The Highcrest 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
The Highcrest Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,068 14.4% 31.1%
Accrington Academy
Accrington, BB5 4FF
Secondary 1,055 13.9% 33.8%
Future Academies Watford
Watford, WD25 7HW
Secondary 1,082 15.7% 28.7%
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
Dartford, DA1 4RS
Secondary 1,076 13.5% 29.7%
Rivers Academy West London
Feltham, TW14 9PE
Secondary 1,001 12.8% 31%
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Brighton, BN41 2WS
Secondary 979 19.3% 30.2%
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT
Secondary 1,110 13% 31.7%
Lynn Grove Academy
Great Yarmouth, NR31 8AP
Secondary 1,157 15.7% 31.9%
Campion School
Leamington Spa, CV31 1QH
Secondary 1,170 15.5% 30.7%
Ash Green School
Coventry, CV7 9AH
Secondary 991 14.4% 29%
Netherthorpe School
Chesterfield, S43 3PU
Secondary 1,108 17.2% 32.7%
Bedminster Down School
Bristol, BS13 7DQ
Secondary 1,042 15.5% 33.8%
Meden School
Mansfield, NG20 0QN
Secondary 1,076 15.8% 33.6%
Woodham Academy
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX
Secondary 1,041 17.2% 32.7%
Lodge Park Academy
Corby, NN17 2JH
Secondary 987 16% 31.7%
Thistley Hough Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ
Secondary 1,091 18.2% 31.6%
St George's Catholic School
London, W9 1RB
Secondary 1,111 17.3% 29.8%
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 6LZ
Secondary 1,164 15% 31%
Darwen Vale High School
Darwen, BB3 0AL
Secondary 1,082 18.3% 29.5%
Ursuline College
Westgate-on-Sea, CT8 8LX
Secondary 941 12.3% 29.4%
Greatfields School
Barking, IG11 7QG
Secondary 1,169 16.2% 31.9%
The Elmgreen School
London, SE27 9BZ
Secondary 1,137 16.2% 32.2%
Sir Thomas Wharton Academy
Doncaster, DN12 1HH
Secondary 1,109 14.7% 28.8%
Arena Academy
Birmingham, B42 2PY
Secondary 1,109 13.4% 33%
Laurus Ryecroft
Manchester, M43 7LJ
Secondary 1,051 18.9% 31.9%
Colne Park High School
Colne, BB8 7DP
Secondary 1,061 13.7% 29.2%
Oasis Academy Sholing
Southampton, SO19 8PH
Secondary 1,032 17.1% 31.1%
Stopsley High School
Luton, LU2 7UX
Secondary 1,085 14.8% 28.8%
Ken Stimpson Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6JT
Secondary 1,096 18.2% 32.2%
The Abbey School
Faversham, ME13 8RZ
Secondary 1,114 14.8% 30.9%