondary 1,477 19.4% 25.9%
Lampton Academy
Hounslow, TW3 4EP
Secondary 1,510 16.9% 27.7%
Cranford Community College
Hounslow, TW5 9PD
Secondary 1,554 18% 28.2%
Carshalton Boys Sports College
Carshalton, SM5 1RW
Secondary 1,522 15.1% 27.8%
Lift Bexleyheath
Bexleyheath, DA6 7DA
Secondary 1,489 17.6% 24.9%
St Peter's School
Huntingdon, PE29 7DD
Secondary 1,526 19.9% 29.6%
Batley Girls' High School
Batley, WF17 0LD
Secondary 1,372 13.7% 28.7%
The Brunts Academy
Mansfield, NG18 2AT
Secondary 1,401 15.4% 27.1%
Stanground Academy
Peterborough, PE7 3BY
Secondary 1,528 14.8% 29%
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%
Burntwood School
London, SW17 0AQ
Secondary 1,474 16.2% 26.1%
Wrenn School
Wellingborough, NN8 2DQ
Secondary 1,469 16.7% 27.9%
Forge Valley School
Sheffield, S6 5HG
Secondary 1,542 16.3% 25.6%
Colne Valley High School
Huddersfield, HD7 5SP
Secondary 1,442 14.2% 24.6%
The McAuley Catholic High School
Doncaster, DN3 3QF
Secondary 1,456 13.6% 26.6%
Bruntcliffe Academy
Leeds, LS27 0LZ
Secondary 1,375 18.2% 24.7%
Kelvin Hall School
Hull, HU5 4QH
Secondary 1,622 19% 30.1%
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Driffield, YO25 5HR
Secondary 1,404 15.7% 23.5%
Spalding Academy
Spalding, PE11 2EJ
Secondary 1,448 14.1% 26%
Westfield School
Sheffield, S20 1HQ
Secondary 1,329 20.8% 27.6%
Lord Grey Academy
Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
Secondary 1,433 18.7% 29.6%
Co-op Academy Walkden
Manchester, M28 7JB
Secondary 1,480 15.4% 27.9%
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Coventry, CV6 2FR
Secondary 1,451 18.1% 28.4%
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
Weymouth, DT4 9SY
Secondary 1,499 19.4% 25.8%
The Brooksbank School
Elland, HX5 0QG
Secondary 1,500 15% 27.4%