Fernwood 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)
  • 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
Fernwood School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,539 9.2% 18.9%
George Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG9 7EW
Secondary 1,634 6.7% 16.7%
Redhill Academy
Nottingham, NG5 8GX
Secondary 1,577 9.1% 21.9%
Haydon School
Pinner, HA5 2LX
Secondary 1,549 5.8% 20.8%
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,516 13% 19.2%
Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF
Secondary 1,504 11.6% 20.4%
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF
Secondary 1,599 11.6% 21.1%
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn, BB2 2JR
Secondary 1,493 8.6% 19.5%
Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA
Secondary 1,618 12.2% 20%
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Gloucester, GL4 0DD
Secondary 1,535 10.8% 22%
Longsands Academy
St Neots, PE19 1LQ
Secondary 1,555 13.1% 20.9%
Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP
Secondary 1,486 12.2% 16.9%
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%
Moulton School and Science College
Northampton, NN3 7SD
Secondary 1,437 12.7% 16.6%
The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX
Secondary 1,505 12.6% 20.3%
Coombe Girls' School
New Malden, KT3 3TU
Secondary 1,542 6.5% 18.7%
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
Wellingborough, NN8 4RP
Secondary 1,481 9.6% 16.9%
Belfairs Academy
Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG
Secondary 1,606 11.5% 18.9%
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, S81 7EN
Secondary 1,704 10.4% 20.4%
Wembley High Technology College
North Wembley, HA0 3NT
Secondary 1,554 10.4% 15.7%
The Gryphon School
Sherborne, DT9 4EQ
Secondary 1,555 11.4% 17.2%
Seaford Head School
Seaford, BN25 4LX
Secondary 1,448 9.5% 17.8%
The Kimberley School
Nottingham, NG16 2NJ
Secondary 1,384 8.6% 18.3%
King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU
Secondary 1,505 12.2% 18.9%
The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,535 12.7% 17.7%
Boston Spa Academy
Wetherby, LS23 6RW
Secondary 1,458 12.1% 19.1%
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ
Secondary 1,518 13.6% 16.7%