King Alfred's

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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
King Alfred's
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,682 18.9% 14.9%
Shoreham Academy
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT
Secondary 1,756 19.5% 15.5%
Rainham School for Girls
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,630 13.6% 16%
Plymstock School
Plymouth, PL9 9AZ
Secondary 1,672 15.6% 16%
The Appleton School
Benfleet, SS7 5RN
Secondary 1,604 13.8% 13.7%
Valley Park School
Maidstone, ME14 5DT
Secondary 1,652 13.1% 16.2%
Kennet School
Thatcham, RG19 4LL
Secondary 1,855 14.6% 15.7%
Twynham School
Christchurch, BH23 1JF
Secondary 1,773 16.2% 14.6%
Ringwood School Academy
Ringwood, BH24 1SE
Secondary 1,583 14.6% 13.3%
Aston Academy
Sheffield, S26 4SF
Secondary 1,597 18.8% 17.5%
Cleeve School
Cheltenham, GL52 8AE
Secondary 1,775 16.3% 15.3%
Collingwood College
Camberley, GU15 4AE
Secondary 1,741 15.6% 13%
The Hazeley Academy
Milton Keynes, MK8 0PT
Secondary 1,595 14.9% 15.3%
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy
Swindon, SN4 7HG
Secondary 1,727 17% 12.2%
Alderbrook School
Solihull, B91 1SN
Secondary 1,637 24.5% 15.9%
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Swindon, SN4 9DJ
Secondary 1,603 14.7% 13.9%
Trinity School
Carlisle, CA1 1JB
Secondary 1,695 21.3% 16.5%
Furze Platt Senior School
Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ
Secondary 1,530 14.8% 15.8%
Beacon Academy
Crowborough, TN6 2AS
Secondary 1,620 11.6% 13%
Neston High School
Neston, CH64 9NH
Secondary 1,729 14.1% 13.8%
Caludon Castle School
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Secondary 1,556 17.7% 15.6%
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton, NN3 6DG
Secondary 1,761 15.6% 12.7%
Durrington High School
Worthing, BN13 1JX
Secondary 1,608 17.6% 18%
Leigh Stationers' Academy
London, SE9 2PT
Secondary 1,650 17% 15.3%
The Howard School
Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Secondary 1,539 13.1% 15.5%
The Warriner School
Banbury, OX15 4LJ
Secondary 1,557 16.3% 14.9%
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Luton, LU2 7AE
Secondary 1,628 14.6% 13.9%
Oxted School
Oxted, RH8 0AB
Secondary 1,710 17.3% 15%
Southam College
Southam, CV47 0JW
Secondary 1,660 19.4% 13%
Rainford High School
St Helens, WA11 8NY
Secondary 1,719 23.7% 14.1%