Barr Beacon School

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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
Barr Beacon School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,504 11.6% 20.4%
Redhill Academy
Nottingham, NG5 8GX
Secondary 1,577 9.1% 21.9%
Queensmead School
Ruislip, HA4 0LS
Secondary 1,500 13.9% 20.3%
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,516 13% 19.2%
Fernwood School
Nottingham, NG8 2FT
Secondary 1,539 9.2% 18.9%
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%
Fairfax
Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT
Secondary 1,575 14% 19.5%
The Marches School
Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Secondary 1,396 15% 19%
St Joseph's Catholic College
Swindon, SN3 3LR
Secondary 1,434 15.1% 20.2%
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%
Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT
Secondary 1,481 16.1% 19.3%
Sir John Leman High School
Beccles, NR34 9PG
Secondary 1,441 12.9% 21.1%
Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH
Secondary 1,485 14.5% 19.5%
Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT
Secondary 1,573 14.3% 20.7%
Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB
Secondary 1,496 11.8% 19%
The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX
Secondary 1,505 12.6% 20.3%
The Maplesden Noakes School
Maidstone, ME16 0TJ
Secondary 1,423 13.2% 21.5%
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 6RZ
Secondary 1,500 9.4% 22.8%
Salendine Nook High School Academy
Huddersfield, HD3 4GN
Secondary 1,405 11.8% 21.9%
The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
Uxbridge, UB10 8QY
Secondary 1,437 11.7% 17.9%
Hellesdon High School
Norwich, NR6 5SB
Secondary 1,528 8.5% 22.2%
King Ecgbert School
Sheffield, S17 3QU
Secondary 1,505 12.2% 18.9%
Kingsthorpe College
Northampton, NN2 7HR
Secondary 1,395 12.8% 21.1%
The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,535 12.7% 17.7%
Kingsmead School
Cannock, WS12 1DH
Secondary 1,429 14.1% 17.1%
Meole Brace School
Shrewsbury, SY3 9DW
Secondary 1,340 11.5% 19.1%
Boston Spa Academy
Wetherby, LS23 6RW
Secondary 1,458 12.1% 19.1%
Watling Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP
Secondary 1,504 12.5% 22.8%