Preston School Academy

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
Preston School Academy
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 983 14% 20.3%
Goldington Academy
Bedford, MK41 9BX
Secondary 943 14.8% 22.7%
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES
Secondary 1,003 16.2% 18.9%
Mounts Bay Academy
Penzance, TR18 3JT
Secondary 976 18.4% 21.7%
Crispin School Academy
Street, BA16 0AD
Secondary 1,022 10.6% 19%
Haygrove School
Bridgwater, TA6 7HW
Secondary 1,061 13.5% 21.9%
Diss High School
Diss, IP22 4DH
Secondary 919 11.4% 21.2%
Noadswood School
Southampton, SO45 4ZF
Secondary 1,044 15.8% 21.9%
Emerson Park Academy
Hornchurch, RM11 3AD
Secondary 1,036 11.6% 21.8%
The Weston Road Academy
Stafford, ST18 0YG
Secondary 987 16% 18%
Greenbank High School
Southport, PR8 2LT
Secondary 1,039 17.1% 19.6%
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA
Secondary 967 17.3% 21.1%
Tewkesbury Academy
Tewkesbury, GL20 8DF
Secondary 1,111 13.8% 20.2%
Kingswinford Academy
Kingswinford, DY6 7AD
Secondary 925 16% 21.5%
St Alban's Catholic High School
Ipswich, IP4 3NJ
Secondary 996 11% 19.3%
Stratton School
Biggleswade, SG18 8JB
Secondary 986 11.1% 18.6%
Corby Technical School
Corby, NN17 1TD
Secondary 991 14.9% 22.3%
Lift Rawlett
Tamworth, B79 9AA
Secondary 1,039 13.1% 20.3%
Meopham School
Gravesend, DA13 0AH
Secondary 961 11.5% 18.6%
Wrotham School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Secondary 1,023 15.4% 17.8%
The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy
Ilfracombe, EX34 9JB
Secondary 1,011 16.2% 23%
Eggbuckland Community College
Plymouth, PL6 5YB
Secondary 1,033 15.8% 20.1%
Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ
Secondary 921 15.9% 18.7%
Sir John Talbot's School
Whitchurch, SY13 2BY
Secondary 883 14.4% 19.4%
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB
Secondary 960 15.5% 20.1%
St Katherine's School
Bristol, BS20 0HU
Secondary 998 9.5% 21.9%
Wixams Academy
Bedford, MK42 6BA
Secondary 933 13.8% 19.9%
Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ
Secondary 953 18.9% 21.7%
Holderness Academy
Hull, HU12 8UZ
Secondary 990 12.1% 21.1%
The Purbeck School
Wareham, BH20 4PF
Secondary 1,028 16.2% 20.7%