Fairfax
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.
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:
- school phase or type
- region
- 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
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fairfax
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,570 | 14.5% | 17.2% |
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Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,630 | 13.6% | 16% |
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The Polesworth School
Tamworth, B78 1QT |
Secondary | 1,468 | 17.3% | 17% |
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Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ |
Secondary | 1,672 | 15.6% | 16% |
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Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT |
Secondary | 1,652 | 13.1% | 16.2% |
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Ashlawn School
Rugby, CV22 5ET |
Secondary | 1,589 | 12.3% | 13.7% |
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Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF |
Secondary | 1,597 | 18.8% | 17.5% |
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The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT |
Secondary | 1,595 | 14.9% | 15.3% |
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Barr Beacon School
Walsall, WS9 0RF |
Secondary | 1,561 | 13.6% | 17.6% |
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Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester, WR2 4AF |
Secondary | 1,529 | 16% | 19.7% |
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Park View School
Chester le Street, DH3 3QA |
Secondary | 1,625 | 11.7% | 18.4% |
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Nunnery Wood High School
Worcester, WR5 2LT |
Secondary | 1,495 | 17.9% | 18% |
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Priory Community School
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 6BP |
Secondary | 1,505 | 11.5% | 16.8% |
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Tuxford Academy
Newark, NG22 0JH |
Secondary | 1,483 | 13% | 16.7% |
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Bourne Academy
Bourne, PE10 9DT |
Secondary | 1,520 | 15% | 18.9% |
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Ridgewood School
Doncaster, DN5 7UB |
Secondary | 1,484 | 12.5% | 17.4% |
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The Streetly Academy
Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX |
Secondary | 1,510 | 11.2% | 19.2% |
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Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ |
Secondary | 1,530 | 14.8% | 15.8% |
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Coombe Girls' School
New Malden, KT3 3TU |
Secondary | 1,559 | 10.8% | 17.6% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Pontefract, WF7 6BD |
Secondary | 1,492 | 17.7% | 17.3% |
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Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD |
Secondary | 1,556 | 17.7% | 15.6% |
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The Sweyne Park School
Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ |
Secondary | 1,502 | 17.1% | 15.8% |
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Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX |
Secondary | 1,608 | 17.6% | 18% |
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Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT |
Secondary | 1,650 | 17% | 15.3% |
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The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
Secondary | 1,539 | 13.1% | 15.5% |
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Thomas Gainsborough School
Sudbury, CO10 0NH |
Secondary | 1,584 | 17.8% | 18.2% |
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North Leamington School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD |
Secondary | 1,485 | 13.3% | 14.8% |
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The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 16.3% | 14.9% |
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Roding Valley High School
Loughton, IG10 3JA |
Secondary | 1,478 | 13.2% | 16.7% |
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Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
Nottingham, NG5 6NZ |
Secondary | 1,557 | 10.7% | 16.6% |